See Also: pons varolii(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Pons(health)
pons(dictionary)
Pons(medicine)
veins of pons(medicine)
tegmentum of pons(medicine)
pons hepatis(medicine)
pons cerebelli(medicine)
oblique bundle of pons(medicine)

Crypt (medicine) and pons varolii (medicine)


Crypt (medicine)


crypt
<pathology> Deep pit that protrudes down into the connective tissue surrounding the small intestine. The epithelium at the base of the crypt is the site of stem cell proliferation and the differentiated cells move upwards and are shed 3-5 days later at the tips of the villi.


pons varolii (medicine)


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pons
<anatomy> A rounded eminence off the ventral surface of the brainstem. The origins of cranial nerves V, VI, VII and VIII are at the border of the pons.