Its under surface contains a Middle Line which accommodates the basilar artery.  
Its under surface contains a Middle Line which accommodates the basilar artery.  It contains the nuclei of the trigeminal, abducens, facial, and statoacoustic cranial nerves, and it bulges forward in front of the cerebellum, from which it is separated by the fourth ventricle.  Containing several nuclei of gray matter and numerous tracts between the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord, it was discovered in the 16th century by Varoli.  FTP, what is this part of the brainstem that links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus?
Its under surface contains a Middle Line which accommodates the basilar artery.  
pons Varolii