- In Latin, pons means bridge.
- Also known as pons Varolii, which means Varolii’s bridge. Costanzo Varolio was an Italian anatomist in the years 1543-1575. Varolio is known for studying nerves and structures like the ventricles, cerebellum, and the pons.
- He described the pons for the first time as a communication bridge between spinal cord and the brain.
