Can I live without my pons?
The pons is the portion of the brain that lies above the Medulla Oblongata and below the midbrain as well as being anterior to the cerebrum (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2012). In bipeds it can be measured up to 2.5cm in length. The pons links the cerebellum with the midbrain, the diencephalon, the cerebrum, and the spinal cord (Martini, Nath and Bartholomew, 2012). It is a horse shoe shaped mass of transverse nerve fibres, that act as the point of origin for four of the cranial nerves that transfer sensory information and motor impulses from the facial region and brain (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2012). The main function of the pons is to relay sensory information to the cerebellum and thalamus, as well as to control the subconscious somatic and visceral motor centers (Martini, Nath and Bartholomew, 2012). The somatic motor system includes the voluntary control of the bodies’ movement via skeletal muscles where the visceral or autonomic nervous system provides the regulation of smooth muscle, cardiac tissue, glandular secretions and adipose tissues. In addition, it helps to manage arousal feelings and monitor respiration (Halepis, 2003). The pons is also responsible for regulating the level of consciousness and sleep, which is from raphe nuclei – which is found in the pons- which is type of neurotransmitter that is instrumental in meditating mood and sleep (Cullompton, 2012). The pons also has the ability to perceive and regulate pain. Injury to the pons can cause coma, sleep disturbances, sensory disturbances, and increased levels of stress and anxiety (Purves, Augustine, Fitzpatrick, et al., 2001), but this can be treated by improving the functionality of other parts of the brain, to increase the connectivity of the lobes. In some cases, though an injury or the absence of the pons can cause death. So at this point I would say “no, you cannot live without your pons”. Though during my research, I found a child whom was born without his cerebellum and his pons, but manages to defy odds and has recently learned to walk. Based on the articles I read, doctors have no new ideas of how he survived as this has changed the way in which we think about how the brain functions.
And based upon this it is possible to live without the pons.

References
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