【多选题】Which of the following statements about the pons of the brain stem are correct?
A.
Like the medulla, the pons plays a vital role in communication as it contains all of the neurons that connect the higher regions of the brain to the medulla & spinal cord.
B.
The pons also acts as a bridge which connect the left & right hemispheres of the cerebellum to one another.
C.
The pons acts as a bridge connecting the cerebellum to the other regions of the brain.
D.
Several nuclei in the pons work with the medullary rhythmicity center to control breathing, while other nuclei form the roots of several cranial nerves.