The efferents of these two structures together give rise to the medial (pontine) reticulospinal tract (which modulates the muscle tone of the trunk and limb musculature).
A population of their neurons together also form the paramedian pontine reticular formation which is involved in the coordination of horizontal conjugate eye movements in response to head movements.
[1] This nucleus tapers rostrally to transition into the caudal mesencephalic reticular formation.
[citation needed] It receives sensory and motor cortical afferents via corticoreticular fibers.
[1] Different populations of the pontis oralis have displayed discharge patterns which coordinate with phasic movements to and from paradoxical sleep.