know your body

[webby48]

A barren land

Cross a river

Brain stopped - need to know the body parts. Thanks for any help

[gen2]

2. The pons (or pons Varolii) connects the two hemispheres of the brain.

pons is the Latin word for bridge

[Ont-ice]

And no, I'm not trying to be a smart a**
but a Bald pate is rather barren is it not?

[slaney]

Not sure if these clues are cryptic, or at what level they are pitched.
1. ? Waist (sounds like waste)--if cryptic
2. Transpontine vessels --if going down the Latin anatomical route.

[webby48]

Thanks for getting my brain into gear