Middle cerebellar peduncle

Middle cerebellar peduncle

Dissection showing the projection fibers of the cerebellum. (Middle peduncle labeled at upper right.)
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Latin pedunculus cerebellaris medius
NeuroNames hier-616
NeuroLex ID Middle cerebellar peduncles
TA A14.1.05.003
A14.1.07.416
FMA 72515

Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The middle cerebellar peduncles (brachia pontis) are paired structures (left and right) that connect the cerebellum to the pons and are composed entirely of centripetal fibers, which arise from the pontine nucleus of the opposite side and end in the cerebellar cortex; the fibers are arranged in three fasciculi, superior, inferior, and deep.

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This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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