| Brain: Superior cerebellar peduncle | ||
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| Sagittal section of the cerebellum, near the junction of the vermis with the hemisphere. (Superior peduncle labeled at upper right.) | ||
| Dissection showing the projection fibers of the cerebellum. (Superior peduncle labeled at center top.) | ||
| Latin | pedunculus cerebellaris superior | |
| Gray's | subject #187 792 | |
| NeuroNames | ancil-1289712953 | |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1711 | |
The superior cerebellar peduncles (brachia conjunctiva), two in number, emerge from the upper and medial part of the white substance of the hemispheres and are placed under cover of the upper part of the cerebellum.
They are joined to each other across the middle line by the anterior medullary velum, and can be followed upward as far as the inferior colliculi, under which they disappear.
Below, they form the upper lateral boundaries of the fourth ventricle, but as they ascend they converge on the dorsal aspect of the ventricle and thus assist in roofing it in.
All fibers (except vestibular fibers to the vestibular nuclei through the inferior cerebellar peduncle) carrying information from the cerebellum to the midbrain and pons pass through the superior cerebellar peduncle.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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