Vestibulocerebellar tract
The vestibulocerebellar fibres or vestibulocerebellar tract are first-order axons[1]: 291 from the vestibular ganglion[1]: 294 /vestibular nerve as well as second-order axons from the vestibular nuclei.[1]: 291 They pass through the restiform body of the inferior cerebellar peduncle to reach the cerebellum,[1]: 290 terminating in the vestibulocerebellum and part of the vermis.[1]: 294 They are involved in maintaining balance.[1]: 291
| Vestibulocerebellar tract | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fibrae vestibulocerebellares, tractus vestibulocerebellaris |
| NeuroNames | 615 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1009 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
External links
- Patestas, Maria A.; Gartner, Leslie P. (2016). A Textbook of Neuroanatomy (2nd ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-118-67746-9.
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