Middle cerebellar peduncle

Middle cerebellar peduncle
Dissection showing the projection fibers of the cerebellum. (Middle peduncle labeled at upper right.)
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Identifiers
Latin	pedunculus cerebellaris medius
NeuroNames	hier-616
NeuroLex ID	Middle cerebellar peduncles
Dorlands /Elsevier	p_10/12622515
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 hemisphere of the cerebellar cortex. The fibers are arranged in three fasciculi: superior, inferior, and deep.

Scheme showing the connections of the several parts of the brain.

Superficial dissection of brain-stem. Lateral view.

Hind- and mid-brains; postero-lateral view.

Upper part of medulla spinalis and hind- and mid-brains; posterior aspect, exposed in situ.

Basal view of a human brain

Dissection of human midbrain with middle cerebellar peduncle labeled.

Cross section through lower pons showing part of the middle cerebellar peduncle (#19) forming from the convergence of pontocerebellar fibers.

Middle cerebellar peduncle

Cerebrum. Deep dissection. Inferior dissection.

Fourth ventricle. Posterior view.Deep dissection.

Cerebrum.Inferior view.Deep dissection.

Cerebrum.Inferior view.Deep dissection.

Cerebrum.Inferior view.Deep dissection.

Cerebellum. Inferior surface.

Cerebellum. Inferior surface.

Cerebellum. Inferior surface.

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