Vestibulocerebellar tract

Vestibulocerebellar tract
Vestibulocerebellar tract
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Latin	fibrae vestibulocerebellares,; tractus vestibulocerebellaris
NeuroNames	615
NeuroLex ID	birnlex_1009
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The vestibulocerebellar tract fibers are second-order fibers from the vestibular nuclei, and first-order fibers from the vestibular ganglion/nerve.^[1] They pass through the juxtarestiform body of the inferior cerebellar peduncle to reach the cerebellum,^[1] terminating in the vestibulocerebellum and part of the vermis^[1] as well as the (ipsilateral and contralateral) fastigial and dentate nuclei.^[2]^: 291^[2] They are involved in maintaining balance.

The first-order axons in the VCFs terminate in the ipsilateral flocculonodular lobe; this direct projection to the cerebellum is an unique feature of the vestibular system.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Patestas, Maria A.; Gartner, Leslie P. (2016). A Textbook of Neuroanatomy (2nd ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 290–294. ISBN 978-1-118-67746-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c Patestas, Maria A.; Gartner, Leslie P. (2016). A Textbook of Neuroanatomy (2nd ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 399–402. ISBN 978-1-118-67746-9.

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[Patestas-2016-1] Patestas, Maria A.; Gartner, Leslie P. (2016). A Textbook of Neuroanatomy (2nd ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 290–294. ISBN 978-1-118-67746-9.

[Patestas2-2016-2] Patestas, Maria A.; Gartner, Leslie P. (2016). A Textbook of Neuroanatomy (2nd ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 399–402. ISBN 978-1-118-67746-9.

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