| Spinocerebellar tracts | |
|---|---|
 Spinocerebellar tracts are labeled in blue at right. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | tractus spinocerebellaris |
| MeSH | D020824 |
| NeuroNames | 1978 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The spinocerebellar tracts are nerve tracts originating in the spinal cord and terminating in the same side (ipsilateral) of the cerebellum. The two main tracts are the dorsal spinocerebellar tract, and the ventral spinocerebellar tract. Both of these tracts are located in the peripheral region of the lateral funiculi (white matter columns).[1] Other tracts are the rostral spinocerebellar tract, and the cuneocerebellar tract (posterior external arcuate fibers).[2]
They carry proprioceptive, and cutaneous information to the cerebellum, where movement can be coordinated.[1]
- ^ a b Standring, Susan (2016). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice. Digital version (Forty-first ed.). New York: Elsevier Limited. p. 431. ISBN 9780702052309.
- ^ Haines, Duane E.; Mihailoff, Gregory A. (2018). Fundamental neuroscience for basic and clinical applications (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier. p. 162. ISBN 9780323396325.