Corticopontine fibers | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | fibrae corticopontinae, tractus corticopontinus |
NeuroNames | 1322 |
TA98 | A14.1.05.107 |
TA2 | 5619 |
FMA | 75190 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
Corticopontine fibers are projections from layer V of the cerebral cortex to the pontine nuclei of the ventral pons.[1] They represent the first link in a cortico-cerebello-cortical pathway mediating neocerebellar control of the motor cortex. The pathway is especially important for voluntary movements.[2]
Depending upon the lobe of origin, they can be classified as frontopontine fibers, parietopontine fibers, temporopontine fibers or occipitopontine fibers. Fibers from the frontal lobe and the parietal lobe are more numerous. [2]