| Pontocerebellar fibers | |
|---|---|
 Scheme showing the connections of the several parts of the brain. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fibrae pontocerebellares |
| NeuroNames | 1345 |
| TA98 | A14.1.05.110 |
| TA2 | 5849 |
| FMA | 75215 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The pontocerebellar fibers are the second-order neuron fibers of the corticopontocerebellar tracts that cross to the other side of the pons and run within the middle cerebellar peduncles, from the pons to the contralateral cerebellum.[1] They arise from the pontine nuclei as the second part of the corticopontocerebellar tract (the first part being the corticopontine fibers which synapse in the pontine nuclei), and decussate (cross-over) in the pons before passing through the middle cerebellar peduncles to reach and terminate in the contralateral posterior lobe of the cerebellum (neocerebellum). It is part of a pathway involved in the coordination of voluntary movements.[2]
The middle cerebellar peduncle consists entirely of pontocerebellar fibers and is the largest pathway of the cerebellum.[2]
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- ^ a b Patestas, Maria A.; Gartner, Leslie P. (2016). A Textbook of Neuroanatomy (2nd ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 109–110, 113, 116, 292, 295–296. ISBN 978-1-118-67746-9.