Jump to content

Globose nucleus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Globose nucleus
Cross-section of the cerebellum. Globose nucleus labeled at the bottom of image.
Details
Identifiers
Latinnucleus globosus
NeuroNames689
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_1158
TA98A14.1.07.410
TA25839
FMA72536
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The globose nucleus is one of the deep cerebellar nuclei. It is located medial to the emboliform nucleus, and lateral to the fastigial nucleus. The globose nucleus and emboliform nucleus are known collectively as the interposed nuclei.[1]

The globose nucleus is part of a neural circuit giving rise to descending motor tracts involved in motor control of distal musculature of the upper and lower limbs.[1]

Anatomy

[edit]

Afferents

[edit]

Efferents

[edit]

Cell biology

[edit]

This nucleus contains primarily large and small multipolar neurons.[citation needed]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f Patestas, Maria A.; Gartner, Leslie P. (2016). A Textbook of Neuroanatomy (2nd ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 291–292. ISBN 978-1-118-67746-9.

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 796 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

[edit]