Cerebellar peduncle

Not to be confused with Cerebral peduncle.

Cerebellar penduncle
Identifiers
NeuroLex ID	Cerebellar penducular complex
TA	A14.1.07.412
FMA	77791
*Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy* [edit on Wikidata]

Cerebellar peduncle is the part that connects cerebellum to the brain stem. There are 6 cerebellar peduncles in total, 3 on the left and 3 on the right. It may refer to:

Superior cerebellar peduncle - primary output of the cerebellum with mostly fibers carrying information to the midbrain
Middle cerebellar peduncle - carry input fibers from the contralateral cerebral cortex
Inferior cerebellar peduncle - receives ipsilateral proprioceptive information from the spinal cord.

Anatomy of the cerebellum

Surface

Lobes	Anterior lobe Posterior lobe Horizontal fissure Flocculonodular lobe Flocculus Nodule Primary fissure

Medial/lateral	Vermis: anterior Central lobule Culmen Lingula posterior Folium Tuber Uvula Vallecula of cerebellum Hemisphere: anterior Alar central lobule posterior Biventer lobule Cerebellar tonsil

Grey matter

Deep cerebellar nuclei	Dentate interposed Emboliform Globose Fastigial

Cerebellar cortex	Molecular layer Stellate cell Basket cell Purkinje cell layer Purkinje cell Bergmann glia cell = Golgi epithelial cell Granule cell layer Golgi cell Granule cell Unipolar brush cell Fibers: Mossy fibers Climbing fiber Parallel fiber

White matter

Internal	Arbor vitae

Peduncles	Inferior (medulla): Dorsal spinocerebellar tract Olivocerebellar tract Cuneocerebellar tract Juxtarestiform body (Vestibulocerebellar tract) Trigeminocerebellar fibers Middle (pons): Pontocerebellar fibers Superior (midbrain): Ventral spinocerebellar tract Dentatothalamic tract

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