Inferior cerebellar peduncle

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Synonyms: Inferior cerebellar peduncle, Corpus restiforme

The inferior cerebellar peduncle (Corpus restiforme) is one of the three cerebellar peduncles.

Anatomy

The following fiber systems run through the inferior cerebellar peduncle[^1]:

Afferent

  • Tractus spinocerebellaris posterior

  • Tractus cuneocerebellaris

  • Tractus olivocerebellaris

  • Tractus reticulocerebellaris

  • Tractus nucleocerebellaris

  • Tractus arcuatocerebellaris

Efferent

  • Tractus vestibulocerebellaris

Illustration

Pedunculus cerebelli
Schematic illustration of the three cerebellar peduncles. Figure adapted from Grays Anatomy Figure 705.