Neuroanatomy · Nervous System · Hard

Peduncle

Meaning: A stalk-like bundle of fibres connecting parts of the brain, such as the cerebellum to the brainstem.

In practice: The cerebellum has superior, middle and inferior pairs linking it to midbrain, pons and medulla.

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Which word means: A ribbon-like bundle of sensory fibres ascending through the brainstem to the thalamus.

Which word means: A body of neural tissue — e.g.

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