Arbor vitae (anatomy)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Brain: Arbor vitae (anatomy) | ||
|---|---|---|
 |
||
| Figure 3: Cerebellum and surrounding regions; sagittal view of one hemisphere. A: Midbrain. B: Pons. C: Medulla. D: Spinal cord. E: Fourth ventricle. F: Arbor vitae. G: Tonsil. H: Anterior lobe. I: Posterior lobe. | ||
 |
||
| Sagittal section of the cerebellum, near the junction of the vermis with the hemisphere. ("arbor vitae" visible as white space to left, but not labelled.) | ||
| Latin | arbor vitae cerebelli | |
| Gray's | subject #187 791 | |
| NeuroNames | hier-689 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_56/12149382 | |
The arbor vitae (Latin for "Tree of Life") is the cerebellar white matter, so called for its branched, tree-like appearance. It brings sensory and motor information to and from the cerebellum.
[edit] External links
 |
This neuroscience article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
||||||||||||||
