Globose_nucleus

Globose nucleus

Globose nucleus

Part of the interposed nucleus, a structure in the cerebellum.


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]

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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

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Cell biology

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


References

  1. 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)


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