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Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia White matter of the cerebellum

Arbor vitae
Figure shows 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: Flocculus. H: Tonsil. I: Posterior lobe. J: Anterior lobe. K: Inferior colliculus. L: Superior colliculus.
Animation of the left half of the human brain. Arbor vitae is illustrated in white.
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Latin	arbor vitae cerebelli
NeuroNames	692
NeuroLex ID	nlx_anat_20090101
TA98	A14.1.07.401
TA2	5789
FMA	72541
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy[edit on Wikidata]

The arbor vitae /ˌɑːrbɔːrˈvaɪtiː/ (Latin for "tree of life") is the cerebellar white matter, so called for its branched, tree-like appearance. In some ways it more resembles a fern and is present in both cerebellar hemispheres.[1] It brings sensory and motor information to and from the cerebellum. The arbor vitae is located deep in the cerebellum. Situated within the arbor vitae are the deep cerebellar nuclei; the dentate, globose, emboliform and the fastigial nuclei. These four different structures lead to the efferent projections of the cerebellum.[2]

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• Dissection video (1 min 14 s). Describing the arbor vitae.
• Midsagittal section of the brainstem.
• Midsagittal section of the brainstem. Arbor vitae labelled at the center.
• Midsagittal section of the brainstem.
• Coronal section of the cerebellum.
• Arbor vitae and cerebellar peduncles.

References

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1. ^ Saladin, Keneth (2012). Anatomy and Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function. New York, NY: McGraw Hill. p. 526. ISBN 978-0-07-337825-1.
2. ^ Sodicoff, Marvin. "Cerebellum: Anatomy". Neuroanatomy Lab Resource Appendices. Temple University. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

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• Stained brain slice images which include the "Cerebellum" at the BrainMaps project

v t e 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 Fañanas 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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