Globose nucleus
The globose nucleus is one of the deep cerebellar nuclei. It is located medial to the emboliform nucleus and lateral to the fastigial nucleus. This nucleus contains primarily large and small multipolar neurons.
| Globose nucleus | |
|---|---|
 Cross-section of the cerebellum. Globose nucleus labeled at the bottom of image. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nucleus globosus |
| NeuroNames | 689 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1158 |
| TA98 | A14.1.07.410 |
| TA2 | 5839 |
| FMA | 72536 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The globose nucleus and emboliform nucleus are occasionally referred to collectively as the interposed nucleus.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 796 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150621011739/http://www.mona.uwi.edu/fpas/courses/physiology/neurophysiology/Cerebellum.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080405060224/http://www.lib.mcg.edu/edu/eshuphysio/program/section8/8ch6/s8ch6_30.htm
- NIF Search - Globose Nucleus via the Neuroscience Information Framework
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