anatomy and connections of cerebellum

3. Physiological anatomy
lies in the posterior(occipital) fossa
Connected to brain stem by:
Inferior cerebellar peduncle - medulla
Middle cerebellar peduncle - pons
Superior cerebellar peduncle - midbrain

6. Archicerebellum
Paleocerebellum
Neocerebellum

7. spinocerebellum
cerebrocerebellum
Vestibulocerebellum

11. AFFERENT
CONNECTIONS

12. cerebellum
Cerebral
cortex
Vestibular
system
Spinal
cord
Corticopontocerebellar
Olivocerebellar
Reticulocerebellar
Dorsal spinocerebellar
Ventral spinocerebellar
Cuneocerebellar
Vestibulocerebellar

13. Main Connections of the Spinocerebellum
MUSCLES
THALAMUS
MOTOR
CORTEX
SPINOCEREBELLUM
RED
NUCLEUS
spinocerebellar
tract
Corticospinal tractReticulospinal &
Rubrospinal tract
NUCLEUS
INTERPOSITUS

14. EFFERENT
CONNECTIONS

15. Vestibular
nuclei
Fastigial
nucleus
Spinal
cord
ICP
Vestibulospinal tract (uncrossed)
vestibulocerebellum

16. Reticular
formation
Fastigial
nucleus
Spinal
cord
ICP
Reticulospinal tract (uncrossed)
Spinocerebellum

17. Red
nucleus
Nucleus
Interpositus
Spinal
cord
SCP
Rubrospinal tract
Spinocerebellum

18. Thalamus
Red nucleus
and VL
nucleus
Dentate
nucleus
Cerebral
cortex
(motor)
SCP
Thalamocortical tract
Neocerebellum