Cerebellum > Internal structure
The cerebellum consists of:
- The cerebellar cortex
- Deep cerebellar nuclei:
- Dentate nucleus: a large nucleus with a folded surface
- Small nuclei:
- Emboliform nucleus
- Globose nucleus
- Fastigial nucleus
- Cerebellar peduncles (3 on each side) carrying tracts to and from the cerebellum
- Central white matter – the tracts within the cerebellum
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Section through the cerebellum, stained for myelinated fibres (blue-black)
Middle cerebellar peduncle – the largest of the three, seen here in coronal section
Dissection of the cerebellum to show the dentate nucleus and the superior cerebellar peduncle (dorsolateral view)
