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
Latinnucleus globosus
NeuroNames689
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_1158
TA98A14.1.07.410
TA25839
FMA72536
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)

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