Preferred Label : fastigial nucleus;
Uberon definition : the most medial of the cerebellar nuclei; it receives its afferent input from Purkinje
cells of the flocculonodular lobe and the vermis, and most of its efferent connections
travel via the inferior cerebellar peduncle to the vestibular nuclei and to the medullary
reticular formation;
Uberon synonym : medial cerebellar nucleus; roof nucleus-1; medial (fastigial) nucleus; nucleus fastigii;
Uberon related term : fastigial cerebellar nucleus; medial nucleus of cerebellum; fasciculosus thalamic nucleus;
Uberon Homology note : One or more deep cerebellar nuclei appear in agnathans, sharks, ropefishes, lungfishes,
Latimeria, and amphibians. Reptiles have two nuclei (a medial and a lateral), and
birds and mammals have three nuclei (a medial, a lateral, and an interposed nucleus).
The medial nucleus of mammals is known as the fastigial nucleus, and the lateral nucleus
is known as the dentate nucleus.[well established][VHOG];
Origin ID : 0002153;
UMLS CUI : C0175490;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
the most medial of the cerebellar nuclei; it receives its afferent input from Purkinje
cells of the flocculonodular lobe and the vermis, and most of its efferent connections
travel via the inferior cerebellar peduncle to the vestibular nuclei and to the medullary
reticular formation
