Ventral spinocerebellar tract

VENTRAL SPINOCEREBELLAR TRACT

  • Arises from the cells occupying the lateral part of nucleus proprius and nucleus intermedialis
  • This tract is not excited by afferents from the forelimbs
  • The axons are mostly contralateral
  • The tract reaches the cerebellum exclusively by brachium conjunctivum
  • Most terminate contralaterally which make them ipsilateral to their origin
  • Conduction velocity of these fibers range from 70 to 120 m /sec
  • The tract contains afferent fibers of both exteroceptive and proprioceptive systems (Golgi tendon mostly) .
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