Rubro-olivary tract

Rubro-olivary tract
Details
Identifiers
Latin	Fibrae rubroolivares
NeuroNames	ancil-502
TA	A14.1.04.135
FMA	77050
*Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy* [edit on Wikidata]

The rubro-olivary tract (rubroolivary fibers^[1]) is a tract which connects the inferior olive and the parvocellular red nucleus.

It is hypothesized that it uses both the corticospinal tract and rubrospinal tract.^[2]

References

↑ http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/rubroolivary+fibers
↑ Kennedy PR (December 1990). "Corticospinal, rubrospinal and rubro-olivary projections: a unifying hypothesis". Trends Neurosci. 13 (12): 474–479. doi:10.1016/0166-2236(90)90079-P. PMID 1703677.

Anatomy of the medulla

afferent:	Solitary nucleus tract Dorsal respiratory group Gustatory nucleus Vestibular nuclei Lateral Medial Inferior

efferent:	Hypoglossal nucleus Nucleus ambiguus Dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve Inferior salivatory nucleus

Dorsal

Ventral

Dorsal	Sensory Sensory decussation Medial lemniscus Juxtarestiform body Ascending dorsal longitudinal fasciculus Medial longitudinal fasciculus Motor Descending dorsal longitudinal fasciculus Medial longitudinal fasciculus

Ventral	Descending tracts Olivocerebellar tract Rubro-olivary tract

Surface

Front	Pyramid decussation Anterior median fissure Anterolateral sulcus Olive Inferior olivary nucleus

Back	Posterior median sulcus Posterolateral sulcus Area postrema Vagal trigone Hypoglossal trigone Medial eminence Inferior cerebellar peduncle

Anatomy of the midbrain

Tectum
(Dorsal)

Surface	Corpora quadrigemina: Inferior colliculus Brachium Superior colliculus Brachium

Grey matter	Pretectal area

White: Sensory/ascending	Spinotectal tract Central tegmental tract

White: Motor/descending	Tectospinal tract

Peduncle
(Ventral)

White: Sensory/ascending

White: Motor/descending

Grey: other

Periaqueductal gray Raphe nuclei dorsal

Ventral tegmental area Pedunculopontine nucleus Red nucleus

Rostral interstitial nucleus of medial longitudinal fasciculus

Base

White: Motor/descending	Cerebral crus: Corticospinal tract Corticobulbar tract Corticopontine tract/Frontopontine fibers/Temporopontine fibers

Grey: Substantia nigra	Pars compacta Pars reticulata

Surface	Superior cerebellar peduncle Decussation Interpeduncular fossa

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