The upper part of the posterior district of the [[medulla oblongata]] is occupied by the '''inferior peduncle''', a thick rope-like strand situated between the lower part of the [[fourth ventricle]] and the roots of the [[glossopharyngeal]] and [[vagus nerve]]s.
The upper part of the posterior district of the [[medulla oblongata]] is occupied by the '''inferior peduncle''', a thick rope-like strand situated between the lower part of the [[fourth ventricle]] and the roots of the [[glossopharyngeal]] and [[vagus nerve]]s.
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The inferior pedunclesconnect the [[medulla spinalis]] and medulla oblongata with the [[cerebellum]], and aresometimesnamedthe'''restiform bodies'''.
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Each cerebellar inferior peduncleconnects the [[medulla spinalis]] and medulla oblongata with the [[cerebellum]], and comprisesthe[[juxtarestiformbody]] and restiform body.
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Important fibers running thru the inferior cerebellar peduncle include the [[spinocerebellar tract]] and axons from the [[inferior olivary nucleus]], among others.
The inferior cerebellar peduncle carries many types of input and output fibers that are mainly concerned with integrating proprioceptive sensory input with motor vestibular functions such as balance and posture maintenance.
This tract passes through the inferior cerebellar peduncle and synapses within the paleocerebellum.
Vestibular information projects onto the archicerebellum.
This peduncle also carries information directly from the Purkinje cells to the vestibular nuclei in the dorsal brainstem located at the junction between the pons and medulla.
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