peduncle of flocculus


pe·dun·cle of floc·cu·lus

[TA] the bundle of afferent and efferent nerve fibers connecting the flocculus and the nodule of the cerebellum; part of its course is in the inferior medullary velum. Synonym(s): pedunculus flocculi [TA]

peduncle of flocculus

A band of fibers connecting the flocculus of the cerebellum with the vermis.See also: peduncle