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Cerebellar Anatomy 04

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Friday, April 6 2007 by jdmiles

Last modified on Friday, April 6 2007.

In the structure highlighted in red in the image above, parallel fibers arise from:

 
        A) Mossy fibers
 
        B) Granule cells
 
        C) Purkinje cells
 
        D) Pyramidal cells
 
        E) Basket cells
 

 


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A) Mossy fibers

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Mossy fibers are axons from afferent neurons outside the cerebellum. They do not give rise to parallel fibers.  (See References)

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B) Granule cells

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Cerebellar granule cells, the most abundant neurons in the human brain, give rise to parallel fibers. Parallel fibers rise to the molecular layer of the cerebellar cortex and make excitatory synapses with Purkinje cells.  (See References)

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C) Purkinje cells

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Purkinje cells receive excitatory input from parallel fibers. They are not the source of parallel fibers.  (See References)

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D) Pyramidal cells

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Pyramidal cells are not found in the cerebellum.  (See References)

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E) Basket cells

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Basket cells do not give rise to parallel fibers. Basket cells are inhibitory interneurons in the cerebellar cortex. Their axons make "basket-like" arborizations around Purkinje cell bodies.  (See References)

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References:

1. Purves, D., Augustine, G.J., Fitzpatrick, D., Katz, L.C., LaMantia, A., McNamara, J., and Williams, S.M. (Eds.) (2001) Neuroscience. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.
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Cerebellar Anatomy 04
Question ID: 040607146
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Created: 04/06/2007
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