olivocerebellar tract

Origin

• all olivocerebellar fibers terminating in the cerebellum originate from the contalateral inferior olive

Course

• a large group of loosely arranged nerve fibers emerging from the hilus of the inferior olive, crossing to the contralateral medulla, passing through the inferior cerebellar peduncle & terminating in the cerebellar nuclei & all parts of the cerebellar cortex as climbing fibers

More general terms

• CNS white matter tract

Component of

• pons