Arbor vitae (anatomy) 2472566 207392297 2008-04-22T16:43:14Z 144.37.114.239 {{Infobox Brain| Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = arbor vitae cerebelli | GraySubject = 187 | GrayPage = 791 | Image = CerebellumRegions.jpg | Caption = Figure 3: [[Cerebellum]] and surrounding regions; sagittal view of one hemisphere. A: [[Midbrain]]. B: [[Pons]]. C: [[Medulla oblongata | Medulla]]. D: [[Spinal cord]]. E: [[ventricular system | Fourth ventricle]]. F: ''Arbor vitae''. G: Tonsil. H: Anterior lobe. I: Posterior lobe. | Image2 = Gray704.png | Caption2 = [[Sagittal]] section of the [[cerebellum]], near the junction of the [[vermis]] with the hemisphere. ("arbor vitae" visible as white space to left, but not labelled.) | Width = 300 | IsPartOf = | Components = | Artery = | Vein = | BrainInfoType = hier | BrainInfoNumber = 689 | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = a_56 | DorlandsSuf = 12149382 | }} The '''arbor vitae''' ([[Latin]] for "[[Tree of Life]]") is the [[cerebellum | cerebellar]] [[white matter]], so called for its branched, tree-like appearance. It brings sensory and motor information to and from the cerebellum. ==External links== * {{BiowebUW|aplab/Table_of_Contents/Lab_07/Brain_3/brain_3.html|aplab}} * {{BrainMaps|Cerebellum}} {{Neuroscience-stub}} {{Cerebellum}} [[Category:Cerebellum]]