- fasciculus of middle cerebellar peduncle superior
- the most rostral portion of the transverse fibers of the pons, connecting pontine nuclei with inferior lobules and posterior and lateral margins of the cerebellum.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
fasciculus of middle cerebellar peduncle superior
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