Question 13 / 23:  What course do the axons follow in reaching these nuclei in the pons?
A.  Cortex-->internal capsule-->cerebral peduncle.
B.  Cortex-->internal capsule-->red nucleus.
C.  Cortex-->thalamus-->cerebellar peduncle.
D.  Thalamus-->internal capsule-->cerebellar peduncle.
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Explanation:

Axons from the cerebral cortex pass through the internal capsule and synapse in the ipsilateral pontine nuclei. The axons from the pontine nuclei then cross the midline and go to the opposite cerebellar hemisphere.

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Attribution:  Stephen C. Voron, M.D., Suzanne S. Stensaas, Ph.D. , Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/hyperbrain
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