Question

Identify the correct statement with reference to arbor vitae in the brain of the rabbit.

• A. Rounded elevation present behind infundibulum
• B. Thick nerve tracts that link the cerebral hemisphre and medulla oblangata
• C. Branching of white matter in cerebellum
• D. Deep grooves and wrinkles of cerebral hemispheres

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Branching of white matter in cerebellum

The arbor vitae is a tree-shaped white-colored component found in the cerebellum. It has a role in motor and sensory information that goes to and from this region of the brain, which is the center of the body’s nervous system. Situated within the arbor vitae are the deep cerebellar nuclei; the dentate, globose, emboliform and the fastigial nuclei.