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Which of the following fibers reach Purkinje cells directly?

A
Vestibular nuclei
B
Inferior olivary nucleus
C
Raphe nucleus
D
Locus coeruleus
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. B. Inferior olivary nucleus* Only fibers reaching Purkinje cells directly in the outer molecular layer are climbing fibers originating from inferior olivary nucleus of medulla oblongata constituting olivocerebellar and para olivocerebellar tract.* Rest all other tracts are called Mossy fibers.

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