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American arborvitae (Wendy Smith) |

[From New Latin arbor vītae, tree of life : Latin arbor, tree + Latin vītae, genitive of vīta, life; see vital.]
For more information on arborvitae, visit Britannica.com.
Thuja articulata, or white cedar, with figured parts called Tigerwood and Pantherwood, used for inlay, also employed for fine work (e.g. the retablo in Seville Cathedral, of 1482–1550).
| Brain: Arbor vitae (anatomy) | ||
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| Figure 3: Cerebellum and surrounding regions; sagittal view of one hemisphere. A: Midbrain. B: Pons. C: Medulla. D: Spinal cord. E: Fourth ventricle. F: Arbor vitae (in pink). G: Tonsil. H: Anterior lobe. I: Posterior lobe. | ||
| 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.) | ||
| Latin | arbor vitae cerebelli | |
| Gray's | subject #187 791 | |
| NeuroNames | hier-689 | |
The arbor vitae /ˌɑrbɔr ˈvaɪtiː/ (Latin for "Tree of Life") is the cerebellar white matter, so called for its branched, tree-like appearance. It brings sensory and motor information to and from the cerebellum.
Godfrey Blount's 1899 book Arbor Vitae was ‘a book on the nature and development of imaginative design for the use of teachers and craftsmen’ [1].
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