cerebellum
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Structure
- posterior formation of the brain, dorsal to the pons & medulla oblongata & ventral to the tentorium cerebelli & posterior part of the cerebrum
- it consists of 2 lateral hemispheres united by a narrow middle portion the cerebellar vermis
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Afferents
- cerebellar neurons receive input via the paired inferior cerebellar peduncles & middle cerebellar peduncles
Efferents
- cerebellar neurons send output via the paired superior cerebellar peduncles
More general terms
Additional terms
Component of
Components
- cerebellar folium
- superior medullary velum
- superior cerebellar vermis
- inferior cerebellar vermis
- fastigiobulbar tract
- horizontal cerebellar sulcus (fissure)
- primary cerebellar sulcus (fissure)
- uvula cerebelli
- cerebellar nodulus
- cerebellar flocculus
- cerebellar tonsil
- posterior cerebellar lobe
- anterior cerebellar lobe
- cerebellar cortex
- cerebellar nucleus
References
- ↑ Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 lumen Anatomy & Physiology. Module 12. The Nervous System The Central Nervous System The Cerebellum https://courses.lumenlearning.com/austincc-ap1/chapter/the-central-nervous-system/#m46533-fig-ch13_02_08