Key points

The cerebellum lies behind the brain stem in the posterior cranial fossa, below the back of the cerebrum.

Its hemispheres are joined by the vermis, and its surface is divided into anterior, posterior and flocculonodular lobes.

An outer cerebellar cortex surrounds white matter containing deep nuclei.

Cerebellar connections coordinate movement, posture, balance and eye movements.

Its arterial supply comes from the superior cerebellar artery, anterior inferior cerebellar artery and posterior inferior cerebellar artery.

Definition

Part of the metencephalon that lies in the posterior cranial fossa behind the brain stem. It is concerned with the coordination of movement[MESH]. A large dorsally projecting part of the brain concerned especially with the coordination of muscles and the maintenance of bodily equilibrium, situated between the brain stem and the back of the cerebrum , and formed in humans of two lateral lobes and a median lobe[BTO]. Brain structure derived from the anterior hindbrain, and perhaps including posterior midbrain. The cerebellum plays a role in somatic motor function, the control of muscle tone, and balance[ZFA].

Source: UBERON · Licence: CC-BY-3.0

Definition from the Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall CJ et al., Genome Biology 2012, 13:R5), https://obophenotype.github.io/uberon/, licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

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Identifiers

TA2

5788

TA98

A14.1.07.001

FMA

67944

UBERON

0002037

Wikidata

Q130983

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