Cerebellum 2 Flashcards
What are the three regulatory functions of the cerebellum?
- reflex tone of skeletal muscle
- coordination of voluntary muscle activity
- aids in maintaining equilibium
What is the basic function of the cerebellum?
Smoothing and Sequencing of complex movements.
Support postural adjustments and eye movements establishing and modifying motor programs.
The cerebellum functions are attributed to interactions w/
- Ascending Sensory Pathways
- Vision
- Vestibular Fxn
- Cortical plans of movments
The functions of the cerebellum end up providing
- Comparison of internal and external feedback
- Modifying central motor programs.
- Center for motor learning/memory.
What structure in the cerebellum allows for output?
efferents from cerebellum from deep cerebellar nuclei
Where do efferents, neurons from deep cerebellar deep nuclei sweep out to
effect some sort of physiological behavior on target cell = usually excitatory
What are deep cerebellar nuclei under inhibitory control of?
Purkinje Cells
What does purkinje cell control over deep cerebellar nuclei allow for?
Inhibitory control allows for normal patterned movement.
What three lobes is there cerebellum broken up into?
Anterior, Posterior, Flocculonodular
How is the flocculonodular lobe broken up?
Nodule in the midline and Flocculus are lateral.
Where are the cerebellar tonsils located?
What is their structural significance?
Clinical significance?
Posterior edge of cerebellum.
Have structural significance to connections of cerebellum.
Clinically positioned next to foramen magnum and can be forced through pinching medulla with increase of intracranial pressure.
Where is the Vermis located?
Midline.
Where are the deep cerebellar nuclei located?
lie in white matter of cerebellum deep to cortical circuitry.
What are the three deep cerebellar nuclei and what is their associated functional division and anatomical location?
- Fastigial Nucleus - Vestibulocerebellum: receives input from vermis and some floculonodular lobe
- Interposted Nucleus (Globose and Emboliform) - Spinocerebellum: receive input from intermediate part of cerebellar hemispheres
- Dentate Nucleus - Cerebrocerebellum: get projections from lateral cerebellar hemispheres
What are the three layers of the cerebellar cortex?
Molecular Layer
Purkinje Cell Layer
Granular Cell Layer