Cerebellum Flashcards
1
Q
Four Deep Cerebellar Nuclei from lateral to medial:
A
Dentate
Emboliform
Globose
Fastigial
2
Q
What are the Emboliform and Globose nuclei called together?
A
Interposed nucleus
3
Q
Three anatomical lobes of the cerebellum:
A
Anterior
Posterior
Flocculonodular
4
Q
Three tracts to the cerebellum:
A
Vestibulocerebellar
Spinocerebellar
Cerebrocerebellar
5
Q
Three layers of the cerebellar cortex from superficial to deep:
A
Molecular
Purkinje
Granular
6
Q
What are the cells of the molecular layer?
A
Stellate cells
Basket cells
7
Q
What are the cells of the purkinje layer?
A
Purkinje cells
8
Q
What are the cells of the granular layer?
A
Golgi cells
Granule cells
9
Q
What do each of the cells in the cerebellar cortex secrete?
A
GABA
Granule cells are the only ones that secrete Glutamate
