Cerebellum Flashcards
Where is the cerebellum located in the skull?
Posterior cranial fossa
What lobes of the brain are adjacent to the cerebellum?
Temporal lobe
Occipital lobe
What separates the cerebellum from the temporal and occipital lobes?
Tentorium cerebelli
What does the cerebellum communicate with?
Cortex
Brainstem
How does the cerebellum communicate with the cortex?
Via the thalamus
How does the cerebellum communicate with the brainstem?
Via the cerebellar peduncles
What are the different cerebellar peduncles?
Superior cerebellar peduncle
Middle cerebellar peduncle
Inferior cerebellar peduncle
How do the different cerebellar peduncles relate to the brainstem?
Superior cerebellar peduncle attaches to the midbrain
Middle cerebellar peduncle attaches to the pons
Inferior cerebellar peduncle attaches to the medulla
What separates the cerebellum from the pons?
Fourth ventricle
What are the functions of the cerebellum?
Motor learning and co-ordination
How is motor control organised in the cerebellum?
Vermis is responsible for trunk
Lateral cerebellar hemispheres are responsible for limbs
The right side of the cerebellum controls the what side of the body?
Right side
