Cerebellum Flashcards
What are the 3 parts of the cerebellum?
L Cerebellar Hemisphere
R Cerebellar Hemisphere
Vermis (joins hemispheres)
What are the 3 layers of the cortex?
Outer molecular
Middle purkinje
Inner granular
What are the 3 types of fibers in cerebellum?
Parallel
Mossy
Clinging
What are the 3 lobes of the cerebellum?
Anterior (spinocerebellum)
Posterior (cerebrocerebellum)
Flocculonodular (vestibulocerebellum)
The anterior lobe is involved with what?
Balance of arms and legs
The posterior lobe receives information from?
Cortex
The flocculonodular lobe is involved with what?
Balance of trunk
What are the 3 peduncles in the cerebellum?
Superior
Middle
Inferior
The superior peduncle is involved with what?
Output to cerebral cortex via midbrain and thalamus
The middle peduncle is involved with what?
Input from cortex via pons with cortico-ponto-cerebellar fibers
The inferior peduncle is involved with what?
Minor Input from body via medulla carrying dorsal spinocerebellar tract
What are the 3 main nuclei from medial to lateral?
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Fastigial
Interpositus (Globose and Emboliform)
Dentate
The fastigial nucleus is related to what?
Spine
Globus nucleus is related to what?
Proximal joints
Emboliform nucleus is related to what?
Middle joints
