Cerebellum

Question 1

What is the cerebellums role?

Answer 1

Balance and coordination of body movements

Question 2

What are the three lobes of the cerebellum?

Answer 2

Anterior
Posterior
Flocculonodular lobe

Question 3

What is the name of the cerebellar white matter?

Answer 3

Arbour vitae

Question 4

What are the names of the 3 deep nuclei in the cerebellum

Answer 4

Fastigial nucleus
Interposed nucleus
Dentate nucleus

Question 5

How does the cerebellum communicate with the rest of the nervous system?

Answer 5

Peduncles

Question 6

The superior peduncle connects the ——- to the cerebellum?

Answer 6

Midbrain

Question 7

Which is the biggest peduncle?

Answer 7

Middle peduncle

Question 8

What does the middle peduncle connect to the cerebellum?

Answer 8

Pons

Question 9

What does the inferior peduncle connect to the cerebellum?

Answer 9

Medulla Oblongata

Question 10

What are the 3 afferent inputs to the cerebellum?

Answer 10

Spinal cord
Cerebral cortex
Vestibular apparatus

Question 11

What is the only output from the cerebellum?

Answer 11

via the axons of Purkinje cells

Question 12

What is the cerebrocerebellum?

Answer 12

Planning and initiating movement

Question 13

What is the spinocerebellum?

Answer 13

Limb position, touch and pressure sensation

Question 14

What is the name of the structure that runs along the midline and is involved with posture, limb movement and ion movement?

Answer 14

Vermis

Question 15

What are the 3 things that the flocculonodular lobe maintains?

Answer 15

Equilibrium
Balance
Posture

Question 16

Bilateral cerebellar dysfunction is often caused by…

Answer 16

acute alcohol exposure

Question 17

What does bilateral cerebellar dysfunction look like?

Answer 17

Slowed, slurred speech (dysarthria), bilateral incoordination of arms and staggering wide based gait (cerebellar ataxia)