General Flashcards
What is the role of the cerebellum
Maintain tone
Maintain upright posture
Detect and adjust errors
Where is the cerebellum located?
Sits posterior to the pons
Linked by cerebellar peduncles to the brainstem
What info is carried by which peduncle?
Superior peduncle carries info from the cerebellum to the cortex
Middle peduncle carries info from the cortex to the cerebellum
Inferior peduncle carries info from the periphery
What are the functional areas of the cerebellum?
Cerebrocerebellun
Vestibulocerebellum
Spinocerebellum
What is the cerebellum made up of
Grey and white matter
Where are the grey and white matter specifically?
Grey matter is at edges of cerebellum
White matter is myelinated axons
What is deep within the white matter?
Deep cerebellar nuclei which are the main areas of output from the cerebellum to the brainstem
What is the central region of the cerebellum?
Vermis
What is the nuclei within the vermis?
Fastigal nuclei
What surrounds the vermis?
Paravermis
What is the nuclei in the paravermis?
Interposed nuclei
What surrounds the paravermis?
The lateral hemispheres
What is the nuclei in the lateral hemispheres?
Dentate nuclei
