10 Questions
Which part of the brain is the cerebellum located in?
Hindbrain
Which structure separates the cerebellum from the cerebral hemisphere?
Tentorium cerebelli
What are the two cerebellar hemispheres called?
Cerebellar lobes
What is the narrow median part joining the two cerebellar hemispheres called?
Vermis
What is the shape of the cerebellum's superior surface?
Sloping
Which part of the brain is the cerebellum located in?
Hindbrain
What separates the cerebellum from the cerebral hemisphere?
Tentorium cerebelli
What is the narrow median part joining the two cerebellar hemispheres called?
Vermis
What are the two cerebellar hemispheres called?
Rt and It
What is the shape of the cerebellum's superior surface?
Sloping outstretched
Study Notes
Cerebellum Location and Structure
- The cerebellum is located in the posterior cranial fossa, inferior to the cerebral hemisphere.
- The tentorium cerebelli, a fold of dura mater, separates the cerebellum from the cerebral hemisphere.
- The two cerebellar hemispheres are called the left and right hemispheres.
- The narrow median part joining the two cerebellar hemispheres is called the vermis.
- The superior surface of the cerebellum is rectangular in shape.
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