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Which part of the brain is the cerebellum located in?
Which part of the brain is the cerebellum located in?
Which structure separates the cerebellum from the cerebral hemisphere?
Which structure separates the cerebellum from the cerebral hemisphere?
What are the two cerebellar hemispheres called?
What are the two cerebellar hemispheres called?
What is the narrow median part joining the two cerebellar hemispheres called?
What is the narrow median part joining the two cerebellar hemispheres called?
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What is the shape of the cerebellum's superior surface?
What is the shape of the cerebellum's superior surface?
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Which part of the brain is the cerebellum located in?
Which part of the brain is the cerebellum located in?
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What separates the cerebellum from the cerebral hemisphere?
What separates the cerebellum from the cerebral hemisphere?
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What is the narrow median part joining the two cerebellar hemispheres called?
What is the narrow median part joining the two cerebellar hemispheres called?
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What are the two cerebellar hemispheres called?
What are the two cerebellar hemispheres called?
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What is the shape of the cerebellum's superior surface?
What is the shape of the cerebellum's superior surface?
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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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Test your knowledge about the cerebellum and its gross features in this quiz! Explore its location, relations with other brain structures, and its distinct parts like the central vermis and cerebellar hemispheres. Challenge yourself and become an expert on the largest part of the hindbrain!
