Cerebellum | |
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![]() Drawing of the human brain, showing cerebellum and pons | |
![]() Vertical midline cross-section of the human cerebellum, showing folding pattern of the cortex, and interior structures | |
Details | |
Part of | Metencephalon |
Artery | SCA, AICA, PICA |
Vein | Superior, inferior |
Identifiers | |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1489 |
TA98 | A14.1.07.001 |
TA2 | 5788 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
The anatomy of the cerebellum can be viewed at three levels. At the level of gross anatomy, the cerebellum consists of a tightly folded and crumpled layer of cortex, with white matter underneath, several deep nuclei embedded in the white matter, and a fluid-filled ventricle in the middle.[1] At the intermediate level, the cerebellum and its auxiliary structures can be broken down into several hundred or thousand independently functioning modules or compartments known as microzones.[1] At the microscopic level, each module consists of the same small set of neuronal elements, laid out with a highly stereotyped geometry.[2]