Cerebellum

cerebellum /cer·e·bel·lum/ (ser?ah-bel´um) the part of the metencephalon situated on the back of the brain stem, to which it is attached by three cerebellar peduncles on each side; it consists of a median lobe (vermis) and two lateral lobes (the hemispheres).

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cer·e·bel·lum (sr-blm)

n. pl. cer·e·bel·lums or cer·e·bel·la (-bl)

The trilobed structure of the brain, lying posterior to the pons and medulla oblongata and inferior to the occipital lobes of the cerebral hemispheres, responsible for the regulation and coordination of complex voluntary muscular movement and the maintenance of posture and balance.

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cere·bellar (-blr) adj.

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Cerebellum

The part of the brain involved in coordination of movement, walking, and balance.

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cerebellum (ser´bel´um),

n a major division of the brain, behind the cerebrum and above the pons and fourth ventricle, consisting of a median lobe, two lateral lobes, and major connections through pairs of peduncles to the cerebrum, pons, and medulla oblongata. It is connected with the auditory vestibular apparatus and the proprioceptive system of the body and hence is involved in maintenance of body equilibrium, orientation in space, and muscular coordination and tonus.

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cerebellum

the part of the metencephalon situated on the back of the brainstem, to which it is attached by three cerebellar peduncles on each side; it consists of a median lobe (vermis) and two lateral lobes (the hemispheres). Structures in the cerebellum include cingulum, cerebellar cortex, culmen, pyramid of cerebellum, uvula and vermis. See also brain.

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vestibular cerebellum

see archicerebellum.