Anterior lobe of cerebellum
| Brain: Anterior lobe of cerebellum | ||
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| Figure 3: Cerebellum and surrounding regions; sagittal view of one hemisphere. "H" is anterior lobe. | ||
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| Figure 4: Schematic representation of the major anatomical subdivisions of the cerebellum. Superior view of an "unrolled" cerebellum, placing the vermis in one plane. | ||
| NeuroNames | hier-647 | |
Overview
The anterior lobe of cerebellum is the portion of the cerebellum responsible for mediating unconscious proprioception.
In alcoholics, it can deteriorate.[1]
It is sometimes equated to the "paleocerebellum".[2]
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Brain: Metencephalon/rhombencephalon - cerebellum (hindbrain) | |
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| Regions | Posterior lobe (Horizontal fissure) • Anterior lobe • Flocculonodular lobe (Flocculus, Nodule)
Vermis: posterior (Folium, Tuber, Uvula) - anterior (Central lobule, Culmen, Lingula) Hemisphere: posterior (Biventer lobule, Cerebellar tonsil) - anterior (Alar central lobule) white: Arbor vitae Vallecula of cerebellum - Primary fissure |
| Layers | Molecular layer (Stellate cell, Basket cell)
Purkinje cell layer (Purkinje cell) Granule cell layer (Golgi cell, Granule cell) Fibers: Mossy fibers • Climbing fiber • Parallel fiber |
| Deep cerebellar nuclei | Dentate - interposed (Emboliform, Globose) - Fastigial |
| Peduncles | Inferior (medulla): Dorsal spinocerebellar tract - Olivocerebellar tract - Cuneocerebellar tract - Juxtarestiform body (Vestibulocerebellar tract)
Middle (pons): Pontocerebellar fibers Superior (midbrain): Ventral spinocerebellar tract - Dentatothalamic tract - Trigeminocerebellar fibers |
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