Descriptions

The cerebellum (Latin:little brain) is a region of the brain that plays an important role in the integration of sensory perception and motor output. Many neural pathways link the cerebellum with the motor cortex which sends information to the muscles causing them to moveand the spinocerebellar tract which provides feedback on the position of the body in space (proprioception). The cerebellum integrates these pathways, using the constant feedback on body position to fine-tune motor movements. Because of this 'updating' function of the cerebellum, lesions within it are not so debilitating as to cause paralysis, but rather present as feedback deficits resulting in disorders in fine movement, equilibrium, posture, and motor learning. Initial observations by physiologists during the 18th century indicated that patients with cerebellar damage show problems with motor coordination and movement. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Cerebellum (Wikipedia)

Part of the metencephalon that lies in the posterior cranial fossa behind the brain stem. It is concerned with the coordination of movement. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Name
Cerebellum
Part Display Name
Cerebellum
Part Type
System (Describes the name of the system (sample) type)
Created On
2000-05-03
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Cereb

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Language Variants Get Info

TagLanguageTranslation
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)Мозжечок
zh-CNChinese (China)小脑
it-ITItalian (Italy)Cervelletto
nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)cerebellum
el-GRGreek (Greece)Παρεγκεφαλίδα
Synonyms: Παρεγκεφαλίδα
pl-PLPolish (Poland)móżdżek