cerebellum
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cerebellum | attatched to brainstem posterior to pons |
| cerebellar peduncles | fiber tracts of cerebellum that communicate with other parts of brain |
| superior | cerebellum peduncle: to midbrain |
| middle | cerebellum peduncle: to pons |
| inferior | cerebellum peduncle: to medulla oblongata |
| gray, nuclei, white | cerebellum: ___ cortex and ___ with ____ matter (tracts) between |
| cortex, folia, arbor vitae | cerebellum: ____ folded in ridges called ____: white matter resembles a tree (______) |
| flocculonodular lobe | cerebellar fxns: balance and eye movements |
| vermis | cerebellar functions: posture, locomotion, fine motor coordination leading to smooth, flowing movements |
| lateral hemispheres | cerebellar functions: major portion; works with cerebrum to plan, practice, learn complex movements |
| purkinje cells | largest cells in CNS |
| purkinje cells | cells that receive 200,000 synapses, are inhibitory, only cerebellar cortex neurons that send axons to cerebellar nuclei |
| 10 to the 12th | ____ cortex contains more than ___ neurons, more neurons than the entire cerebral cortex |
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