Nodule of vermis

Nodule of vermis
Schematic representation of the major anatomical subdivisions of the cerebellum. Superior view of an "unrolled" cerebellum, placing the vermis in one plane.
Sagittal section of the cerebellum, near the junction of the vermis with the hemisphere. (Nodule labeled at bottom right.)
Details
Latin	nodulus vermis
Identifiers
Gray's	p.791
NeuroNames	hier-678
TA	A14.1.07.302
FMA	83882
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The nodule (nodular lobe), or anterior end of the inferior vermis, abuts against the roof of the fourth ventricle, and can only be distinctly seen after the cerebellum has been separated from the medulla oblongata and pons.

On either side of the nodule is a thin layer of white substance, named the posterior medullary velum.

It is semilunar in form, its convex border being continuous with the white substance of the cerebellum; it extends on either side as far as the flocculus.

Additional Images

Cerebellum. Inferior surface.
Cerebellum. Inferior surface.
Cerebellum. Inferior surface.

External links

Atlas image: n2a7p4 at the University of Michigan Health System
http://www.ib.amwaw.edu.pl/anatomy/atlas/image_11e.htm

Anatomy of the cerebellum

Surface

Lobes	Anterior lobe Posterior lobe Horizontal fissure Flocculonodular lobe Flocculus Nodule Primary fissure

Medial/lateral	Vermis: anterior Central lobule Culmen Lingula posterior Folium Tuber Uvula Vallecula of cerebellum Hemisphere: anterior Alar central lobule posterior Biventer lobule Cerebellar tonsil

Grey matter

Deep cerebellar nuclei	Dentate interposed Emboliform Globose Fastigial

Cerebellar cortex	Molecular layer Stellate cell Basket cell Purkinje cell layer Purkinje cell Bergmann glia cell = Golgi epithelial cell Granule cell layer Golgi cell Granule cell Unipolar brush cell Fibers: Mossy fibers Climbing fiber Parallel fiber

White matter

Internal	Arbor vitae

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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