Cerebellum
Description: Part of the rhombencephalon that lies in the posterior cranial fossa behind the brain stem, consisting of the cerebellar cortex, deep cerebellar nuclei and cerebellar white matter.A portion of the brain that helps regulate posture, balance, and coordination. (NIDA Media Guide Glossary)The dorsal topographic division of the hindbrain, connected to the ventral division-the pons-by a white matter tract, the middle cerebellar peduncle. The cerebellum was discovered and named by Aristotle (De Partibus Animalium) based on macrodissection of a variety of animals not including humans; see translation by Thompson (1910, 494b 30). Older synonyms include parencephalon (Aristotle), hindbrain (Galen, c192).
Preferred ID: UBERON:0002037 Type: term ID# ILX:0101963 Score: 30.415777
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