Cerebellum anatomy
The 'little brain' behind the brainstem coordinates balance, posture and the timing of movements.
About
The 'little brain' behind the brainstem, with two hemispheres and a central vermis.
Function. Coordinates balance, posture and the timing and smoothness of movement; also contributes to learning and language.
Clinical note. Damage causes unsteady gait, tremor and slurred speech; alcohol acts on it acutely.
Structures in the atlas 1
The modelled pieces that make up the cerebellum in the 3D atlas. Each opens in the explorer.
- Cerebellum · 2 pieces
The nervous system in brief
The nervous system gathers information, decides and commands. The brain and spinal cord form the central nervous system; the cranial and spinal nerves with their ganglia form the peripheral nervous system. This model is richest in the head: the cerebral gyri and lobes, the basal ganglia, thalamus and hypothalamus, the brainstem and cerebellum, the ventricles, the optic pathway and the nerves of the orbit. Peripheral nerves of the limbs are not part of this BodyParts3D release.