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Anatomy Tortora Chapter 14
Brain and Cranial Nerves
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
12/14/2011

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Cerebullum
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second only to size, occupies inferior and posterior aspects of the cranial cavity.
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transverse fissure and tentorium cerebelli
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supports the posterior part of the cerebullum and separates the cerebullum from the cerebrum.
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vermis hemispheres
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central constricted area of the cerebullum
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cerebellar hemispheres
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the lateral wings or lobes of the cerebullum
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anterior and posterior lobes
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govern subconscious aspects of skeletal muscle movements.
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flocculonodular lobe
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govern equilibrium and balance
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cerebellar cortex
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superficial layer of the cerebullum that conists of gray matter called folia
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cerebellar nuclei
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regions of gray matter that give rise to axons carrying impulses from the cerebullum to other brain centers.
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cerebellar penduncles
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attach the cerebullum to the brain stem. these bundles of white matter consists of axons that conduct impulses between the cerebullum and other parts of the brain.
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superior cerebellar peduncles
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contain axons that extend from cerebullum to the red nuclei of the midbrain to severla nuclei of the thalamus.
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middle cerebellar penduncles
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largest peduncles; their axons carry commands for voluntary movements from the pontine nuclei into the cerebullum.
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