Flocculus — is the diminutive form of the Latin word for a tuft of wool: floccus. It can refer to: Flocculus (cerebellar): Either of a pair of small lobes on the posterior border of the cerebellum, forming part of the vestibular part of the cerebellum. In… … Wikipedia
Cerebellar hemisphere — Brain: Cerebellar hemisphere Schematic representation of the major anatomical subdivisions of the cerebellum. Superior view of an unrolled cerebellum, placing the vermis in one plane … Wikipedia
Cerebellar tonsil — Brain: Cerebellar tonsil Anterior view of the cerebellum. (Tonsil visible at center right.) … Wikipedia
Cerebellar vermis — Brain: Cerebellar vermis Schematic representation of the major anatomical subdivisions of the cerebellum. Superior view of an unrolled cerebellum, placing the vermis in one plane … Wikipedia
flocculus — 1. A tuft or shred of cotton or wool or anything resembling it. 2. [TA] A small lobe of the cerebellum at the posterior border of the middle cerebellar peduncle anterior to the b … Medical dictionary
flocculus — /ˈflɒkjələs/ (say flokyuhluhs) noun (plural flocculi /ˈflɒkjəlaɪ/ (say flokyuhluy)) 1. → floccule. 2. Astronomy one of the bright or dark patches which mottle the sun s chromosphere, visible in spectroheliograms. 3. Anatomy a small outgrowth on… …
Deep cerebellar nuclei — Brain: Deep cerebellar nuclei Sagittal section through right cerebellar hemisphere. The right olive has also been cut sagitally. (Nucleus dentatus labeled at center top.) … Wikipedia
Middle cerebellar peduncle — Brain: Middle cerebellar peduncle Dissection showing the projection fibers of the cerebellum. (Middle peduncle labeled at upper right.) Latin pedunculus cerebellaris medius NeuroNames … Wikipedia
Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncles — Brain: Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncles Transverse section of mid brain at level of inferior colliculi. (Decussation not labeled, but region is visible.) Latin decussatio pedunculorum cerebellarium superiorum NeuroNames … Wikipedia
peduncle — 1. In neuroanatomy, term loosely applied to a variety of stalklike connecting structures in the brain, composed either exclusively of white matter ( e.g., cerebellar p.) or of white and gray matter ( e.g., cerebral p … Medical dictionary
