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.
Human cerebellum anterior view description (Cerebellar hemisphere is #8)
Latin	hemispherium cerebelli
Gray's	subject #187 788
NeuroNames	ancil-214
NeuroLex ID	birnlex_1575

The cerebellum consists of three parts, a median and two lateral, which are continuous with each other, and are substantially the same in structure. The median portion is constricted, and is called the vermis, from its annulated appearance which it owes to the transverse ridges and furrows upon it; the lateral expanded portions are named the hemispheres.

Portions

The "intermediate hemisphere" is also known as the "spinocerebellum".

The "lateral hemisphere" is also known as the "pontocerebellum".

The lateral hemisphere is considered the portion of the cerebellum to develop most recently.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Sect. 8, Ch. 6: Functional Subdivisions of the Cerebellum". http://www.lib.mcg.edu/edu/eshuphysio/program/section8/8ch6/s8ch6_28.htm. 

External links

• Atlas of anatomy at UMich n2a3p2
• NIF Search - Cerebellar Hemisphere via the Neuroscience Information Framework

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.