Primary fissure of cerebellum
- Primary fissure of cerebellum
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Caption = Upper surface of the cerebellum. (Preclival fissure labeled at upper right.)
Caption2 = Schematic representation of the major anatomical subdivisions of the cerebellum. Superior view of an "unrolled" cerebellum, placing the vermis in one plane.
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The monticulus of the cerebellum is divided by the primary fissure (or preclival fissure) into an anterior, raised part, the culmen or summit, and a posterior sloped part, the clivus; the quadrangular lobule is similarly divided.
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