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Where does the cerebellum sit

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  • Posterior to brainstem
  • Inferior to occipital and temporal lobes
  • Within the posterior fossa
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How is the cerebellum separated from the occipital and temporal lobes

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By the tentorium cerebelli

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How is the cerebellum separated from the brainstem

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By the fourth ventricle

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Orientation of white and gray matter for cerebellum

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  • White matter on the inside
  • Gray matter on the outside
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What are the three major cerebellum lobes

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  • Anterior
  • Posterior
  • Flocculo-nodular
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How are the major lobes divided

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  • Primary fissure (anterior and posterior)
  • Posterolateral fissure (flocculo-nodular and posterior)
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What are folia

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Outward and inward folds on the surface of the cerebellum that increase its surface area

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What are the four functional regions/zones of the cerebellum

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  • Vermis
  • Intermediate
  • Lateral
  • Flocculo-motor
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How are the functional regions/zone oriented

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  • Vermis = central
  • Intermediate = inner 1/3 of the big lobe
  • Lateral = outer 2/3 of the big lobe
  • Flocculo-motor = encompasses the nodule and flocculus
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How many nodules are there

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One

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How many flocculus are there

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Two

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What is deep within the cerebellum

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Deep cerebellar nuclei

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What is the order of the deep cerebellar nuclei (lateral to medial)

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  • Dentate
  • Emboliform (interposed)
  • Globose (interposed)
  • Fastigial
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Where do the deep cerebellar nuclei sit

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  • Dentate = lateral zone
  • Interposed (emboliform and globose) = intermediate zone
  • Fastigial = vermis + intermediate zone
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What wraps around the pons that then enters the cerebellum

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White matter called the cerebellar peduncles

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What are the three cerebellar peduncles

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  • Superior
  • Middle
  • Inferior
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What are the functions of the cerebellar peduncles

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  • Superior = carries cerebellar outputs
  • Middle/inferior = carries cerebellar inputs
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What are the three inputs to the cerebellum

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  • Efferent copy of descending motor commands
  • Afferent copy from sensory receptors
  • Vestibular system inputs
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How does the cerebellum get efferent copies of descending motor commands

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  • Corticopontine fibers from cortical motor areas travel to and synapse on the ipsilateral pontine nuclei
  • Pontocerebellar fibers immediately cross the midline and enter the contralateral cerebellum through middle cerebellar peduncles
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What are the two tracts that carry afferent copies to the cerebellum

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  • Cuneocerebellar tract
  • Dorsal spinal-cerebellar tract
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Cuneocerebellar tract (what and how)

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Carries sensory information from the arms and upper trunk
- Synapses onto the external cuneate nucleus (lateral to the nucleus cuneatus)
- Enters cerebellum via inferior cerebellar peduncle

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Dorsal spinal-cerebellar tract (what and how)

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Carries sensory information from the lower trunk and legs
- Synapses onto the nucleus dorsalis of Clark (found in intermediate zone of spinal cord)
- Enters cerebellum via inferior cerebellar peduncle

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What side of the body is the cerebellum receiving sensory information from

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The ipsilateral side

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How does the cerebellum receive vestibular system inputs

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The primary vestibular sensory neurons and vestibular nuclei project to the ipsilateral cerebellum via the juxtarestiform body

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What is the juxtarestiform body
It is an area for vestibular input in the inferior cerebellar peduncles
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Cerebellar output pathways
- Dentate nucleus - Interposed nucleus - Fastigial nucleus - Inferior vermis and flocculonodular lobe
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Dentate nucleus output pathway
Travels via contralateral thalamus to: - Pre-motor cortex - Supplementary motor area - Primary motor cortex - Parietal cortex - Exits superior cerebellar peduncle - Crosses midline at the level of the midbrain - Travels to contralateral thalamus Bonus Pathway - Exits superior cerebellar peduncle - Synapse onto contralateral red nucleus
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What is the dentate nucleus output involved in
Motor planning and coordination for the ipsilateral lateral corticospinal tract Some motor learning
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Interposed nucleus output pathway
Via contralateral thalamus to: - Pre-motor cortex - Supplementary motor area - Primary motor cortex - Exits superior cerebellar peduncle - Crosses midline at the level of the midbrain Bonus Pathway - Exits superior cerebellar peduncle to contralateral red nucleus
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What is the interposed nucleus output involved in
Influences online coordination of movement and distal limbs via the ipsilateral lateral corticospinal tract Influences arms via ipsilateral rubrospinal tract
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Fastigial nucleus output pathway
- Exit superior cerebellar peduncle - Crosses midline at level of midbrain - Goes to contralateral thalamus - Then goes to motor areas of the cortex Bilateral projections to the vestibular nuclei Bilateral projections to the reticular formation
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What is the fastigial nucleus involved in
Controlling trunk/neck movements Influences vestibulospinal tract and vestibular reflexes (balance/tone) Influences reticular reflexes (balance/tone)
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Inferior Vermis and flocculonodular lobe output pathway
Projects ipsilaterally to the vestibular nuclei
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What are the inferior Vermis and flocculonodular lobe involved in
Influencing balance and eye movement
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Somatotopic organization of the cerebellum
Two body orientations: - One in anterior lobe - One in posterior lobe Organization found in the upper portion of the vermis and the intermediate zone of the cerebellum as it controls online control of movement
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Where is limb representation found in the cerebellum
The intermediate zone
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Where is trunk and limb representation found in the cerebellum
The vermis
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Main role of the cerebellum
- Receives a copy of both efferent and afferent information - Compares intended goal of movement to the actual motor response - Projects this information back to the motor cortex and motor areas to allow for a correction of the movement
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Where would cerebellar deficits show up
On the ipsilateral side of the injury due to double cross over

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