Cerebellum synonyms

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cerebral-cortex (related)
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midbrain (related)
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dorsolateral (related)
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hippocampus (related)
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thalamus (related)
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neocortex (related)
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parietal (related)
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cerebrum (related)
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brainstem (related)
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cortex (related)
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medulla-oblongata (related)
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prefrontal (related)
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putamen (related)
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amygdala (related)
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frontal-lobe (related)
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cerebellar (related)
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archipallium
(Anatomy) The oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.
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diencephalon
The posterior part of the forebrain that connects the midbrain with the cerebral hemispheres, encloses the third ventricle, and contains the thalamus and hypothalamus.
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endbrain
Telencephalon
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forebrain
(Anatomy) The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.
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hindbrain
The portion of the embryonic brain from which the metencephalon and myelencephalon develop.
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hypothalamus
(Anatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.
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mesencephalon
A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).
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metencephalon
(Anatomy) the portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise.
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myelencephalon
The posterior portion of the embryonic hindbrain, from which the medulla oblongata develops.
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rhombencephalon
(Anatomy) The hindbrain.
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subthalamus
(Anatomy) Part of the diencephalon beneath the thalamus
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telencephalon
The most anterior part of the forebrain, including the cerebral hemispheres and olfactory lobes
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vermis
(Anatomy) A narrow, worm-like structure found in animal brains between the hemispheres of the cerebellum; it is the site of termination of the spinocerebellar pathways that carry subconscious proprioception.
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arachnoid
(Anatomy) Relating to the arachnoid mater, the middle layer of the meninges, the three membranes that protect the brain.
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Find another word for cerebellum. In this page you can discover 31 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for cerebellum, like: cerebral-cortex, midbrain, dorsolateral, hippocampus, thalamus, neocortex, parietal, cerebrum, brainstem, cortex and medulla-oblongata.
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Cerebellum Sentence Examples

  • The cerebellum receives paths from most, if not from all, of the afferent roots.

  • In comparison with reptiles the cerebellum of birds shows high development.

  • Examination of the cerebellum by the method of Wallerian degeneration has shown that a large number of spinal and bulbar nerve cells send branches up into it.

  • Injuries of the cerebellum, if large, derange the power of executing movements, without producing any detectable derangement of sensation.

  • The seeming want of reaction of so much of the cerebellar structure under artificial stimulation, and the complex relay system revealed in the histology of the cerebellum, suggest that the impressions are elaborate.

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