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Record 1 2003-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

The large posterior brain mass lying above the pons and medulla and beneath the posterior portion of the cerebrum; it consists of two lateral hemispheres united by a narrow middle portion, the vermis.

OBS

Plural: cerebella.

Key term(s)
  • cerebella

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Le cervelet est situé en arrière du tronc cérébral, dans la fosse postérieure. Avec la protubérance annulaire, il dérive de la vésicule métencéphalique. [Il] est réuni au tronc cérébral par trois paires de pédoncules cérébelleux : les corps restiforme et juxtarestiforme (pédoncules cérébelleux inférieurs), qui réunissent le cervelet au bulbe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
DEF

Centro nervioso del encéfalo que coordina los movimientos musculares complejos.

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