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OTNS 1113: Cerebellum
(Topic 10)
Learning Objectives
1. State the location of the cerebellum
2. Describe the surface, fissures, cortex and
lobes of the cerebellum
3. Describe the primary function of the
cerebellum
4. Describe the cerebellar peduncles and their
functions.
primary
function
Cerebellum location
1. role in motor control - coordination
2. some cognitive functions - attention Posterior to the
and language medulla and pons
3. motor learning, most notably structure and inferior to the
learning to adjust to changes in posterior portion of
sensorimotor relationships
surface the cerebrum.
Peduncles
tentorium cerebelli