Primary fissure of cerebellum
Appearance
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Primary fissure of cerebellum | |
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![]() Upper surface of the cerebellum. (Preclival fissure coloured in red.) | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | fissura prima |
NeuroNames | 648 |
TA98 | A14.1.07.119 |
TA2 | 5794 |
FMA | 83729 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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.
Additional images
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Animation. Primary fissure shown in red.
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Close up animation. Primary fissure shown in red.
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Dissection video (1 min 20 s). Demonstrating the three cerebellar lobes. "V-shaped fissure" is the primary fissure.
See also
[edit]References
[edit] This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 789 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
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