Cerebellum

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 180924008

Cerebellum

Definition

Part of the metencephalon that lies in the posterior cranial fossa behind the brain stem. It is concerned with the coordination of movement[MESH]. A large dorsally projecting part of the brain concerned especially with the coordination of muscles and the maintenance of bodily equilibrium, situated between the brain stem and the back of the cerebrum , and formed in humans of two lateral lobes and a median lobe[BTO]. Brain structure derived from the anterior hindbrain, and perhaps including posterior midbrain. The cerebellum plays a role in somatic motor function, the control of muscle tone, and balance[ZFA].

Also known as epencephalon-1 — per UBERON

The Cerebellum is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as

Associated Diseases

Disease Involvement Source
Medullomyoblastoma with myogenic differentiation Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Medullomyoblastoma with myogenic differentiation Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Melanotic medulloblastoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Melanotic medulloblastoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Papillary meningioma of the cerebellum Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Papillary meningioma of the cerebellum Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0

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Drugs Acting Here

Drug Effect Source
Carmustine may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0

1 entry above is marked DERIVED: Atlas Médico inferred it by combining two sourced claims, and no source asserts this link directly. Treat it as a navigation aid, not as a clinical statement.