Lingula of cerebellum

The lingula is a small tongue-shaped process, consisting of four or five folia; it lies in front of the lobulus centralis, and is concealed by it.

Lingula of cerebellum
Sagittal section of the cerebellum, near the junction of the vermis with the hemisphere. (Lingula labeled at upper right.)
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Latinlingula cerebelli
NeuroNames657
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_932
TA98A14.1.07.103
TA25820
FMA83884
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

Anteriorly, it rests on the dorsal surface of the anterior medullary velum, and its white substance is continuous with that of the velum.

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 789 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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