The uvula (uvular lobe) forms a considerable portion of the inferior vermis; it is separated on either side from the tonsil by the sulcus valleculC&, at the bottom of which it is connected to the tonsil by a ridge of gray matter, indented on its surface by shallow furrows, and hence called the furrowed band. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvula_of_cerebellum ]
Synonyms: uvula of cerebellum lobule IX of cerebellum vermis lobule IX of cerebellar posterior vermis vermic lobule IX neuraxis uvula uvula [vermis] uvula of vermis of cerebellum uvula (IX) cerebellar posterior vermis lobule IX
Term information
- BAMS:UVU
- Wikipedia:Uvula_of_cerebellum
- EMAPA:35229
- NLXANAT:20081234
- MBA:957
- BAMS:Uvu
- MA:0001006
- FMA:83883
- HBA:12943
- neuronames:678
- DHBA:12851
pheno_slim
The uvula is the second largest lobule, following the culmen. It pertains to the paleocerebellum and is separated from the nodule by the posterolateral fissure.