Term Name: cerebellum
Synonyms: corpus cerebelli, epencephalon-1, infratentorial region, parencephalon
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].
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0002037]

Relationships
develops from: rhombic lip
is part of: hindbrain metencephalon
has parts: astrocyte of the cerebellum cerebellar cortex cerebellar glomerulus cerebellar granule cell cerebellar hemisphere cerebellar layer cerebellar neuron cerebellar nuclear complex cerebellar plate cerebellar stellate cell cerebellar vermis cerebellum basket cell cerebellum fissure cerebellum glutamatergic neuron cerebellum marginal layer cerebellum vasculature cerebral blood vessel corpus cerebelli eminentia granularis granular eminence gross anatomical parts of the cerebellum left hemisphere of cerebellum right hemisphere of cerebellum spinocerebellum superficial feature part of the cerebellum superior medullary velum valvula cerebelli vestibulocerebellum vestibulolateralis lobe white matter lamina of cerebellum
is a type of: regional part of brain structure with developmental contribution from neural crest