Term Name: | cerebellum vermis lobule IX |
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Synonyms: | cerebellar posterior vermis lobule IX, lobule IX of cerebellar posterior vermis, lobule IX of cerebellum vermis, uvula (IX), uvula [vermis], uvula cerebellum, uvula of vermis of cerebellum, vermic lobule IX |
Definition: | 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. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0004078] |