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cerebellum

/ser-uh-bel-uhm/US // ˌsɛr əˈbɛl əm //UK // (ˌsɛrɪˈbɛləm) //

小脑

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n.名词 noun
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    plural cer·e·bel·lums, cer·e·bel·la [ser-uh-bel-uh]. /ˌsɛr əˈbɛl ə/. Anatomy, Zoology.

    • : a large portion of the brain, serving to coordinate voluntary movements, posture, and balance in humans, being in back of and below the cerebrum and consisting of two lateral lobes and a central lobe.

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Examples

  • Askew chose to re-create a type of neuron known as a Purkinje cell from a human cerebellum, a structure at the back and bottom of the brain that helps coordinate movement.

  • “In the case of autism, the early-life cerebellum might be a target for future intervention,” concludes Dr. Wang.

  • It could be that those downstream abnormalities in cell development were due to improper signaling from the cerebellum.

  • Like the cerebrum, the cerebellum has two hemispheres, separated by a structure called the vermis.

  • Apparently, activity in my cerebellum—responsible for coordination, organization, and judgment—drops when I try to focus.

  • The nerve cells which take charge of such acts are located in the cerebellum or spinal cord.

  • The actual performance of the action is then taken up by the cerebellum, medulla, and spinal ganglia.

  • When the human cerebellum is cut vertically, a tree-like appearance seen receives this name.

  • Posteriorly is situated the hind-brain, now consisting of the medulla oblongata and cerebellum.

  • In Scyllium, however, indications appear in the hind-brain of its future division into a cerebellum and medulla oblongata.