The small lobe of the cerebellum at the posterior border of the middle cerebellar peduncle anterior to the biventer lobule that receives input from the inferior and medial vestibular nuclei and sends fibers back to the vestibular nuclei, and processes and integrates these signals to allow for the constant maintenance of balance. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/csmith http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flocculus_(cerebellar) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 MP:0010006 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0838580343 ]
Synonyms: flocculus of cerebellum neuraxis flocculus
Term information
- SCTID:30711003
- DMBA:16946
- MBA:1049
- HBA:12945
- SCTID:279368002
- Wikipedia:Flocculus_(cerebellar)
- MA:0000992
- FMA:83881
- BAMS:FL
- neuronames:680
- EMAPA:35346
- BIRNLEX:1329
- BAMS:Fl
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
At its base, the flocculus receives input from the middle ears vestibular system and regulates balance. Many floccular projections descend to the spinal cord and connect to the motor nuclei involved in control of eye movement.
H X
lobule H X of Larsell
lobule X
hemispheric lobule X
lobule X of hemisphere of cerebellum
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005351
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005350
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005349
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005348
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005347
Term relations
- flocculonodular lobe, hemisphere portion
- part of some flocculonodular lobe
- part of some cerebellar hemisphere
- contributes to morphology of some cerebellar hemisphere
- part of some cerebellar cortex