cerebellum

region of the brain connected to the brainstem that coordinates motor functions and muscle tone, helping an animal's need to track moving objects, its own movements, and to analyse the sensory consequences of movements in order to control movements
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cerebellum

Summary

cerebellum is a brain region[1]. cerebellum draws 4,712 Wikipedia views per month (brain_region category, ranking #13 of 61).[2]

Key Facts

  • cerebellum's instance of is recorded as brain region[3].
  • cerebellum's instance of is recorded as organ type[4].
  • cerebellum's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[5].
  • cerebellum is a type of organ component of neuraxis[6].
  • cerebellum is a type of particular anatomical entity[7].
  • cerebellum is part of metencephalon[8].
  • cerebellum's Commons category is recorded as Cerebellum[9].
  • cerebellum comprises neuron[10].
  • cerebellum comprises neuroglia[11].
  • cerebellum comprises cerebellar vermis[12].
  • cerebellum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cerebellum[13].
  • cerebellum's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[14].
  • cerebellum's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • cerebellum's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12445[16].
  • cerebellum's arterial supply is recorded as superior cerebellar artery[17].
  • cerebellum's arterial supply is recorded as anterior inferior cerebellar artery[18].
  • cerebellum's arterial supply is recorded as posterior inferior cerebellar artery[19].
  • cerebellum's venous drainage is recorded as superior cerebellar veins[20].
  • cerebellum's venous drainage is recorded as inferior cerebellar veins[21].
  • cerebellum's development of anatomical structure is recorded as cerebellum development[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include brain region[3], organ type[4], and class of anatomical entity[5]. Recorded subclass of include organ component of neuraxis[6] and particular anatomical entity[7].

Use and Application

Components include neuron[10], a cell type[23]; neuroglia[11], a cell type[24]; and cerebellar vermis[12], a class of anatomical entity[25]. cerebellum is part of metencephalon[8].

Why It Matters

cerebellum draws 4,712 Wikipedia views per month (brain_region category, ranking #13 of 61).[2] cerebellum has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] cerebellum is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Cerebellum
    Subclass of organ component of neuraxis, particular anatomical entity
    Development of anatomical structure cerebellum development
    Part of metencephalon
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007284809705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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