The culmen is the portion of the anterior vermis adjacent to the primary fissure of cerebellum.
| Culmen | |
|---|---|
 Upper surface of the cerebellum. (Culmen labeled near center.) | |
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| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Culmen |
| NeuroNames | 659 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_926 |
| TA98 | A14.1.07.112 |
| TA2 | 5824 |
| FMA | 83886 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The culmen and the anterior parts of the quadrangular lobules form the lobus culminis.
Additional Images
Cerebellum. Superior surface.
Cerebellum. Superior surface.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 789 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20010514005529/http://www.ib.amwaw.edu.pl/anatomy/atlas/image_11e.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080614064333/http://www.ib.amwaw.edu.pl/anatomy/atlas/image_06e.htm
- NIF Search - Culmen via the Neuroscience Information Framework
