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Exploration of the left half of the cerebellum and brain stem from its inferior and medial aspect

Posterior medullary velum; posterolateral fissure; peduncle of flocculus partially exposed

Image #26-2

KEYWORDS: Brain, Cerebellum.

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Exploration of the left half of the cerebellum and brain stem from its inferior and medial aspect

Posterior medullary velum; posterolateral fissure; peduncle of flocculus partially exposed

A portion of the tonsil has been torn away to expose the relations of the flocculus, its peduncle, the lateral recess of the ventricle and the restiform body. A segment of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery has been cut away. Its distal cut end is partially hidden by the nodulus.

1 .	Pyramid (vermis)
2 .	Fibers entering nodulus
3 .	Branch of posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA)
4 .	Postpyramidal fissure (second fissure)
5 .	Floccular peduncle (seen as a vertical white band)
6 .	Posterolateral fissure
7 .	Taenia chorioidea
8 .	Posterior inferior cerebellar artery
9 .	Cerebellar lingula
10 .	Nodulus
11 .	Posterior medullary velum
12 .	Striae medullares
13 .	Restiform body (inferior cerebellar peduncle)
14 .	Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
15 .	Flocculus