Uvula [vermis]

Uvula [vermis]

Definition

Juliette Garnodier

The uvula of the vermis is an unpaired median lobule of the cerebellar vermis forming part of the caudal lobe of the cerebellum. It is situated caudal to the pyramid and rostral to the nodulus, from which it is separated by the uvulonodular fissure.

References

  • Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.

  • International Committee on Veterinary Gross Anatomical Nomenclature. Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, 6th edition, Ghent (Belgium), 2017.

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