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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| 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
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Cerebellum. Superior surface. -
Cerebellum. Superior surface.
References
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 789 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
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- 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
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