The lingula is a small tongue-shaped process, consisting of four or five folia; it lies in front of the lobulus centralis, and is concealed by it.
| Lingula of cerebellum | |
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 Sagittal section of the cerebellum, near the junction of the vermis with the hemisphere. (Lingula labeled at upper right.) | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | lingula cerebelli |
| NeuroNames | 657 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_932 |
| TA98 | A14.1.07.103 |
| TA2 | 5820 |
| FMA | 83884 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
Anteriorly, it rests on the dorsal surface of the anterior medullary velum, and its white substance is continuous with that of the velum.
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Cerebellum. Inferior surface. -
Cerebellum. Inferior surface.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 789 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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