inferior medullary velum


in·fe·ri·or med·ul·lar·y ve·lum

[TA] a thin sheet of white matter, hidden by the cerebellar tonsil, attached along the peduncle of the flocculus and, at or near the midline, to the nodulus of the vermis; it is continuous caudally with the epithelial lamina and choroid plexus of the fourth ventricle. Synonym(s): velum medullare inferius [TA], posterior medullary velum, Tarin valve, valvula semilunaris tarini, velum semilunare, velum tarini

in·fe·ri·or med·ul·lar·y ve·lum

(in-fēr'ē-ŏr med'ŭ-lar'ē vē'lŭm) [TA] A thin sheet of white matter, hidden by the cerebellar tonsil, attached along the peduncle of the flocculus and, at or near the midline, to the nodulus of the vermis; it is continuous caudally with the epithelial lamina and choroid plexus of the fourth ventricle.

Tarin,

Pierre, French anatomist, 1725-1761. Tarin space - a dilation of the subarachnoid space in front of the pons. Synonym(s): interpeduncular cisternTarin tenia - a slender, compact fiber bundle that connects the amygdala with the hypothalamus and other basal forebrain regions. Synonym(s): terminal striaTarin valve - a thin sheet of white matter hidden by the cerebellar tonsil and attached along the peduncle of the flocculus and to the nodulus of the vermis. Synonym(s): inferior medullary velum