lingula cerebelli


lin·gu·la of cer·e·bel·lum

[TA] a tongue-shaped sequence of flattened cerebellar folia forming the anterior (or superior) extreme of the cerebellar vermis, extending forward on the surface of the superior medullary velum between the two emerging superior cerebellar peduncles. Synonym(s): lingula cerebelli [TA], alae lingulae cerebelli, lingua cerebelli, tongue of cerebellum

lingula cerebelli

A tonguelike process of the cerebellum projected forward on the upper surface of the superior medullary velum.See also: lingula