vallecula cerebelli


vallecula

 [vah-lek´u-lah] (L.) a depression or furrow.vallecula cerebel´li a longitudinal fissure on the inferior cerebellum, in which the medulla oblongata rests.vallecula syl´vii a depression made by the fissure of Sylvius at the base of the brain.

val·lec·u·la ce·re·bel·'li

[TA] a deep hollow on the inferior surface of the cerebellum, between the hemispheres, containing the medulla oblongata and the falx cerebelli. Synonym(s): vallecula of cerebellum [TA], vallis

vallecula cerebelli

A deep fissure on the inferior surface of the cerebellum.See also: vallecula