Primary fissure of cerebellum

The monticulus of the cerebellum is divided by the primary fissure (or preclival fissure) into an anterior, raised part, the culmen or summit, and a posterior sloped part, the clivus; the quadrangular lobule is similarly divided.

Primary fissure of cerebellum
Upper surface of the cerebellum. (Preclival fissure coloured in red.)
The primary fissure demarcates the anterior lobe    and the posterior lobe   .
Details
Identifiers
Latin	fissura prima
NeuroNames	648
TA98	A14.1.07.119
TA2	5794
FMA	83729
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

Additional images

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  Animation. Primary fissure shown in red.
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  Close up animation. Primary fissure shown in red.
• Dissection video (1 min 20 s). Demonstrating the three cerebellar lobes. "V-shaped fissure" is the primary fissure.

See also

• Anatomy of the cerebellum

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 789 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20080614064333/http://www.ib.amwaw.edu.pl/anatomy/atlas/image_06e.htm