MAIN FEATURES ABOUT THE ANATOMY OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
CEREBELUM – 1
CEREBELUM – 1
The cerebellum is formed by numerous folds of nervous tissue, each of them called a folium (plural: folia). The folia are visible on the organ’s surface and can be distinguished in the sectioned organ (lower figure). The limits of one folium are labeled in red.
Notice the distribution of the white and gray matters in each folium:
– a portion of the white matter (labeled with a light tone of blue) connects it with the white matter of the brain. Extensions this first portion of white matter penetrate the inside of the folia and form their core.
– the gray matter is wide layer that covers the white matter of each folia and the whole cerebellum.
