NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE
CEREBELLUM
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posterior
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superior
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anterior
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The pons lies between the medulla and the midbrain and is joined to the cerebellum by the middle cerebellar peduncle. Between the pons and the cerebellum lies the fourth ventricle. The pons consists mainly of sensory and motor nerve fibres passing between the midbrain, cerebellum and medulla oblongata.
Detailed explanation-2: -The cerebellum is situated in the posterior cranial fossa behind the pons and medulla oblongata, separated from them by the fourth ventricle. It plays an important role in the coordination and precision of motor functions, as well as in motor learning.
Detailed explanation-3: -hindbrain, also called rhombencephalon, region of the developing vertebrate brain that is composed of the medulla oblongata, the pons, and the cerebellum.