MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

NEUROLOGY

CEREBELLAR SYNDROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ divide anterior lobe and posterior lobe.
A
Primary fissure
B
Posterolateral fissure
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The posterolateral fissure separates the flocculonodular lobe from the corpus cerebelli, and the primary fissure separates the corpus cerebelli into a posterior lobe and an anterior lobe (Figure 5.4). The cerebellum is also divided sagittally into three zones that run from medial to lateral (Fig. 5.4).

Detailed explanation-2: -The most prominent ones are the horizontal, posterolateral, postlunate, primary and retrotonsillar fissures. These fissures divide the cerebellum into three main lobes, which are the anterior, posterior and flocculonodular lobes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The central sulcus runs posterior-medial to anterior-lateral and separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe.

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