![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Horizontal_fissure_of_cerebellum_-_text.png/640px-Horizontal_fissure_of_cerebellum_-_text.png&w=640&q=50)
Horizontal fissure of cerebellum
Horizontal groove in the middle of the cerebellum / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The largest and deepest fissure in the cerebellum is named the horizontal fissure (or horizontal sulcus).
![]() | This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (June 2015) |
Quick Facts Details, Identifiers ...
Horizontal fissure of cerebellum | |
---|---|
![]() Lateral view of brain. Horizontal fissure lined in red. | |
Dissection video (34 sec) | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | fissura (or sulcus) horizontalis (cerebelli) |
NeuroNames | 661 |
NeuroLex ID | nlx_anat_20081255 |
TA98 | A14.1.07.209 |
TA2 | 5796 |
FMA | 75135 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
Close
It commences in front of the pons, and passes horizontally around the free margin of the hemisphere to the middle line behind, and divides the cerebellum into an upper and a lower portion.