The
flocculus is a small lobe of the
cerebellumThe cerebellum is a region of the brain that plays an important role in the integration of sensory perception, coordination and motor control...
at the posterior border of the middle cerebellar peduncle anterior to the
biventer lobuleThe biventer lobule is triangular in shape; its apex points backward, and is joined by the gray band to the pyramid.The lateral border is separated from the inferior semilunar lobule by the postpyramidal fissure....
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The
flocculus is a small lobe of the
cerebellumThe cerebellum is a region of the brain that plays an important role in the integration of sensory perception, coordination and motor control...
at the posterior border of the middle cerebellar peduncle anterior to the
biventer lobuleThe biventer lobule is triangular in shape; its apex points backward, and is joined by the gray band to the pyramid.The lateral border is separated from the inferior semilunar lobule by the postpyramidal fissure....
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It is associated with the nodulus of the vermis; together, these two structures compose the vestibular part of the cerebellum.
At its base, the flocculus receives input from the middle ears vestibular system and regulates balance. Many floccular projections descend to the spinal cord and connect to the motor nuclei involved in control of eye movement.
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