Has a sernioval shape in horizontal sections. L. diminutive of cerebrum, the brain. The cerebellum is thus the little brain. The term appeared in English in 1565. The word first appeared in English in 1565.
Optic chiasma is the site of crossing of optic nerve fibers to form the optic tract.
Pertaining to cingulum. Cingulate gyrus of the limbic lobe. The white matter core of the cingulate gyrus surrounds the corpus callosurn like a girdle. L. a barrier or fence, from claudere, to shut or close. The receptor organ of hearing is so-named because of its striking resemblance, with its two and a half turns, to a snail shell.