Anatomy

Cerebellopontine Angle

Junction between the cerebellum and the pons.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Junction between the cerebellum and the pons.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Cerebellopontile Angle
  • Angle, Cerebellopontile
  • Angle, Cerebellopontine
  • Angles, Cerebellopontile
  • Angles, Cerebellopontine
  • Cerebellopontile Angles
  • Cerebellopontine Angles

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Aspects Covered

23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

diseases: coord IM with CEREBELLAR DISEASES (IM); neopl: coord (IM) with CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)

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History Note

90; was CEREBELLOPONTILE ANGLE 1966-89

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Tree Number

  1. A08w.186w.211w.132w.810w.428w.200w.462w

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NLM Classification

WL 320

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cerebellopontine Angle. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002530. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002530
  2. Cerebellopontine Angle. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebellopontine_angle
  3. Cerebellopontine Angle. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3617410