Cerebellopontine angle

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Cerebellopontine angle

Dissection showing the projection fibers of the cerebellum

Human brain midsagittal view

Details
Latin

Angulus pontocerebellaris

Identifiers
TA

A14.1.05.004

FMA

84358
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The cerebellopontine angle is a structure at the margin of the

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cerebellum and pons.

contents :
facial N. (CN VII)
vestibulocochlear (CN VIII)
flocculus of the cerebellum
lateral recess of the 4th ventricle
It is where vestibular schwannomas are usually found.