[cerebellum] The culmen is the portion of the anterior vermis adjacent to the primary fissure of cerebellum. The culmen and the anterior parts of the quadrangular lobules form the lobus culminis. ==Additional Images== File:Slide2AST.JPG|Cerebellum. Superior surface. File:Slide3AST.JPG|Cerebellum. Superior surface. ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culmen_(cerebellum)
The anterior prominent portion of the monticulus of the vermis of the cerebellum; vermal lobule rostral to the primary fissure. ... Synonym: lobulus culminis. ... Origin: L. Summit ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(kul´mәn) pl. cul´mina acme or summit. culmen cerebelli. culmen cerebelli , culmen of cerebellum the portion of the rostral lobe of the cerebellum that lies medially between the central lobule and the primary fissure. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Cul'men noun [ Latin , from cellere (in comp.) to impel; confer celsus pushed upward, lofty.] 1. Top; summit; acme. R. North. 2. (Zoology) The dorsal ridge of a bird's bill. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/200
Type: Term Pronunciation: kul′men, -mē′na Definitions: 1. The anterior prominent portion of the monticulus of the vermis of the cerebellum; vermal lobule rostral to the primary fissure; divided into an anterior part [TA] (lobule IV of Larsell) and a posterior part [TA] (lobule V of Larsell). Synonyms: lobulus culminis  ... Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=21825