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Detail of nerve cells in the cerebellum of a rat
Legend:
1 granular layer
2 molecular layer
3 Purkinje cell
4 axons
5 cell nucleus
English name: Black rat
Scientific name: Rattus rattus
Familia: Muridae
Classis: Mammalia
Phylum: Chordata (subphylum vertebrata)
Regnum: Animalia
Balance, position and concious movements are controled and coordinated in the cerebellum. Purkinje cells are much larger than any other cell in the cerebellum. They can receive input signals from numerous nervous fibers, but they are the only type of cells in teh cerebellum able to emit an output signal.
