The cerebellum plays a crucial role in motor coordination, learning motor skills, maintaining muscle tone and posture, smoothing muscle contractions, correlating eye and body movements, and coordinating the movements of different joints.
1. Highly important in motor coordination<div>2. Aids in learning motor skills</div><div>3. Maintains muscle tone and posture</div><div>4. Smooths muscle contraction</div><div>5. Coordinates eye and body movements</div><div>6. Coordinates the motions of different joints w/ each other such as shoulder and elbow in pitching a ball </div>
| Front | What is the role of the cerebellum? |
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| Back | 1. Highly important in motor coordination 2. Aids in learning motor skills 3. Maintains muscle tone and posture 4. Smooths muscle contraction 5. Coordinates eye and body movements 6. Coordinates the motions of different joints w/ each other such as shoulder and elbow in pitching a ball |
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