Cerebellum tissue Coloured light micrograph of a section through the cerebellum of the brain This is the grey matter of the cerebellum It consists of two layers the molecular layer dark blue and the granular layer light blue Purkinje cells orange a type of neuron nerve cell form the junction between the two layers Purkinje cells consist of a large flaskshaped cell body with many branching process dendrites The cerebellum controls balance posture and muscle coordination Magnification X when printed at centimetres wide
