
- •Foreword
- •Cerebrum: Medial Views
- •Cerebrum: Inferior View
- •Basal Nuclei (Ganglia)
- •Thalamus
- •Cerebellum
- •Brainstem
- •Fourth Ventricle and Cerebellum
- •Accessory Nerve (XI): Schema
- •Arteries to Brain and Meninges
- •Arteries to Brain: Schema
- •Arteries of Brain: Inferior Views
- •Cerebral Arterial Circle (Willis)
- •Arteries of Brain: Frontal View and Section
- •Arteries of Brain: Lateral and Medial Views
- •Arteries of Posterior Cranial Fossa
- •Veins of Posterior Cranial Fossa
- •Deep Veins of Brain
- •Subependymal Veins of Brain
- •Hypothalamus and Hypophysis
- •Arteries and Veins of Hypothalamus and Hypophysis
- •Relation of Spinal Nerve Roots to Vertebrae
- •Autonomic Nervous System: General Topography
- •Spinal Nerve Origin: Cross Sections
- •Olfactory Nerve (I): Schema
- •Optic Nerve (II) (Visual Pathway): Schema
- •Oculomotor (III), Trochlear (IV) and Abducent (VI) Nerves: Schema
- •Trigeminal Nerve (V): Schema
- •Facial Nerve (VII): Schema
- •Vestibulocochlear Nerve (VIII): Schema
- •Glossopharyngeal Nerve (IX): Schema
- •Vagus Nerve (X): Schema
- •Accessory Nerve (XI): Schema
- •Hypoglossal Nerve (XII): Schema
- •Nerves of Heart
- •Autonomic Nerves and Ganglia of Abdomen
- •Nerves of Stomach and Duodenum
- •Nerves of Stomach and Duodenum (continued)
- •Nerves of Small Intestine
- •Nerves of Large Intestine
- •Nerves of Kidneys, Ureters and Urinary Bladder
- •Nerves of Pelvic Viscera: Male
- •Nerves of Pelvic Viscera: Female
- •Median Nerve
- •Ulnar Nerve
- •Radial Nerve in Arm and Nerves of Posterior Shoulder
- •Radial Nerve in Forearm
- •Sciatic Nerve and Posterior Cutaneous Nerve of Thigh
- •Tibial Nerve
- •Common Fibular (Peroneal) Nerve
- •Organization of the Brain: Cerebrum
- •Organization of the Brain: Cell Types
- •Blood-Brain Barrier
- •Synaptic Transmission: Morphology of Synapses
- •Synaptic Transmission: Neuromuscular Junction
- •Synaptic Transmission: Visceral Efferent Endings
- •Synaptic Transmission: Inhibitory Mechanisms
- •Synaptic Transmission: Chemical Synaptic Transmission
- •Synaptic Transmission: Temporal and Spatial Summation
- •Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF): Brain Ventricles and CSF Composition
- •Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF): Circulation of CSF
- •Spinal Cord: Ventral Rami
- •Spinal Cord: Membranes and Nerve Roots
- •Peripheral Nervous System
- •Autonomic Nervous System: Schema
- •Autonomic Nervous System: Cholinergic and Adrenergic Synapses
- •Hypothalamus
- •Limbic System
- •The Cerebral Cortex
- •Descending Motor Pathways
- •Cerebellum: Afferent Pathways
- •Cerebellum: Efferent Pathways
- •Cutaneous Sensory Receptors
- •Cutaneous Receptors: Pacinian Corpuscle
- •Sensory Pathways: I
- •Sensory Pathways: II
- •Sensory Pathways: III
- •Visual System: Receptors
- •Visual System: Visual Pathway
- •Auditory System: Cochlea
- •Auditory System: Pathways
- •Vestibular System: Receptors
- •Vestibular System: Vestibulospinal Tracts
- •Gustatory (Taste) System: Receptors
- •Gustatory (Taste) System: Pathways
- •Olfactory System: Receptors
- •Olfactory System: Pathway
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Cerebrum: Inferior View |
NEUROANATOMY |
Sectioned brainstem |
Frontal pole of cerebrum |
Straight gyrus
Olfactory sulcus
Orbital sulci
Orbital gyri
Temporal pole
Lateral sulcus (Sylvius)
Inferior temporal sulcus
Inferior temporal gyrus
Inferior (inferolateral) margin of cerebrum
Rhinal sulcus
Uncus
Inferior temporal gyrus
Occipitotemporal sulcus
Lateral occipitotemporal gyrus
Collateral sulcus
Parahippocampal gyrus
Medial occipitotemporal gyrus
Calcarine sulcus
Isthmus of cingulate gyrus
Longitudinal cerebral fissure
Genu of corpus callosum
Lamina terminalis
Olfactory bulb
Olfactory tract
Optic chiasm
Optic nerve (II) (cut)
Hypophysis (pituitary gland)
Anterior
perforated substance
Optic tract
Tuber cinereum
Mammillary body
Posterior perforated substance (in interpeduncular fossa)
Cerebral crus
Lateral geniculate body
Substantia nigra
Medial geniculate body
Red nucleus
Pulvinar of thalamus
Superior colliculus (of corpora quadrigemina)
Cerebral aqueduct
Splenium of corpus callosum
Apex of cuneus
Occipital pole of cerebrum
Longitudinal cerebral fissure
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NEUROANATOMY |
Basal Nuclei (Ganglia) |
Horizontal sections through cerebrum
Genu of corpus callosum
Lateral ventricle
Septum pellucidum
Column of fornix
Insula
(island of Reil)
Interthalamic adhesion
Thalamus
Crus of fornix
Choroid plexus of lateral ventricle
Splenium of corpus callosum
Organization of basal nuclei (ganglia)
Caudate Putamen Globus nucleus pallidus
Lentiform
Striatum nucleus
Corpus striatum
Basal nuclei (ganglia)
A B
Head of caudate nucleus
Anterior limb
Genu |
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Posterior limb |
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Putamen |
Lentiform |
Globus pallidus |
nucleus |
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3rd ventricle |
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External capsule |
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Claustrum
Retrolenticular part of internal capsule
Tail of caudate nucleus
Hippocampus and fimbria
Occipital (posterior) horn of lateral ventricle
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Habenula |
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Pineal body |
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Cleft for internal capsule
Caudate |
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Thalamus |
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Pulvinar |
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Lentiform nucleus |
Medial geniculate body |
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Lateral geniculate body |
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Amygdaloid body |
Tail of caudate nucleus |
Interrelationship of thalamus, lentiform nucleus, caudate nucleus and amygdaloid body (schema): left lateral view
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Thalamus |
NEUROANATOMY |
Interventricular foramen (Monro)
Tela choroidea (cut edge) of 3rd ventricle
3rd ventricle
Choroid plexus
Superior thalamostriate vein
Pes hippocampi
Temporal (inferior) horn of lateral ventricle
Internal cerebral vein
Dentate gyrus
Collateral eminence
Hippocampus
Fimbria of hippocampus
Posterior commissure
Habenular commissure
Pineal body
Collateral trigone
Calcar avis
Occipital (posterior) horn of lateral ventricle
Calcarine sulcus
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lamina |
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adhesion |
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Pulvinar |
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Intralaminar |
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LP |
nuclei |
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VPL |
3rd ventricle |
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CM |
VPM |
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Reticular nucleus |
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Thalamic nuclei
External medullary lamina
Median nuclei
Schematic section through thalamus
(at level of broken line shown in figure at right)
CM Centromedian LD Lateral dorsal LP Lateral posterior
MMedial
MD Medial dorsal VA Ventral anterior
VI Ventral intermedial VL Ventral lateral
VP Ventral posterior VPL Ventral posterolateral
VPM Ventral posteromedial
Corpus callosum (cut)
Head of caudate nucleus
Septum pellucidum
Columns of fornix
Anterior tubercle
Stria terminalis
Interthalamic adhesion
Lamina affixa
Stria medullaris
Habenular trigone
Pulvinar (retracted)
Lateral geniculate body
Medial geniculate body
Brachium of superior colliculus
Brachium of inferior colliculus
Superior colliculus
Inferior colliculus
Cerebellum
3rd ventricle
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Lamina |
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lamina |
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medullary LD |
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Internal |
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Pulvinar
Lateral geniculate body
Medial geniculate body
Schematic representation of thalamus
(external medullary lamina and reticular nuclei removed)
Lateral nuclei
Medial nuclei
Anterior nuclei
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NEUROANATOMY |
Cerebellum |
Superior surface
Anterior cerebellar notch
Central lobule (II & III)
Culmen (IV & V)
Superior vermis
Declive (VI)
Folium (VII A)
Posterior cerebellar notch
Central lobule Inferior surface
Superior vermis
Lingula (I)
Superior medullary velum
Flocculus (H X)
4th ventricle
Inferior medullary velum
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Nodule (X) |
Inferior |
Uvula (IX) |
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vermis |
Pyramid (VIII) |
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Tuber (VII B) |
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Posterior cerebellar notch |
Decussation of
superior cerebellar peduncles
4th ventricle
Superior medullary velum
Fastigial
Globose
Cerebellar
nuclei
Dentate
Emboliform
Anterior lobe
Quadrangular lobule (H IV-V)
Primary fissure
Horizontal fissure
Simple lobule (H VI)
Posterior lobe
Postlunate fissure
Superior semilunar (anseriform) lobule (H VII A)
Horizontal fissure
Inferior semilunar (caudal) lobule (H VII B)
Anterior lobe
Wing of central lobule
Superior |
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Middle |
Cerebellar peduncles |
Inferior |
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Flocculonodular lobe |
Posterolateral (dorsolateral) fissure
Retrotonsillar fissure
Posterior lobe
Tonsil
Biventer lobule (H VIII)
Secondary (postpyramidal) fissure
Horizontal fissure
Inferior semilunar (caudal) lobule (H VII B)
Cerebral crus
Medial longitudinal fasciculus
Nuclear layer of medulla oblongata
Superior cerebellar peduncle
Lingula (I)
Vermis
Section in plane of superior cerebellar peduncle
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