The Brain Lab pt 1
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Cerebral cortex
the wrinkled, outermost layer of gray matter in the brain’s cerebrum
Motor area
Red line (long strip directly behind the frontal cortex)
Sensory area
The strip behind the motor area (yellow)
Frontal lobe
The brown bit, the front bit
Temporal lobe
The blue bit, the part that is by the temporal bone
Parietal lobe
The part behind the sensory area
The green bit
Occipital lobe
Base of the brain
The purple bit
Central sulcus
the line between the motor and sensory areas
Precentral gyrus
literally the motor area
Postcentral gyrus
Literally the sensory area
Lateral cerebral sulcus (sylvian fissure)
Separates the parietal and frontal from the temporal
Longitudinal cerebral fissure
Midline of the brain, separates the right and left
Medial side of the brain
The ___________ of the brain, viewed via a midsagittal cut, reveals inner structures connecting the two hemispheres and controlling vital functions
Cingulate gyrus
limbic cortex, the part under the brain surface
cingulate sulcus
the ridge above the cingulate gyrus
Corpus callosum
the long grooved curve under the limbic cortex
body of the corpus callosum
The more posterior long bit (basically just it fr)
Genu of the corpus callosum
what the black arrow points to, the most anterior part of the corpus callosum
Splenium of corpus callosum
what the red is covering
Fornix
the curved swirly bit underneath the corpus callosum
Septum pellucidum
the space above the fornix
Anterior commissure
Posterior commissure
Thalamus
the whole most central structure below the fornix
Optic chasm
x-shaped at the base of the brain, where optic nerves cross
Pineal gland
the posterior pointy bump
Superior colliculus
bumpy bit in back that is above the cerebellum
Inferior colliculus
The bottom bump
Sylvian aqueduct
The line beneath the inferior colliculus
Third ventricle
Gap at the thalamus
Fourth ventricle
Between the pons and the cerebellum
Arbor vitae
The little tree in the cerebellum
vermis of cerebellum
the middle of the two haves of the cerebellum
Medulla oblongata
The (purple) line
Pons
Blob at the top of the medulla oblongata
Cerebral peduncle
ridges between cerebellum
Mammillary body
two little bumps above the cerebellum
Lateral ventricles
space above the thalamus
Dorsal column
white above the dorsal horn
Lateral column
2 outer white parts
Ventral column
dorsal horn
Ventral horn
Anterior horn
transverse commissure
line connecting the two halves
dorsal median sulcus
Red
Ventral median sulcus
Blue
Dorsolateral sulcus
Pink
Central canal
hole in the very middle
ventrolateral sulcus
Antero-lateral sulcus
dorsal root
Green
Ventral root
Yellow
Dorsal root ganglion
purple
Spinal nerve
orange
