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gyrus
folds in the brain (blue arrow)

fissure
deep depressions in brain folds

sulcus
shallow groove in brain

longitudinal fissure
separates cerebral hemispheres

left hemisphere
controls language, math, and logic

right hemisphere
controls perception of physical environment, art, nonverbal communication, music, etc.

central sulcus

precentral gyrus

frontal lobe

lateral sulcus

post central gyrus

pareital lobe

occipital lobe

transverse fissure
separates cerebrum from cerebellum

temporal lobe

corpus callosum

septum pellucidum

fornix

parietal-occipital fissure

thalamus

hypothalamus

intermediate commissure

optic chiasma

pituitary gland

pineal gland

cerebral peduncle

cerebral peduncle

superior colliculi

superior colliculi

inferior colliculi

pons

cerebellum

arbor vitae
white matter of the cerebellum

cerebellar hemisphere

vermis
Connects the two hemispheres of the cerebellum

cerebral aquaduct

fourth ventricle

medulla oblongata

midbrain

optic chiasma

lateral ventricle

fourth ventricle
#3

grey matter
(in orange)

dorsal horn

lateral horn

ventral horn

dorsal median sulcus

ventral median fissure

grey commissure

central canal
A tiny channel found within the spinal cord and inferior medulla oblongata

white matter

dorsal column

lateral column

ventral column

meninges
three protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord (AKA: the "maters")
pia mater
thin, delicate inner membrane of the meninges

arachnoid mater
middle layer

dura mater
Outermost layer of the meninges

fasciculus gracilis

fasciculus cuneatus

dorsal spinocerebellar tract
dark green, #5

denticulate ligament

lateral spinothalamic tract

subarachnoid space
contains cerebrospinal fluid

lateral corticospinal tract

dorsal root ganglion

ventral root

cervical plexus

phrenic nerve

brachial plexus

intercostal nerves

axillary nerve

musculocutaneous nerve

lumbar plexus

sacral plexus

radial nerve

median nerve

ulnar nerve

iliohypogastric nerve

ilioinguinal nerve

genitofemoral nerve

lateral femoral cutaneous nerve

femoral nerve

femoral nerve

obturator nerve

cauda equina

filium terminale

sciatic nerve

tibial nerve

plantar nerve

common fibular nerve

superificial fibular nerve

deep fibular nerve

olfactory nerve
I

optic nerve
II

oculomotor nerve
III

trochlear nerve
IV

trigeminal nerve
V

abducens nerve
VI

facial nerve
VII
