Brain Anatomy

right and left cerebral hemispheres

transverse fissure (transverse cerebral fissure)

longitudinal fissure

lateral fissure

central sulcus

parieto-occipital sulcus

precentral gyrus

sulci

shallow grooves on surface of cerebellum

gyri

elevated ridges between sulci

postcentral gyrus

frontal lobe

parietal lobe

temporal lobe

occipital lobe

insula

cerebral cortex

cerebral white matter

basal nuclei (cerebral nuclei)

corpus callosum

septum pellucidum

fornix

internal capsule

cerebrum

diencephalon

pineal body (pineal gland)

thalamus

hypothalamus

infundibulum

pituitary gland

mammillary bodies

brain stem

midbrain (mesencephalon)

corpora quadrigemina

superior colliculi

inferior colliculi

cerebral peduncles

between brainstem and thalamus

superior cerebellar peduncles

middle cerebellar peduncles

pons

medulla oblongata

pyramids

inferior cerebellar peduncles

cerebellum

right and left cerebellar hemispheres

vermis

cerebellar cortex

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arbor vitae

white matter

right and left lateral ventricles

third ventricle

fourth ventricle

cerebral aqueduct (mesencephalic aqueduct)

interventricular foramen

dura mater

periosteal layer

meningeal layer

arachnoid mater

subarachnoid space

with arachnoid trabeculae

pia mater

tentorium cerebelli

between cerebrum and cerebellum

falx cerebri

branches of olfactory nerve (cranial nerve I)

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olfactory bulbs

olfactory tracts

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optic nerves (cranial nerve II)

optic chiasma

optic tracts

CNIV (trochlear nerve)

CNVI (abducens nerve)

CNIII (oculomotor nerve)

CNVIII (vestibulocochlear) (acoustic nerve)

CNX (vagus nerve)