(find structures in
Vanderwolf & Cooley, fill in page numbers on blanks)
1. External
features – Locate the following features:
1.1. spinal
cord ________
1.2. myelencephalon ________
1.2.1. medulla
________
1.2.2. pyramidal tract ________
1.3. metencephalon ________
1.3.1. cerebellum
________
1.3.1.1.
cerebellar vermis
________
1.3.1.2.
cerebellar hemisphere
________
1.3.2. pons
________
1.3.3. trigeminal nerve ________
1.4. mesencephalon ________
1.4.1. cerebral peduncle ________
1.4.2. oculomotor nerve ________
1.4.3. tectum
________
1.4.3.1.
superior colliculus
________
1.4.3.2.
inferior colliculus
________
1.5. diencephalon ________
1.5.1. mammillary body ________
1.5.2. infundibulum ________
1.5.3. optic tract ________
1.5.4. pineal body ________
1.6. telencephalon ________
1.6.1. medial longitudinal fissure ________
1.6.2. sylvian fissure ________
1.6.3. rhinal fissure ________
1.6.4. olfactory bulb ________
1.6.5. uncus
________
1.6.6. lateral olfactory tract ________
1.6.7. medial olfactory tract ________
2. Mid-sagittal
features ________
2.1. Ventricles ________
2.1.1. Fourth ventricle ________
2.1.2. Cerebral aqueduct ________
2.1.3. Third ventricle ________
2.1.4. Intraventricular foramen ________
2.2. Cerebellum ________
2.2.1. arbor vitae ________
2.3. Midbrain
(mesencephalon) ________
2.3.1. Tectum
________
2.3.1.1.
Superior colliculus
________
2.3.1.2.
Inferior colliculus
________
2.3.2. Tegmentum
________
2.4. Diencephalon ________
2.4.1. Thalamus
________
2.4.1.1.
massa intermedia
________
2.4.1.2.
habenula
________
2.4.2. Hypothalamus ________
2.4.2.1.
mammillary body
________
2.4.3. Pineal body ________
2.4.4. Posterior commissure ________
2.4.5. Optic chiasm ________
2.5. Telencephalon ________
2.5.1. Corpus Callosum ________
2.5.2. splenium
________
2.5.3. body
________
2.5.4. genu
________
2.6. Fornix ________
2.7. Septum
pellucidum ________
2.8. Cingulate
gyrus ________
Lab 2 – Gross dissection (half brain)
3. Gradually
remove tissue from the dorsal surface to reveal these structures:
3.1. Corpus
callosum ________
3.2. Lateral
ventricle ________
3.3. Caudate
nucleus ________
3.4. Hippocampus ________
3.4.1. fimbria
________
3.4.2. fornix
________
3.5. Septal
nucleus ________
3.6. Lifting
up hippocampal complex: ________
3.6.1. fimbria
________
3.6.2. dentate gyrus ________
3.6.3. hippocampal fissure ________
3.7. Pineal
body ________
3.8. Thalamus ________
3.8.1. lateral geniculate nucleus ________
3.8.2. pulvinar
________
3.8.3. medial geniculate nucleus ________
3.9. Removing
cerebellum
3.9.1. superior colliculus ________
3.9.2. inferior colliculus ________
3.9.3. cerebellar peduncles ________
3.9.4. fourth ventricle ________
Lab 3 – Coronal Sections (half brain)
4. Slicing
from the front of the brain, reveal the following structures:
4.1. First
slice (behind olfactory bulbs): ________
4.1.1. Corpus callosum ________
4.1.2. Corona radiata ________
4.1.3. Lateral ventricle ________
4.1.4. Cingulum
________
4.1.5. Caudate nucleus (head) ________
4.1.6. Putamen
________
4.1.7. Internal capsule fibers (running between
caudate and putamen) ________
4.1.8. External capsule ________
4.2. Second
slice (Through front of optic chiasm): ________
4.2.1. Optic chiasm ________
4.2.2. Anterior commisure (decussating) ________
4.2.3. Septal nucleus ________
4.2.4. Fornix (column) ________
4.2.5. Globus pallidus ________
4.2.6. Cingulum
________
4.3. Third
slice (through back of optic chiasm, and fimbria/fornix): ________
4.3.1. Cingulum
________
4.3.2. Corpus callosum ________
4.3.3. Caudate nucleus (tail) ________
4.3.4. Internal capsule ________
4.3.5. External capsule ________
4.3.6. Amygdala
________
4.3.7. Fimbria
________
4.3.8. Fornix
________
4.3.9. Third ventricle ________
4.3.10. Thalamic
nuclei ________
4.3.10.1.
anterior thalamus
________
4.3.11. Hypothalamus ________
4.4. Fourth
slice (through posterior commissure and pineal body): ________
4.4.1. Corpus callosum (splenium) ________
4.4.2. Hippocampus ________
4.4.3. Pineal body ________
4.4.4. Posterior commissure ________
4.4.5. Thalamic nuclei ________
4.4.5.1.
lateral geniculate nucleus ________
4.4.5.2.
pulvinar
________
4.4.6. Substantia nigra ________
4.4.7. Midbrain reticular formation ________
4.5. Fifth
slice (through superior colliculus and cerebral aqueduct) ________
4.5.1. Optic radiations ________
4.5.2. superior colliculus ________
4.5.3. Inferior colliculus ________
4.5.4. Central gray ________
4.5.5. Pons
________
4.5.5.1.
transverse pontine fibers ________