11.6: Anatomical Atlas - Central Nervous System

Thoracic Spinal Cord Histology by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, slide provided by the Regents of the University of Michigan Medical School under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 © 2022.

A - posterior (dorsal) median sulcus

B - central canal

C - lateral funiculus 

D - anterior funiculus

E - posterior funiculus (column)

F - posterior horn

G - lateral horn

H - anterior horn

I - anterior median fissure

Spinal Cord Cross Section with Posterior Root Ganglion Histology by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

A - posterior funiculus

B - dura mater and arachnoid mater

C - posterior horn

D - posterior root

E - lateral funiculus

F - anterior horn

G - anterior funiculus

H - anterior median fissure

I - subarachnoid space

J - anterior root

K - posterior root ganglion

L - spinal nerve

Spinal Cord with Vertebra Model by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

A - posterior (dorsal) median sulcus

B - dura mater

C - posterior funiculus (column)

D - posterior horn

E - central canal

F - anterior funiculus

G - pia mater

H - anterior median fissure

I - adipose connective tissue in epidural space

J - subarachnoid space

K - posterior root

L - lateral funiculus

M - anterior horn

N - anterior root

Spinal Cord in Spinal Canal by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

A - lumbar region of the spinal cord

B - conus medullaris

C - filum terminale

D - sacral and coccygeal regions of the spinal cord

Thoracic Spinal Cord with Vertebrae by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

A - posterior funiculus

B - anterior median fissure

C - dura mater and arachnoid mater

D - adipose connective tissue in epidural space

E - posterior median sulcus

F - lateral funiculus

G - anterior funiculus

H - pia mater

Thoracic Spinal Cord with Vertebrae - superior view by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

A - posterior root

B - posterior horn

C - posterior root ganglion

D - anterior root

E - lateral horn

F - central canal

G - anterior horn

Dural Sinuses by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

A - superior sagittal sinus

B - inferior sagittal sinus

C - straight sinus

D - confluence of sinuses

E - transverse sinus

Transverse Section of Brain Model by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

A - cerebral cortex (of frontal lobe)

B - thalamus

C - internal capsule

D - lateral ventricle

E - superior and inferior colliculi/corpora quadrigemina

F - longitudinal fissure

G - corona radiata

H - corpus callosum

I - basal ganglia (caudate nucleus)

J - fornix

K - pineal gland/body

L - cerebellum

Brain Model Horizontal Section - Atlas by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

A - corona radiata

B - cerebral cortex

C - corpus callosum

D - basal ganglia

E - thalamus

Brain Model Horizontal Section 2 - Atlas by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

A - superior sagittal sinus

B - longitudinal fissure

C - insular lobe

D - internal capsule

E - lateral ventricle

F - dura mater

Brainstem Model Lateral View - Atlas by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

A - insular lobe

B - pituitary gland

C - midbrain (mesencephalon)

D - pons

E - medulla oblongata

Head Model Lateral View 1 - Atlas by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

A - superior sagittal sinus

B - corpus callosum

C - thalamus

D - fornix

E - straight sinus

F - 4th ventricle

Head Model Lateral View 2 - Atlas by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

A - septum pellucidum

B - cerebral cortex (front lobe)

C - midbrain (mesencephalon)

D - arbor vitae

E - pons

F - medulla oblongata

Brain Model Inferior View - Atlas by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

A - medulla oblongata

B - pituitary gland

C - longitudinal fissure

D - cerebellum (cortex)

E - pons

F - midbrain (mesencephalon)

G - temporal lobe of cerebrum

H - frontal lobe of cerebrum

Brain Model Medial View 1 - Atlas by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

A - hypothalamus

B - midbrain (mesencephalon)

C - pons

D - medulla oblongata

E - corpus callosum

F - septum pellucidum

G - fornix

H - central sulcus

I - thalamus

J - tectal plate/corpora quadrigemina

K - fourth ventricle

Brain Model Medial View 2 - Atlas by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

A - mammillary body of hypothalamus

B - pons

C - medulla oblongata

D - arbor vitae

E - cortex of cerebellum

F - cerebral aquaduct

G - pineal gland

Brain Model Lateral View - Atlas by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

A - central sulcus

B - lateral fissure/sulcus

C - occipital lobe

D - parietal lobe

E - frontal lobe

F - temporal lobe

G - cerebellum

"Brain Ventricles - Atlas" by BlueLink is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 with notification of the original authors; labeling by Jennifer Lange

A - lateral ventricle (right)

B - 3rd/third ventricle

D - cerebral/mesencephalic aquaduct

E - 4th/fourth ventricle

F - choroid plexus

Sheep Brain Ventral View - Atlas by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, modification of original from biologycorner.

A - olfactory bulb

B - longitudinal fissure

C - optic nerve; CN II

D - optic tract

E - midbrain/mesencephalon

F - pons

G - medulla oblongata

H - spinal cord

I - cerebellum

J - hypothalamus

j - mammillary bodies

K - optic chiasm

Sheep Brain Midsagittal View - Atlas by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

A - cerebrum - right cerebral hemisphere

B - optic nerve; CN II

C - hypothalamus

D - midbrain; mesencephalon

E - pons

F - medulla oblongata

G - cerebellum

Sheep Brain Midsagittal View - Atlas by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

A - corpus callosum

B - fornix

C - thalamus

D - pineal gland

E - tectal plate/corpora quadrigemmina/superior colliculus

F - arbor vitae of cerebellum

G - cortex of cerebellum

Sheep Brain Midsagittal View - Atlas by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

A - septum pellucidum

B - cerebral aquaduct/mesencephalic aquaduct

C - fourth ventricle

Sheep Brain Lateral View - Atlas by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

A - olfactory bulb

B - optic nerve or CN II

C - cerebrum or left cerebral hemisphere

D - midbrain or mesencephalon

E - pons

F - medulla oblongata

G - spinal cord

H - cerebellum

Sheep Brain Tectal Plate - Atlas by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

A - pineal gland

B - superior colliculus

C - inferior colliculus

D - cerebellum

E - occipital lobe

Sheep Brain Corpus Callosum - Atlas by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Corpus callosum

"Human Brain Features Lateral View - Atlas" by University of British Columbia's Clinical Anatomy is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; labeling by Jennifer Lange.

A - Precentral gyrus

B - Central sulcus

C - Postcentral gyrus

D - Parieto-occipital sulcus

E - Lateral sulcus/fissure

"Human Brain Cerebral Lobes Lateral View - Atlas" by University of British Columbia's Clinical Anatomy is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; labeling by Jennifer Lange.

A - Frontal lobe

B - Parietal lobe

C - Temporal lobe

D - Occipital lobe

"Human brain left midsagittal view closeup - Ventricles Atlas" by John A. Beal, PhD Dep't. of Cellular Biology & Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport is licensed under CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons; labeling by Jennifer Lange.

A - 4th/Fourth ventricle

B - Cerebral/mesencephalic aquaduct

C - 3rd/Third ventricle

D - Septum pellucidum

"Human brain left midsagittal view closeup - Features Atlas" by John A. Beal, PhD Dep't. of Cellular Biology & Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport is licensed under CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons; labeling by Jennifer Lange.

A - Medulla oblongata

B - Pons

C - Midbrain

c - tectal plate/corpora quadrigemmina of midbrain

D - Pineal gland/body

E - Mammillary body of hypothalamus

F - Fornix

G - Corpus callosum

"Human Brain Features Superior View - Atlas" by EUSKALANATO is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0; labeling by Jennifer Lange.

A - Arachnoid mater

B - Longitudinal fissure

C - Postcentral gyrus

D - Central sulcus

E - Precentral gyrus

G - Occipital lobe

H - Parietal lobe

I - Frontal lobe