Brain Introductory Discussion

Lab Objectives

Locate the lobes of the brain.
Identify the primary sensory and motor cortices.
Identify the principal structures on the midline and ventral brain.
Identify principal structures of brain on coronal sections.
Identify the midbrain, pons and medulla on cross sections.

Lecture List

Brain Part 1: Exterior Brain, Brain Part 2: Internal Features

Brain Part 1: Exterior Brain

Brain Part 1: Exterior Brain Gallery

1.1a) Objectives
1.1b) Definitions
1.1c) Terminology
1.1d) Lateral View of Brain
1.1e) Lateral View of Brain (cont.)
1.1f) Schematic Diagram of Small Region of Cerebral Cortex
1.1g) Lateral View of Brain
1.1h) Definitions
1.1i) Inferior View of Brain

Brain Part 2: Internal Features

Brain Part 2: Internal Features Gallery

2.1a) Objectives
2.1b) Frontal Tip – Myelin Stain
2.1c) Stain for Cell Bodies
2.1d) Lateral ventricle
2.1e) Basal ganglia
2.1f) Hypothalamus and infundibulum
2.1g) Thalamus, Sylvian fissure, amygdala
2.1h) Hippocampus, cerebral peduncle, substantia nigra
2.1i) Medial and lateral geniculate
2.1j) Cerebral aqueduct and brainstem
2.1k) Lateral aperture of the 4th ventricle
2.1l) Striate (visual) cortex
2.1m) Midbrain
2.1n) Pons
2.1o) Medulla