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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Exploration of the brain from the medial aspect

Close-up view of central area of mid-sagittal section

Image #15-7

KEYWORDS: Brain, Diencephalon, Ventricules, Overview.

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Exploration of the brain from the medial aspect
Close-up view of central area of mid-sagittal section
This view is centered on the diencephalon and third ventricle. The ventricular surfaces are indicated in the drawing in stipple.
  1. Subfrontal part cingulate sulci
  2. Cingulate gyrus
  3. Pericallosal artery
  4. Trunk corpus callosum
  5. Cavity of septum pellucidum and septum pellucidum
  6. Genu corpus callosum
  7. Rostrum of corpus callosum
  8. Free part of column of fornix and interventricular foramen
  9. Lamina terminalis and anterior commissure
  10. Posterior parolfactory sulcus and subcallosal gyrus (peduncles of corpus callosum)
  11. Anterior parolfactory sulcus and parolfactory area
  12. Hypothalamus
  13. Superior frontal gyrus
  14. Anterior cerebral artery and anterior communicating artery
  15. Orbital artery
  16. Temporal pole
  17. Optic chiasm
  18. Infundibulum of hypothalamus
  19. Internal carotid artery (cut off)
  20. Mamillary body
  21. Posterior cerebral artery (right and left) (cut off)
  22. Left basilar artery and superior cerebellar artery (cut off)
  23. Decussation brachium conjunctivum (superior cerebellar peduncle)
  24. Basilar part of pons
  25. Dorsal part of pons
  26. Middle medial frontal artery
  27. Subparietal sulcus
  28. Fornix (body)
  29. Corpus callosum (splenium)
  30. Choroid plexus third ventricle
  31. Pineal body
  32. Thalamus (pointer ends on cut surface of massa intermedia)
  33. Hypothalamic sulcus
  34. Quadrigeminal plate
  35. Cerebral aqueduct (Sylvian)
  36. Anterior medullary velum
  37. Cerebellar lingula
  38. Fourth ventricle