Today's Hours: 8:00am - 10:00pm

Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Exploration of the left half of the cerebellum and brain stem from its inferior and medial aspect

Lateral recess of fourth ventricle

Image #25-7

KEYWORDS: Brain, Cerebellum, Ventricules.

Creative Commons

Stanford holds the copyright to the David L. Bassett anatomical images and has assigned Creative Commons license Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International to all of the images.

Creative Commons License logo

For additional information regarding use and permissions, please contact Dr. Drew Bourn at dbourn@stanford.edu.

Exploration of the left half of the cerebellum and brain stem from its inferior and medial aspect
Lateral recess of fourth ventricle
The medulla has been removed by a transverse cut made near its junction with the pons. The tela chorioidea of the lateral recess has been incised and the edges turned back to expose the entire extent of this part of the fourth ventricle.
  1. Medullary substance of the declive,folium and tuber of vermis
  2. Pyramid (vermis)
  3. Uvula vermis
  4. Fastigium
  5. Nodulus
  6. Tonsil (ventral paraflocculus)
  7. Striae medullares passing into lateral recess of rhomboid fossa
  8. Lateral recess of rhomboid fossa
  9. Posterior inferior cerebellar artery
  10. Position of lateral aperture fourth ventricle
  11. Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
  12. Primary fissure
  13. Culmen
  14. Central lobule
  15. Lingula
  16. Cerebral aqueduct and anterior medullary velum
  17. Superior fovea rhomboid fossa
  18. Facial colliculus
  19. Restiform body (inferior cerebellar peduncle) and spinal trigeminal tract
  20. Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle
  21. Inferior olivary nucleus and medial lemniscus
  22. Pyramid and pons