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Exploration of the brain from its basal aspect

Ependymal lining of lateral ventricle; lateral aspect of thalamus

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KEYWORDS: Brain, Diencephalon, Meninges, Peripheral nervous system, Telencephalon, Ventricules.

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Exploration of the brain from its basal aspect

Ependymal lining of lateral ventricle; lateral aspect of thalamus

The caudate nucleus has been scraped away from the ependymal lining of the lateral ventricle which covers its upper and medial aspects. This membrane remains intact and the outlines of small uninjected veins may be traced within it. These are tributaries of the terminal vein. Between the position occupied by the caudate nucleus and the internal capsule is a ridge which consists of fibers of the superior occipitofrontal fasciculus. The cavity of the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle is further exposed. The thalamus has been uncovered by scraping away its external medullary lamina.

1 .	Superior occipitofrontal fasciculus
2 .	Internal capsule (cut across)
3 .	Superior longitudinal fasciculus
4 .	Central sulcus (Rolandic)
5 .	Thalamic branch of posterior cerebral artery
6 .	Choroid plexus lateral ventricle
7 .	Hippocampus (cut across)
8 .	Inferior horn of lateral ventricle
9 .	Ventricular ependyma covering superior and medial surfaces of caudate nucleus
10 .	Frontal stalk of thalamus
11 .	Optic chiasm
12 .	Anterior perforated substance
13 .	Thalamus
14 .	Cerebral peduncle (cut across)
15 .	Superior cerebellar artery
16 .	Posterior cerebral artery
17 .	Lateral geniculate body (cut across)
18 .	Basilar artery
19 .	Hippocampal gyrus