Neuroanatomy

Neuroanatomy

The Hindbrain.
1. Metencephalon
  1. Cerebellum
    1. Cerebellar Cortex
    2. Deep Cerebellar Nuclei
  2. Pons
    1. Reticular Formation
2. Myelencephalon
  1. Medulla Oblongata
    1. Reticular Formation
3. Surrounds the 4th ventricle.
The Midbrain.
1. Surrounds cerebral aqueduct.
2. Tectum
  1. Superior Colliculi
  2. Inferior Colliculi
3. Tegmentum
  1. Preaqueductal Gray Matter
  2. Red Nucleus
  3. Substantia Nigra
  4. Reticular Formation
The Forebrain.
1. Telencephalon
  1. Cerebral Cortex
    1. Frontal Lobe
      1. Motor Control & Planning
      2. Language
      3. Decision Making
      4. Response Inhibition
      5. Executive Control
    2. Parietal Lobe
      1. Somatosensory Processing (e.g. touch, warmth, cold, pain, body position information etc.)
      2. Spatial Processing.
      3. Visual Association Areas.
      4. Attention.
    3. Temporal Lobe
      1. Hearing
      2. Language
      3. Visual Identification of Objects
      4. Memory
    4. Occipital Lobe
      1. Vision
    5. Sensory, Motor, Higher Cognitive Functions
  2. Basal Ganglia
    1. Caudate Nucleus
    2. Putamen
    3. Globus Pallidus
    4. Controls movement.
  3. Limbic System
    1. Limbic Cortex
    2. Hippocampus
    3. Amygdala
    4. Learning, Memory & Emotion
2. Diencephalon
  1. Thalamus
    1. Relay Station
  2. Hypothalamus
    1. Controls Autonomic Nervous System
    2. The 4 F's.
      1. Fighting
      2. Fleeing
      3. Feeding
      4. Fornicating
    3. Controls the Endocrine System

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