Brainstem: Medulla Oblongata

Neuroanatomy Laboratory
 Foramen caecum

Anterior Median Fissure

Pyramidal Decussation

Pyramids

Inferior Olives

Glossopharyngeal nerve
Hypoglossal nerve

Vagus nerve

Spinal Accessory nerve

Anterolateral sulcus
 Closed
Portion
Obex

Clava

Tuber cuneatum

Tuber cinereum

Posterior Intermediate Sulcus

Posterior Median sulcus

Postero-lateral sulcus
 Open
Portion Sulcus Limitans
Fossa Rhomboidea
Median Eminence
Posterior Median Sulcus
Area Vestibularis
 Open
Portion
Median Eminence
Trigonum nervi hypoglossi
Stria Medularis

Ala cineria( Trigonum vagi)

 Medulla Oblongata Levels

Inferior Olivary nuclear complex Posterior column nuclei Pyramidal Decussations

 Medulla Oblongata – Pyramidal
decussation
Posterior median sulcus
Fasciculus gracilis

Nucleus gracilis Spinal nucleus of Trigeminal

nerve
Fasciculus cuneatus
Spinal tract of Trigeminal
Nucleus cuneatus nerve

Central gray Matter

Pyramidal Decussation

Anterior median Fissure

 Medulla Oblongata - Posterior
Column Nuclei Posterior median sulcus
Fasciculus gracilis

Nucleus gracilis

Fasciculus cuneatus
Spinal nucleus of Trigeminal
nerve
Nucleus cuneatus
Spinal tract of Trigeminal
Central canal nerve

Reticular Formation
Pyramidal Decussation

Internal Arcuate Fibers

Pyramids
Anterior median Fissure
 Medulla – Inferior Medullary Olive
Cavity of the fourth ventricle
Spinal vestibular nucleus
Dorsal Vagal Nucleus
Restiform body
Hypoglossal nucleus

Nucleus Tractus solitarius

Medial longitudinal fasciculus Nucleus and spinal tract of

trigeminal
Reticular Formation

Medial lemniscus
Inferior olivary nucleus
Arcuate nucleus

Pyramid

Corticospinal tract
Brainstem: Midbrain
Neuroanatomy Laboratory
 Optic Chiasm Optic nerve

Infundibulum Optic Tract

(Pituitary Gland removed)

Mamillary body

Occulomotor nerve

Trochlear nerve Interpeduncular fossa

Crus Cerebri
Edinger Westphal Pineal Body

Occulomotor Medial Geniculate body

Lateral Geniculate body

Trochlear

Trigeminal Superior Colliculus

Inferior Colliculus
Trochlear nerve
Superior Cerebral peduncle

Middle Cerebral peduncle

Inferior Cerebral peduncle

 Midbrain – Superior Colliculus Superior Colliculus

Sylvian Aqueduct
Oculomotor Complex
Red Nucleus

Substantia nigra
Spinal Lemniscus

Basis Pedunculi

Medial Lemniscus

Nucleus Interpeduncularis
Oculomotor nerve
 Midbrain – Inferior Colliculus Basis Pedunculi

Interpeduncular fossa Substantia nigra

Nucleus Interpeduncularis

Tegmentum – Medial
Lemniscus

Decussations of Brachium
conjunctivum Trochlear nucleus

Sylvian Aqueduct Inferior Colliculus

Periaqueductal gray matter

Brainstem: Pons
Neuroanatomy Laboratory
 Basilar sulcus
Superior Pontine sulcus
Collateral eminences
Trigeminal Nerve
Abducens Nerve

Facial Nerve

Vestibulocochlear nerve

Inferior pontine sulcus

 Open
Portion
Fossa Rhomboidea
Median Eminence
Posterior Median Sulcus
Area Vestibularis

Trigonum nervi hypoglossi

Ala cineria (Trigonum vagi)

Sulcus Limitans
 Open
Portion
Median Eminence

Trigonum nervi hypoglossi

Superior Medullary Velum

Ala cineria (Trigonum vagi) Superior Cerebral peduncle

Middle Cerebral peduncle

Inferior Cerebral peduncle

Locus Cereleus

Sulcus Limitans
Superior Fovea

Stria Medullaris
 PONS- Cross section Pontine Tegmentum (pars tegmentally)

Fourth Ventricle

Medial longitudinal fasciculus

Medial Lemniscus

Trigeminal nuclei

Trapezoid body

Corticospinal tract
Brachium Pontis

Transverse Fibers

Basilar portion (pars basalis)

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