BRAINSTEM

SPECIMENS

Pedro E. Ampil MD, FPSA

ANTERIOR SURFACE OF BRAINSTEM

A- INTERPEDUNCULAR FOSSA
B- CRUS CEREBRI/CEREBRAL PEDUNCLES
C- BASILAR GROOVE
D- PONS
E- PYRAMID
F- OLIVE
G- ANTEROLATERAL SULCUS
H- ANTERONEDIAN FISSURE
I- TRIGEMINAL NERVE
GREEN- MEDIAL EMINENCE
RED- SULCUS LIMITANS
BLUE- FACIAL COLLICULUS
INTERNAL FEATURES
OF BRAINSTEM
 UPPER MIDBRAIN
green- edinger westphal nucleus
pink- oculomotor nucleus
red- red nucleus
A & blue- substantial nigra
B- crus cerebri/cbt,cst

A
B
 LOWER MIDBRAIN
WHITE- ITER
VIOLET- PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY
PINK- TROCHLEAR NUCLEUS
 LOWER MIDBRAIN
VIOLET- INFERIOR COLLICULUS
WHITE- NUCLEUS OF INFERIOR COLLICULUS
BLUE-DECUSSATION OF SUPERIOR CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE
PINK- MEDIAL LEMNISCUS
 PONS
WHITE- TRAPEZOID BODY
RED- MEDIAL LEMNISCUS
VIOLET- MOTOR NUCLEUS OF TRIGEMINAL
 UPPER MEDULLA
WHITE- MEDIAL LEMNISCUS
VIOLET- INFERIOR OLIVARY NUCLEUS
RED- NUCLEUS OF PYRAMID
 LOWER MEDULLA
VIOLET- GRACILE NUCLEUS
RED- CUNEATE NUCLEUS