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The Cerebellum. The Pons.

The
Medulla oblongata. The basal
nuclei. The Internal capsule.
Exercise 5
The Cerebellum
• located in the posterior cranial
fossa Fossa cranii posterior
• dorsally on the brainstem
• 3 stems (Pedunculi cerebellares)
• contain afferent and efferent tracts
by which the cerebellum is
connected directly or indirectly with
other areas of the brain
• Vermis cerebelli
• Hemispherium cerebelli
The Pons
Medulla oblongata
• Closest part to the spinal cord
• Sulcus bulbopontinius
• Fissura mediana anterior
• Pyramis
• Decussatio pyramidum
• Lateraly oliva
• POSTERIOR SIDE
• Obex
• Fossa rhomboidea
The basal nuclei
• BIG MASSES OF GREY MATTER POSITIONED INSIDE THE WHITE
MATTER OF THE INNER SIDE OF THE BRAIN HEMISPHERES
• extrapyramidal motor system and work in tandem with the pyramidal
and limbic systems
• Part of the control of the voluntary motor activity
• interconnected with many pathways
The basal nuclei
• OLD NEUROANATOMY
• CLAUSTRUM
• CORPUS AMYGDALOIDEUM
• NUCLEUS CAUDATUS
• NUCLEUS LENTIFORMIS
• NEW
• NUCLEUS CAUDATUS
• NUCLEUS LENTIFORMIS
• NUCLEUS SUBTHALAMICUS
• SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
The Internal capsule
Reference

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