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Diagram of lateral view of mesencephalon and adjacent structures

Diagram of lateral view of mesencephalon and adjacent structures — Brain and spinal cord
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After Morris's Human Anatomy; modernized for Neuro.Wiki

About this plate

Diagram of lateral view of mesencephalon and adjacent structures. Lateral view of the brain.

Region
brain
Structure
brainstem
View
lateral
System
brainstem, cerebellum, special sense, white matter
Focus
brainstem, cerebellar peduncles, geniculate bodies, pulvinar of thalamus

Structures labelled on this plate

  • Pulvinar of thalamus
  • Epiphysis
  • Medial geniculate body
  • Quadrigeminate bodies
  • Lateral lemniscus
  • Superior cerebellar peduncle
  • Middle cerebellar peduncle
  • Inferior cerebellar peduncle
  • Lateral geniculate body
  • Cerebral peduncle
  • Pons
  • Olive

Source: After Morris's Human Anatomy (1918). Public domain (Morris's Human Anatomy, 1918), modernized rendering.