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Shaded transverse section of the midbrain at the superior colliculus

Shaded transverse section of the midbrain at the superior colliculus — Brain and spinal cord
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After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911); modernized for Neuro.Wiki

About this plate

Shaded transverse section of the midbrain at the superior colliculus. Sagittal view of the brain.

Region
brain
Structure
midbrain
View
sagittal
System
brainstem, cranial nerves, white matter
Focus
superior colliculus, oculomotor nuclear complex, red nucleus, cerebral peduncle

Structures labelled on this plate

  • nucleus of superior colliculus
  • aqueduct of cerebrum
  • central gray stratum
  • medial lemniscus (tegmentum)
  • III
  • nucleus of oculomotor nerve
  • medial longitudinal fasciculus
  • root filaments of oculomotor nerve
  • interpeduncular ganglion
  • interpeduncular fossa
  • substantia nigra
  • base of peduncle
  • root of oculomotor nerve
  • red nucleus of tegmentum

Source: After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911). Public domain (Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy, 1906-1911), modernized rendering.