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Transverse section of midbrain at inferior colliculi

Transverse section of midbrain at inferior colliculi — Brain and spinal cord
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After Gray's Anatomy (1918); modernized for Neuro.Wiki

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Transverse section of midbrain at inferior colliculi. Axial view of the brain.

Region
brain
Structure
midbrain
View
axial
System
brainstem, ventricles, white matter, cranial nerves
Focus
inferior colliculi, cerebral aqueduct, oculomotor nucleus, substantia nigra

Structures labelled on this plate

  • Inferior colliculi
  • Cerebral aqueduct
  • Nucleus of oculomotor nerve
  • Lateral lemniscus
  • Medial longitudinal fasciculus
  • Medial lemniscus
  • Central Grey matter
  • Subst. Nigra
  • Crusta
  • Raphe

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