Transverse section through midbrain and optic chiasm

About this plate

Transverse section through midbrain and optic chiasm. Inferior view of the brain.

Region

brain

Structure

midbrain

View

inferior

System

brainstem, cranial nerves, special sense

Focus

cerebral peduncle, red nucleus, substantia nigra, optic chiasm

Structures labelled on this plate

• pulvinar of thalamus
• medial geniculate body
• lateral geniculate body
• cerebral peduncle
• optic tract
• posterior perforated substance
• tuber cinereum
• optic nerve
• optic chiasma
• aqueduct of cerebrum
• red nucleus
• tegmentum
• substantia nigra
• base of peduncle
• mammillary body
• anterior perforated substance
• olfactory trigone
• infundibulum

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