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Brain — Human brain image constructed from MRI data

Brain _{(neural tube)}[]

Rhombencephalon _(hindbrain)[]

Myelencephalon[]

medulla oblongata
- medullary pyramids

Metencephalon[]

Mesencephalon _(midbrain)[]

tectum
- inferior colliculi
- superior colliculi
mesencephalic duct (cerebral aqueduct, Aqueduct of Sylvius)
cerebral peduncle
midbrain tegmentum
pretectum

Prosencephalon _(forebrain)[]

Diencephalon[]

epithalamus
- pineal body
- habenular nuclei
- stria medullares
- tenia thalami
third ventricle
thalamus
- anterior nuclear group
  - anteroventral nucleus
  - anterodorsal nucleus
  - anteromedial nucleus
- medial nuclear group
  - dorsomedial nucleus
  - midline nuclear group
    - paratenial nucleus
    - paraventricular nucleus
    - reuniens nucleus
    - rhomboidal nucleus
  - intralaminar nuclear group
    - centromedial nucleus
    - parafascicular nucleus
    - paracentral nucleus
    - central lateral nucleus
    - central medial nucleus
- lateral nuclear group
- ventral nuclear group
- metathalamus
  - medial geniculate body
  - lateral geniculate body
- thalamic reticular nucleus
hypothalamus _{(limbic system)} _{(HPA axis)}
- optic chiasm
- arcuate nucleus
- subfornical organ
- preoptic area
- suprachiasmatic nucleus
- supraoptic nucleus
- periventricular nucleus
- paraventricular nucleus
- ventromedial nucleus
- dorsomedial nucleus
- lateral hypothalamus
- infundibulum
- tuber cinereum
- tuberal region
- mammillary bodies
- mammillary nucleus
subthalamus_{(HPA axis)}
- thalamic nucleus
- zona incerta
pituitary gland _{(HPA axis)}
- neurohypophysis
- intermediate pituitary
- adenohypophysis

Telencephalon (cerebrum)[]

Red:Frontal lobe

red:frontal lobe
orange:parietal lobe
yellow:occipital lobe
green: temporal lobe
blue:cerebellum
black:brainstem

Cerebral hemispheres
- White matter
- Subcortical
  - Amygdala _{(limbic system)} _{(limbic lobe)} _{(paleopallium)}
    - Central nucleus_{(autonomic nervous system)}
    - Medial nucleus_{(accessory olfactory system)}
    - Cortical and basomedial nuclei_{(main olfactory system)}
    - Lateral and basolateral nuclei_{(frontotemporal cortical system)}
  - Hippocampus _{(limbic system)} _{(limbic lobe)} _{(archipallium)}
    - Dentate gyrus
    - Cornu ammonis (CA fields)
  - Basal ganglia
    - Striatum_{(archipallium)}
      - Nucleus lentiformis
        Globus pallidus
        
        Putamen
      - Nucleus caudatus
    - Claustrum
    - Corpus amygdaloideum
- Rhinencephalon _{(paleopallium)}
- Lateral ventricles
- Cerebral cortex _(neopallium)
  - Frontal lobe
    - Cortex
      - Primary motor cortex (M1)
        Brodmann area 4 _{(Primary motor cortex)}
      - Prefrontal cortex
      - Supplementary motor cortex
      - Premotor cortex
    - Gyrus
    - Brodmann areas: 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 24, 25, 32, 33, 44, 45, 46, 47
  - Temporal lobe
    - Cortex
      - Primary auditory cortex (A1)
      - A2
      - Inferior temporal cortex
      - Posterior inferior temproal cortex
    - Gyrus
    - Brodmann areas: 9, 20, 21, 22, 27, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42
  - Parietal lobe
    - Cortex
      - Primary somatosensory cortex (S1)
      - S2
      - Posterior parietal cortex
    - Gyrus
      - Postcentral gyrus _{(Primary somesthetic area)}
    - Other
      - Precuneus
    - Brodmann areas 1, 2, 3 _{(Primary somesthetic area)}; 5, 7, 23, 26, 29, 31, 39, 40
  - Occipital lobe
    - Cortex
      - Primary visual cortex (V1)
      - V2
    - Gyrus
      - Lateral occipital gyrus
    - Other
      - Cuneus
    - Brodmann areas 17 _{(V1, primary visual cortex)}; 18, 19
  - Insula
  - Cingulate cortex
    - Anterior cingulate
    - Posterior cingulate
    - Brodmann areas 23, 24; 26, 29, 30 _{(retrosplenial areas)}; 31, 32

Neural pathways[]

Major dopamine pathways

Serotonin Pathways
- Raphe Nuclei

Cerebrospinal systems[]

Neuronal systems[]

Cognitive systems[]

senses and sensory systems

Volitive systems[]

motor system
- extrapyramidal system
- pyramidal tract
- alpha system
- gamma system

Nerves[]

Neurocrine systems[]

Vascular systems[]

Dural meningeal system[]

brain-cerebrospinal fluid barrier
meningeal coverings
- dura mater
- pia mater
epidural space
subdural space
arachnoid septum
ventricular system
- cerebrospinal fluid
  - subarachnoid space
    - third ventricle
    - fourth ventricle
    - lateral ventricles
      - Anterior horn
      - Body of lateral ventricle
      - Inferior horn
      - Posterior horn
    - superior cistern
    - cistern of lamina terminalis
    - chaismatic cistern
    - interpeduncular cistern
    - pontine cistern
    - cerebromedullary cistern
  - spinal subarachnoid space

Organization[]

Anatomical regions are listed vertically beneath Brain according to typical hierarchies. Functional, connective and developmental regions are listed horizontally in _{(italicized subscript)}.

Functional and connective regions defined as systems are categorized at cerebrospinal systems.

Related topic[]

External links[]

fr:Liste de régions du cerveau humain ru:Структуры мозга

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