1. Neuro 2

2. A B C
D E
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3. • A: Caudal midbrain
• B: Rostral pons
• C: Rostral midbrain
• D: Caudal pons
• E: Mid Pons
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4. A B
D
C
E
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5. • B: Spinomedullary junction
• A: Caudal medulla
• C: Rostral medulla
• D: Cervical Spinal cord
• E: Thoracic spinal cord
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6. 1 2
What is the Region?
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3
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7. • 1: Mesencephalic-diencephalic junction
• 2: Hypothalamus- mamillary zone
• 3: Hypothalamus- tuberal zone
• 4: Hypothalamus- Supraoptic
(suprachiasmatic) zone
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8. Where is this section
What is this region (A and B)?
I
F
I C
A B D
H
E G

9. Hypothalamus- Supraoptic
(suprachiasmatic) zone
(Fornix, optic chiasm to median eminence, looks like an owl or hawk)
• A: Medial region of hypothalamus
• B: Lateral region of hypothalalmus
• C: Fornix
• D: Lateral hypothalamic nucleus
• E: Suprachiasmatic hypothalamic nucleus
• F: Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus
• G: Supraoptic hypothalamic nucleus
• H: Anterior hypothalamic nucleus
• I: Third ventricle and hypothalamic sulcus
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10. What level is this?
E
J K
H
I D
G
F
B
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A
C

11. Caudal Midbrain
(Inferior colliculus, “tee”, Preaqueductal gray)
• A: Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle
• B: Medial Lemniscus
• C: Crus Cerebri
• D: Trochlear Nucleus
• E: Lateral lemniscus
• F: Medial longitudinal fasciculus
• G: Central tegmental tract
• H: Cerebral aqueduct of Sylvius
• I: Spinal lemniscus
• J: Inferior colliculus
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13. What is this region/slice?
What is the zone A and B?
D
E
F
I
A C
B
H

14. Hypothalamus- mamillary zone
(Mamillary bodies, mamilothalamic tract, fornix harder to see, elephants)
• A: Lateral region
• B: Medial region
• C: Lateral hypothalamic nucleus
• D: Mamillothalamic tract
• E: Posterior hypothalamic nucleus
• F: hypothalamic sulcus
• H: Mamillary body nuclei
• I: Fornix
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15. What is this region?
What is the zone in A and B?
C
G
D
H F
B A
E

16. Hypothalamus- Tuberal zone
(fornix, median eminence, looks like a blue jay or cardinal)
• A: Lateral region
• B: Medial region
• C: hypothalamic sulcus
• D: Fornix
• E: arcuate hypothalamic nucleus
• F: Lateral hypothalamic nucleus
• G: Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus
• H: Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus
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17. What Region?
C
A
G
H
E B
F
D

18. Mesencephalic-diencephalic
nucleus
(posterior commissure, pretectal nuclei)
• A: Posterior Commissure
• B: Medial geniculate nucleus
• C: Pulvinar
• D: Cerebral aqueduct of Sylvius (not on list?)
• E: Brachium of the inferior colliculus
• F: Lateral geniculate nucleus
• G: Brachium of the superior colliculus
• H: pretectal nuclei
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19. What level is this?
Name A-M
H
L M
K G
J
C
F
I
E
A
D
B

20. Rostral Midbrain
(Substantia nigra and red nucleus present, no “tee” for the golf ball)
• A: Superior cerebellar peduncle
• B: Crus cerebri
• C: Edinger-Westphal nucleus
• D: Substantia nigra
• E: Red nucleus
• F: Medial longitudinal fasciculus
• G: Cerebral aqueduct (not on list?)
• H: Superior colliculus
• I: Oculomotor nucleus
• J: Medial lemniscus
• K: Periaqueductal gray
• L: Brachium of the inferior colliculus
• M: Spinal lemniscus 20

21. What section is this? A
B C
D E
G
T X
W H Y
V Z
O I N
U
L R Q
S 1
P K
1
M
J
F

22. Caudal Pons
(basilar pons, disappearing inferior olivary nucleus)
• A: Deep cerebellar nuclei (I failed my GED medial to lateral)
– B: Dentate nucleus (looks like dentition) P: Spinal Lemniscus
– C: Emboliform nucleus (embryo) Q: Central tegmental tract
– D: Globose nucleus (globs) R: Facial motor nucleus
– E: Fastigal nucleus (fastest) S: Superior olivary nucleus
• F: Pontine nuclei T: Fourth ventricle
• G: Inferior cerebellar peduncle U: Spinal trigeminal nucleus
• H: Genu of the facial nerve V: Fibers of facial nerve
• I: Medial longitudinal fasciculus W: Superior olivary nucleus
• J: Corticospinal tract X: Vestibular nuclei (GSA)
• K: Trapezoid body Y: Superior vestibular nucleus
• L: Spinal trigeminal tract Z: Lateral vestibular nucleus
• M: Pontocerebellar (transverse pontine) fibers 1: Medial lemniscus
• N: Middle cerebellar peduncle
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• O: Abducens nucleus

23. What level is this?
Q
G
M
R
C L H
P
K D
NO
F I A B
E
J
A

24. Mid Pons
• A: Pontine nuclei M: Mesencephalic nucleus of V
• B: Trapezoid body N: Lateral lemniscus
• C: Mesencephalic tract of the trigeminal nerve
• D: Fibers of the trigeminal nerve
• E: Corticospinal tract O: Superior olivary nucleus
• F: Middle cerebellar peduncle P: Motor nucleus of the V nerve
• G: Fourth ventricle Q: Superior cerebellar peduncle
• H: Chief sensory nucleus of the trigeminal nerve
• I: Spinal lemniscus R: Dorsal longitudinal fasiculus
• J: transverse pontine fibers
• K: Central tegmental tract
• L: Medial longitudinal fasciculus
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25. What section is this?
D K
G
M
C J E H
I
A
L
F B
F

26. Rostral Pons
• A: Medial lemniscus
• B: Transverse pontine (pontocerebellar) fibers
• C: Superior cerebellar peduncle
• D: Locus ceruleus (blue spot)
• E: Medial longitudinal fasciculus
• F: Corticospinal tract
• G: Fourth ventricle
• H: Lateral lemniscus
• I: Spinal lemnisucs
• J: Central tegmental tract
• K: Mesencephalic tract and nucleus of the trigeminal nerve
• L: pontine nuclei
• M: Dorsal longitudinal fasciculus
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27. What Section is this?
I
D
F
G K B
J
A
C
H
E

28. Spinomedullary Junction
• A: Central canal J:Dorsal spinocerebellar tract
• B: Spinal trigeminal nucleus K: Nucleus cuneatus
• C: Ventral spinocerebellar tract
• D: Nucleus gracilis
• E: Pyramidal decussation
• F: Fasciculus cuneatus
• G: Spinal trigeminal tract
• H: Spinal lemniscus
– Hypothalamic-autonomic tract (de)
– spinothalamic tract
– Ventral trigeminothalamic tract
• I: Fasiculus gracilis
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29. What section is this?
L
D
H C
I
M
G
K
E
N
B
F
J
A

30. Caudal Medulla
• A: Pyramid N: Spinal lemniscus
• B: Ventral spinocerebellar tract -Hypothalamic-autonomic tract
• C: Lateral cuneate nucleus -Spinothalamic tract
• D: Nucleus gracilis -ventrotrigeminothalamic tract
• E: Spinal trigeminal nucleus
• F: Medial Lemniscus
• G: Spinal trigeminal tract
• H: Fasciculus cuneatus
• I: Nucleus cuneatus
• J: Internal arcuate fibers
• K: Dorsal spinocerebellar tract
• L:Fasciculus gracilis
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• M: Central canal

31. What section is this?
J
L
D
P
E K O
Q S
R
I C
M A
N
F
H
B
G

32. Rostral medulla
(olives and pyramids)
• A: Medial longitudinal Fasciculus P: Dorsal longitudinal fasciculus
• B: Medial lemniscus Q: nucleus of the solitary tract
• C: Ventral cochlear nucleus R: Hypoglossal nucleus
• D: Medial vestibular nucleus S: Dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus
• E: Inferior vestibular nucleus
• F: Spinal lemniscus
• G: Pyramid
• H: Inferior olivary complex
• I: Spinal trigeminal nucleus
• J: Dorsal cochlear nucleus
• K: Solitary tract
• L: Fourth ventricle
• M: Spinal trigeminal tract
• N: Nucleus ambiguus
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• O: Inferior cerebellar peduncle

33. G

34. R
A H
Z
M
T
G S
N
B
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E V O
U
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L Q J I
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K
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35. Cervical spinal cord
• A: Dorsointermediate sulcus P: Anterior white commissure
• B: Lateral corticospinal tract Q: Lateral reticulospinal tract
• C: Lateral vestibulospinal tract R: Dorsal funiculus
• D: Medial reticulospinal tract S: Lissauers’s tract
• E: Rubrospinal tract T: Dorsal Spinocerebellar tract
• F: Body of the dorsal horn U: Central canal
• G: Fasciculus gracilis V: Clarke’s nucleus
• H: Dorsal horn W: Ventral funiculus
• I: Spinothalamic tract X: Medial vestibulospinal tract
• J: Ventral horn Y: Ventrolateral sulcus
• K: Anterior corticospinal tract Z: Dorsolateral sulcus
• L: Ventral Spinocerebellar tract -dorsal root entry zone
• M: Fasciculus cuneatus
• N: Substantia gelatinosa
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• O: Lateral funiculus