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Brain & Spinal Cord

Brain and spinal cord reference, regions, connections, blood supply, function, and clinical signs.

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Brain Structure Circumventricular Organs organa circumventricularia Head & Skull Circumventricular organs are small specialised areas around the third and fourth ventricles where the blood brain…
Brain Structure Cisterna Magna cisterna cerebellomedullaris posterior Head & Skull The cisterna magna (cerebellomedullary cistern) is the largest subarachnoid cistern, located between the inferior surface of…
Brain Structure Claustrum claustrum Head & Skull The claustrum is a thin sheet of grey matter lying between the external capsule medially and…
Brain Structure Cochlear Nuclei nuclei cochleares Head & Skull The cochlear nuclei are the first relay of the hearing pathway in the brainstem. They wrap…
Brain Structure Collateral Sulcus sulcus collateralis Head & Skull The collateral sulcus runs along the underside of the temporal and occipital lobes, separating the parahippocampal…
Brain Structure Cornu Ammonis cornu ammonis Head & Skull Cornu Ammonis (Ammon horn) is the hippocampus proper, a curled band of three-layered cortex divided into…
Brain Structure Corona Radiata corona radiata Head & Skull The corona radiata is the fan of projection fibres that spreads out from the top of…
Brain Structure Corpus Callosum corpus callosum Head & Skull The corpus callosum is the largest commissure of the brain, a thick arched band of about…
Brain Structure Corticobulbar Tract tractus corticonuclearis Head & Skull The corticobulbar (corticonuclear) tract carries motor fibres from the cortex to the motor nuclei of the…
Brain Structure Crus Cerebri crus cerebri Head & Skull The crus cerebri is the large band of descending fibres on the front of each half…
Brain Structure Cuneocerebellar Tract tractus cuneocerebellaris Spine The cuneocerebellar tract carries unconscious position sense from the arm and upper body to the cerebellum.…
Brain Structure Cuneus cuneus Head & Skull The cuneus is a wedge-shaped area on the medial surface of the occipital lobe, lying between…

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