Brain and spinal cord reference, regions, connections, blood supply, function, and clinical signs.
297 brain & spinal cord
297 brain & spinal cord · alternate versions listed on each card
Brain StructureDorsal Motor Nucleus of the Vagusnucleus dorsalis nervi vagiHead & SkullThe dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus is the main source of parasympathetic fibres in the…
Brain StructureDorsal Spinocerebellar Tracttractus spinocerebellaris posteriorSpineThe dorsal (posterior) spinocerebellar tract carries unconscious position sense from the leg and lower trunk to…
Brain StructureDorsolateral Prefrontal Cortexcortex praefrontalis dorsolateralisHead & SkullThe dorsolateral prefrontal cortex covers the lateral parts of the superior and middle frontal gyri, mainly…
Brain StructureDorsolateral Tract of Lissauertractus posterolateralisSpineThe dorsolateral tract (Lissauer tract) is a thin bundle of white matter at the tip of…
Brain StructureDura Materdura materHead & SkullThe dura mater is the thick, tough outermost layer of the meninges. In the skull it…
Brain StructureEdinger-Westphal Nucleusnucleus accessorius nervi oculomotoriiHead & SkullThe Edinger-Westphal nucleus is the parasympathetic part of the oculomotor nuclear complex. Its preganglionic fibres travel…
Brain StructureEntorhinal Cortexarea entorhinalisHead & SkullThe entorhinal cortex lies on the front part of the parahippocampal gyrus, next to the uncus,…
Brain StructureEpidural Spacespatium epiduraleSpineThe epidural space (extradural space) is the potential space between the dura mater of the spinal…
Brain StructureEpithalamusepithalamusHead & SkullThe epithalamus is the small upper back part of the diencephalon. It includes the habenula, the…
Brain StructureExternal Capsulecapsula externaHead & SkullThe external capsule is a thin sheet of white matter between the putamen medially and the…
Brain StructureFacial Colliculuscolliculus facialisHead & SkullThe facial colliculus is a small bump on the floor of the fourth ventricle in the…
Brain StructureFacial Motor Nucleusnucleus nervi facialisHead & SkullThe facial motor nucleus in the lower pons contains the motor neurons that move the muscles…
Brain StructureFalx Cerebellifalx cerebelliHead & SkullThe falx cerebelli is a small sickle-shaped fold of dura that projects forward between the two…
Brain StructureFalx Cerebrifalx cerebriHead & SkullThe falx cerebri is a sickle-shaped fold of the inner layer of dura mater that hangs…Also:
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Brain StructureFasciculus Cuneatusfasciculus cuneatusSpineThe fasciculus cuneatus is the lateral part of the dorsal columns, present only above about T6.…
Brain StructureFasciculus Gracilisfasciculus gracilisSpineThe fasciculus gracilis is the medial part of the dorsal columns. It carries fine touch, vibration…
Brain StructureFastigial Nucleusnucleus fastigiiHead & SkullThe fastigial nucleus is the most medial deep cerebellar nucleus, sitting in the roof (fastigium) of…
Brain StructureFilum Terminalefilum terminaleSpineThe filum terminale is a thin strand of pia mater that continues down from the tip…
Brain StructureFimbria of the Hippocampusfimbria hippocampiHead & SkullThe fimbria is a flat band of white matter fibres along the inner edge of the…
Brain StructureFlocculonodular Lobelobus flocculonodularisHead & SkullThe flocculonodular lobe is the oldest and smallest part of the cerebellum, made of the nodulus…
Brain StructureFornixfornixHead & SkullThe fornix is an arched bundle of white matter that is the main output pathway of…
Brain StructureFourth Ventricleventriculus quartusHead & SkullThe fourth ventricle is a tent-shaped cavity between the brainstem in front and the cerebellum behind.…
Brain StructureFrontal Eye Fieldarea oculomotoria frontalisHead & SkullThe frontal eye field lies in the back part of the middle frontal gyrus, near the…
Brain StructureFrontal Lobelobus frontalisHead & SkullThe frontal lobe is the largest lobe, lying in front of the central sulcus and above…
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