Brainstem
Description
An anatomical diagram illustrating the external features, sulci, and cranial nerve origins of the human brainstem.
Original diagram by Nekane Jacques Iduya.
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Abducens nerve
Accessory nerve
Anterior border of perforated substance
Anterior median fissure
Anterolateral sulcus
Apparent origin of trigeminal nerve
Apparent origin of trochlear nerve
Apparent origin of trochlear nerve
Basilar sulcus
Cerebral peduncles
Cuneate fasciculi
Cuneate tubercle
Decussation of the pyramids
Dorsal median sulcus
Dorsolateral sulcus
Facial colliculus
Facial nerve
Foramen cecum
Gracile fasciculi
Gracile tubercle
Hypoglossal nerve
Hypoglossal trigone
Inferior colliculus joined to medial geniculate body
Lateral cuneate column
Lateral gracile column
Locus coeruleus
Medial eminence
Medulla oblongata
Medullary olive
Medullary pyramids
Medullary striae
Medullary velum
Midbrain
Oculomotor nerve
Optic tracts
Perforated substance
Pons
Pontomedullary sulcus
Pontomesencephalic sulcus
Posterior median sulcus
Posterolateral sulcus
Projection of middle cerebellar peduncle
Retro-olivary sulcus
Superior cerebellar peduncle
Superior colliculus joined to lateral geniculate body
Trigeminal nerve
Trigeminal tubercle
Vagal trigone
Ventral roots
Ventrolateral sulcus / Preolivary sulcus
Vestibular area
Vestibulocochlear nerve