Neuroanatomy

  1. The CNS: The Cerebrum
    1. Cerebral Hemispheres
      1. Longitudinal Fissure
        1. Interhemispheric Separation
        2. Corpus Callosum
          1. Genu
            1. Frontal Lobe Connections
            2. Body
              1. Parietal Lobe Connections
              2. Splenium
                1. Occipital and Temporal Connections
              3. Major Gyri and Sulci
                1. Central Sulcus
                  1. Motor-Sensory Boundary
                  2. Precentral Gyrus
                    1. Primary Motor Cortex
                    2. Postcentral Gyrus
                      1. Primary Somatosensory Cortex
                      2. Lateral Sulcus
                        1. Insular Cortex Access
                        2. Parieto-occipital Sulcus
                          1. Lobe Boundary
                          2. Calcarine Sulcus
                            1. Primary Visual Cortex
                        3. Cerebral Cortex
                          1. Lobes of the Brain
                            1. Frontal Lobe
                              1. Prefrontal Cortex
                                1. Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex
                                  1. Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex
                                    1. Orbitofrontal Cortex
                                    2. Motor Areas
                                      1. Primary Motor Cortex
                                        1. Premotor Cortex
                                          1. Supplementary Motor Area
                                          2. Broca's Area
                                          3. Parietal Lobe
                                            1. Somatosensory Areas
                                              1. Primary Somatosensory Cortex
                                                1. Secondary Somatosensory Cortex
                                                2. Posterior Parietal Cortex
                                                  1. Spatial Processing
                                                    1. Attention
                                                  2. Temporal Lobe
                                                    1. Auditory Areas
                                                      1. Primary Auditory Cortex
                                                        1. Secondary Auditory Areas
                                                        2. Hippocampal Formation
                                                          1. Memory Processing
                                                          2. Temporal Association Areas
                                                            1. Wernicke's Area
                                                            2. Occipital Lobe
                                                              1. Visual Areas
                                                                1. Primary Visual Cortex
                                                                  1. Secondary Visual Areas
                                                                    1. Visual Association Areas
                                                                  2. Insular Lobe
                                                                    1. Interoceptive Processing
                                                                      1. Emotional Processing
                                                                    2. Cellular Organization
                                                                      1. Neocortical Layers
                                                                        1. Layer I
                                                                          1. Molecular Layer
                                                                          2. Layer II
                                                                            1. External Granular Layer
                                                                            2. Layer III
                                                                              1. External Pyramidal Layer
                                                                              2. Layer IV
                                                                                1. Internal Granular Layer
                                                                                2. Layer V
                                                                                  1. Internal Pyramidal Layer
                                                                                  2. Layer VI
                                                                                    1. Multiform Layer
                                                                                  3. Cell Types
                                                                                    1. Pyramidal Cells
                                                                                      1. Apical Dendrites
                                                                                        1. Basal Dendrites
                                                                                        2. Granule Cells
                                                                                          1. Interneurons
                                                                                            1. Basket Cells
                                                                                              1. Chandelier Cells
                                                                                          2. Functional Areas
                                                                                            1. Primary Sensory Areas
                                                                                              1. Primary Motor Cortex
                                                                                                1. Primary Somatosensory Cortex
                                                                                                  1. Primary Visual Cortex
                                                                                                    1. Primary Auditory Cortex
                                                                                                    2. Association Cortices
                                                                                                      1. Unimodal Association Areas
                                                                                                        1. Visual Association Areas
                                                                                                          1. Auditory Association Areas
                                                                                                            1. Somatosensory Association Areas
                                                                                                            2. Multimodal Association Areas
                                                                                                              1. Prefrontal Cortex
                                                                                                                1. Posterior Parietal Cortex
                                                                                                                  1. Superior Temporal Sulcus
                                                                                                              2. Brodmann Areas
                                                                                                                1. Cytoarchitectonic Classification
                                                                                                                  1. Functional Correlates
                                                                                                                    1. Area 4 - Primary Motor
                                                                                                                      1. Areas 3, 1, 2 - Primary Somatosensory
                                                                                                                        1. Area 17 - Primary Visual
                                                                                                                          1. Areas 41, 42 - Primary Auditory
                                                                                                                      2. Cerebral White Matter
                                                                                                                        1. Association Fibers
                                                                                                                          1. Short Association Fibers
                                                                                                                            1. U-fibers
                                                                                                                              1. Local Connections
                                                                                                                              2. Long Association Fibers
                                                                                                                                1. Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus
                                                                                                                                  1. Inferior Longitudinal Fasciculus
                                                                                                                                    1. Uncinate Fasciculus
                                                                                                                                      1. Cingulum
                                                                                                                                    2. Commissural Fibers
                                                                                                                                      1. Corpus Callosum
                                                                                                                                        1. Interhemispheric Connections
                                                                                                                                        2. Anterior Commissure
                                                                                                                                          1. Temporal Lobe Connections
                                                                                                                                          2. Posterior Commissure
                                                                                                                                            1. Midbrain Connections
                                                                                                                                          3. Projection Fibers
                                                                                                                                            1. Internal Capsule
                                                                                                                                              1. Anterior Limb
                                                                                                                                                1. Genu
                                                                                                                                                  1. Posterior Limb
                                                                                                                                                  2. Corona Radiata
                                                                                                                                                    1. Thalamocortical Radiations
                                                                                                                                                      1. Corticofugal Fibers
                                                                                                                                                  3. Basal Ganglia
                                                                                                                                                    1. Component Structures
                                                                                                                                                      1. Caudate Nucleus
                                                                                                                                                        1. Head, Body, and Tail
                                                                                                                                                        2. Putamen
                                                                                                                                                          1. Sensorimotor Processing
                                                                                                                                                          2. Globus Pallidus
                                                                                                                                                            1. External Segment
                                                                                                                                                              1. Internal Segment
                                                                                                                                                              2. Subthalamic Nucleus
                                                                                                                                                                1. Excitatory Output
                                                                                                                                                                2. Substantia Nigra
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Pars Compacta
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Pars Reticulata
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Functional Groupings
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Striatum
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Caudate and Putamen
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Input Structure
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Lentiform Nucleus
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Putamen and Globus Pallidus
                                                                                                                                                                          2. Pallidum
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Output Structure
                                                                                                                                                                          3. Major Circuits and Loops
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Direct Pathway
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Facilitation of Movement
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Indirect Pathway
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Inhibition of Movement
                                                                                                                                                                                2. Hyperdirect Pathway
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Rapid Inhibition
                                                                                                                                                                                3. Functional Loops
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Motor Loop
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Cognitive Loop
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Limbic Loop
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Limbic System
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Key Structures
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Hippocampal Formation
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Dentate Gyrus
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Granule Cells
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Neurogenesis
                                                                                                                                                                                              2. CA Fields
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. CA1 Region
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. CA2 Region
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. CA3 Region
                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Subiculum
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Output Region
                                                                                                                                                                                                    3. Amygdala
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Basolateral Complex
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Central Nucleus
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Medial Nucleus
                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Cingulate Gyrus
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Anterior Cingulate Cortex
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Posterior Cingulate Cortex
                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Fornix
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Hippocampal Output
                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Mammillary Bodies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Hypothalamic Component
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Septal Nuclei
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Parahippocampal Gyrus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Limbic Pathways
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Papez Circuit
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Perforant Pathway
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Trisynaptic Circuit
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Functional Roles
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Memory Formation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Emotional Processing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Motivation and Reward

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