Coronal Sections 2

Mammilothalmic Tract

Optic Tract (continuation of the optic nerve, connects the eyes to the LGN)

Temporal Horn of the Lateral Ventricle

Third Ventricle

Optic Chiasm (where the optic nerves cross)

Optic Tract

Third Ventricle

Thalmus- sleep, consciousness and alertness

Optic Tract

Subthalmic Nucleus- one of the main regulators of motor function, connected to the basal ganglia

Cingulate Gyrus

Pons- relays messages from the cortex and the cortex and the cerebellum. Also plays a role in REM sleep

Massa intermedia of the thalmus- a seemingly useless mass of grey matter that forms when the surfaces of the thalmi fuse

Fornix

Red nucleus- one of the brainstem nuclei. Co-ordinates muscle tone, body position and gait

Substantia Nigra- looks like a dark streak that is part of the basal ganglia, one of the dopamine producing areas of the brain, and essential to movement

Lateral Geniculate Nucleus- vision centre

Occipital Lobe- vision

Occipital Horn

Cerebellum- muscle co-ordination