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The Brain and Cranial Nerves Lab Report 24

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corpus callosum
a mass (band) of white fibers connecting the left and right cerebral hemispheres
insula
a cerebral lobe not visible in an ordinary external inspection
-hidden within a fissure that separates the temporal lobe from the parietal
gyri
a fold of cortical gray matter on the surface of the cerebrum
fissures
a deep sulcus
sagittal sinus
a vein in the dura mater roughly parallel to the longitudinal fissure
cerebellum
a small rounded structure consisting of parallel gyro and dorsal to the brainstem
arbor vitae
a distinct, branched pattern of white matter in the cerebellum
pons
the middle of three divisions of the brainstem
choroid plexus
a vascular structure that produces CSF and is present in all the fluid ventricles
fourth
the fluid ventricle associated with the cerebellum
septum pellucidum
the thin membrane that separates the left and right lateral ventricles
intermediate mass
the portion of the thalamus that passes through the third ventricle
corpora quadrigemina
this structure is composed of four colliculi
pituitary
the gland is not technically a part of the brain but is attached to the brain via the infundibulum
cortex
the gray matter on the surface of the cerebrum
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