This is a coronal section of the brain which shows the third ventricle. The ventricles contain cerebrospinal fluid.
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This drawing, from an old version of Gray's Anatomy, shows the hind-brain and the mid-brain. There are a number of different terms in anatomy which mean the same thing, and this contibutes to the complexity of anatomical terminology.
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This shows the hypophysis, which is also called the pituitary gland. It is an endocrine gland located in the brain.
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This drawing shows the function of the occipital lobes, which are connected to the eyes by the optic nerves.
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This coronal section shows the lateral ventricles and the third ventricle.
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The base of the brain is shown here.
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This clipart is from Arthur's Medical Clipart. It is more colorful than those from Gray's Anatomy. The old book Arthur used somehow connects the occipital lobes to the temporal lobes. In reality all of the lobes are connected. The usual approach is to separate the occipital lobes from the temporal lobes.
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This view of the base of the brain shows the midbrain, which is sometimes called the "diencephalon". The lower parts of the brain, the diencephalon and other parts, are also called the "reptilian brain" because the frontal lobes are not well developed in reptiles. Fear, anger, and other emotions are in the reptilian brain, which is designed by mother nature for survival.
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These old books still have value because the basic anatomy has not changes. New discoveries have been made on the functional anatomy of various parts of the brain, although some are controversia. This drawing shows the meninges, which are membranes that cover the brain.
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The ventricles have been found to be enlarged in schizophrenia. This is also true in hydrocephalus, Alheimer's disease, Huntington' chorea, and other degenerative disease. Hydrocephalus can be hereditary, as is Huntington's chorea.
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