div style=”display:none;”> Vertebral Column Overview Main Text TERMINOLOGY Abbreviations • C1 (atlas), C2 (axis) • Atlantooccipital (AO) • Anterior, posterior longitudinal ligaments (ALL, PLL) GROSS ANATOMY Overview • Normally 33 spinal vertebrae (varies from…
div style=”display:none;”> Ventricles and Choroid Plexus Main Text TERMINOLOGY Definitions • Tela choroidea: Double layer of pia, formed during folding of brain where hemispheres overgrow diencephalon & cerebellum apposes dorsal brainstem…
div style=”display:none;”> Cranial Nerves Overview Main Text TERMINOLOGY Abbreviations • Olfactory nerve (CNI) • Optic nerve (CNII) • Oculomotor nerve (CNIII) • Trochlear nerve (CNIV) • Trigeminal nerve (CNV) • Abducens nerve (CNVI) • Facial nerve (CNVII)…
div style=”display:none;”> Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CNVIII) Main Text TERMINOLOGY Abbreviations • Vestibulocochlear nerve (CNVIII) Synonyms • 8th cranial nerve Definitions • CNVIII: Afferent sensory nerve of hearing & balance IMAGING ANATOMY Overview • Sensory (special…
div style=”display:none;”> Vagus Nerve (CNX) Main Text TERMINOLOGY Abbreviations • Vagus nerve (CNX) Definitions • CNX: Longest and one of most complex cranial nerves (CN) with diverse functions, including parasympathetic (PS) innervation…
div style=”display:none;”> Superficial Cerebral Veins Main Text TERMINOLOGY Abbreviations • Superficial middle cerebral vein (SMCV) • Deep middle cerebral vein (DMCV) • Vein of Trolard (VofT) • Vein of Labbé (VofL) • Basal vein of…
div style=”display:none;”> Insula and Parainsula Areas (Areas 13, 43) Main Text Locations and Boundaries Location • Anterior portion of parietal operculum (secondary somatosensory cortex, area 43) • Cortex underlying lateral sulcus (insula,…
div style=”display:none;”> Facial Nerve (CNVII) Main Text TERMINOLOGY Abbreviations • Facial nerve (CNVII) Synonyms • 7th cranial nerve Definitions • CNVII: Cranial nerve that carries motor nerves to muscles of facial expression; parasympathetics…
div style=”display:none;”> Deep Cerebral Veins Main Text TERMINOLOGY Abbreviations • Septal, thalamostriate, internal cerebral veins (SV, TSV, ICV) • Vein of Galen (VofG); basal vein of Rosenthal (BVR) • Inferior sagittal sinus (ISS);…
div style=”display:none;”> Limbic System Main Text TERMINOLOGY Definitions • Limbic lobe Phylogenetically older cortex Fewer layers than neocortex Major role in memory, olfaction, emotion Composed of subcallosal, cingulate, parahippocampal gyri +…