brainstem nuclei

The brainstem nuclei are the nuclei in the brainstem. These include:

• cranial nerve nuclei
• red nucleus
• substantia nigra

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Anatomy: Brain

Anatomy: Brain

• brain
  • grey matter
  • white matter
  • cerebrum 
    • cerebral hemisphere (telencephalon)
      • cerebral lobes and gyri
        • frontal lobe
          • frontal pole
          • frontopolar cortex
          • superior frontal gyrus
          • middle frontal gyrus
          • inferior frontal gyrus
            • pars orbitalis
            • pars triangularis
            • pars opercularis
          • precentral gyrus
          • medial frontal gyrus
            • supplementary motor area
          • paracentral lobule
          • cingulate gyrus
            • anterior cingulate cortex
          • orbital gyrus
          • gyrus rectus
          • rostral gyrus
          • septal area
        • parietal lobe
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            • supramarginal gyrus
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        • occipital lobe
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          • lingual gyrus
          • fusiform gyrus (Brodmann area 37)
          • calcarine (visual) cortex
          • cuneus
        • temporal lobe
          • temporal pole
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          • middle temporal gyrus
          • inferior temporal gyrus
          • fusiform gyrus
          • mesial temporal lobe
            • amygdala
            • hippocampus
              • malrotation of the hippocampus
            • uncus
            • dentate gyrus
              • band of Giacomini
            • parahippocampal gyrus
            • medial occipitotemporal gyrus
            • subiculum
            • entorhinal cortex
          • lateral parietotemporal line
        • basal forebrain
          • anterior perforated substance
          • substantia innominata
            • basal nucleus of Meynert
        • limbic system
          • limbic lobe
          • parahippocampus
          • septal nuclei
          • nucleus accumbens
          • Papez circuit
        • insula
          • limen insulae
          • operculum
      • cerebral sulci and fissures (A-Z)
        • calcarine fissure
        • callosal sulcus
        • central (Rolandic) sulcus
        • cingulate sulcus
        • collateral sulcus
        • inferior frontal sulcus
        • inferior occipital sulcus
        • inferior temporal sulcus
        • interhemispheric fissure
        • intraparietal sulcus
        • lateral (Sylvian) sulcus
          • anterior ramus of the lateral sulcus
          • ascending ramus of the lateral sulcus
          • circular sulcus
        • lateral occipital sulcus
        • marginal sulcus
        • occipitotemporal sulcus
        • olfactory sulcus
        • paracentral sulcus
        • paraolfactory sulcus
        • parieto-occipital fissure
        • posterior parolfactory sulcus
        • precentral sulcus
        • preoccipital notch
        • postcentral sulcus
        • rhinal sulcus
        • rostral sulcus
        • subparietal sulcus
        • superior frontal sulcus
        • superior occipital sulcus
        • superior temporal sulcus
      • cortical histology
        • Betz cells
    • white matter tracts
      • commissures
        • corpus callosum
          • indusium griseum
          • callososeptal interface
          • Probst bundles
        • anterior commissure
        • hippocampal commissure
          • psalterium
        • habenular commissure
        • posterior commissure
        • supraoptic commissure
          • Gudden commissure
          • Meynert commissure
          • Gasner commissure
      • fornix
      • forceps major
      • forceps minor
      • internal capsule
      • external capsule
      • extreme capsule
      • corona radiata
      • centrum semiovale
      • corticobulbar
      • medial lemniscus
      • optic radiation
        • Meyer loop
        • superior geniculocalcarine tract
      • subcortical U-fibers
      • terminal zones of myelination
      • uncinate fasciculus
    • deep grey matter
      • basal ganglia claustrum
        • caudate nucleus
          • caudothalamic groove
        • corpus striatum
        • lentiform nucleus
          • globus pallidus
          • putamen
        • neostriatum
        • nucleus accumbens
    • pituitary gland
      • posterior pituitary and stalk (part of diencephalon)
        • ectopic posterior pituitary
      • anterior pituitary
      • inferior hypophyseal arterial circle
    • diencephalon
      • thalamencephalon
        • thalamus
          • interthalamic adhesion
          • lateral geniculate nucleus
          • medial geniculate nucleus
        • metathalamus
        • epithalamus
          • habenula
          • stria medullaris
          • pineal gland
      • subthalamus
        • subthalamic nuclei
      • hypothalamus
        • supraoptic nucleus
        • mammillary bodies
        • tuber cinereum
  • brainstem 
    • midbrain (mesencephalon)
      • tectal plate
      • tegmentum
      • cerebral peduncles
      • corpora quadrigemina
      • posterior perforated substance
      • periaqueductal grey matter
    • pons (part of metencephalon)
      • facial colliculus
      • superior olivary nucleus
    • medulla oblongata (myelencephalon)
      • olive
      • inferior olivary nucleus
      • nucleus of the tractus solitarius
      • nucleus ambiguus
      • dorsal vagal motor nucleus
    • white matter
    • grey matter
      • ​non-cranial nerve
        • substantia nigra
        • red nucleus
        • superior colliculi
        • inferior colliculi
      • cranial nerve nuclei
        • oculomotor nucleus
        • Edinger-Westphal nucleus
        • trochlear nucleus
        • motor nucleus of CN V
        • ​mesencephalic nucleus of CN V
        • main sensory nucleus of CN V
        • spinal nucleus of CN V
        • abducent nucleus
        • facial nucleus
        • superior salivatory nucleus
        • cochlear nuclei
        • vestibular nuclei
        • inferior salivatory nucleus
        • solitary tract nucleus
        • ambiguus nucleus
        • dorsal vagal motor nucleus
        • hypoglossal nucleus
  • cerebellum (part of metencephalon)
    • vermis
    • cerebellar hemisphere
      • cerebellar tonsil
      • dentate nucleus
    • cerebellar peduncles
      • superior cerebellar peduncle
      • middle cerebellar peduncle
      • inferior cerebellar peduncle
  • cranial meninges (meninx primitiva)
    • dura mater (pachymeninx)
      • falx cerebri
      • tentorium cerebelli
      • falx cerebelli
      • petroclinoid ligaments
      • diaphragma sellae
      • carotid cave
    • leptomeninges
      • arachnoid mater 
        • Liliequest membrane
        • arachnoid granulations
          • aberrant arachnoid granulations
      • pia mater
        • velum interpositum
          • cavum velum interpositum
    • extradural space
    • subdural space
    • subarachnoid space
    • blood supply of the meninges
    • innervation of the meninges
  • CSF spaces
    • ventricular system
      • lateral ventricles
        • septum pellucidum
          • cavum septum pellucidum
          • cavum vergae
      • interventricular foramen (of Monro)
        • choroidal fissure
      • third ventricle
        • lamina terminalis
        • supraoptic recess
        • infundibular recess
        • pineal recess
        • suprapineal recess
      • aqueduct of Sylvius
      • fourth ventricle
        • superior medullary velum
        • inferior medullary velum
        • obex
        • area postrema
        • rhomboid fossa
      • calcar avis
      • foramen of Magendie
      • foramina of Lushka
      • tela choroidea
      • cerebrospinal fluid
        • choroid plexus
          • Bochdalek's flower basket
    • subarachnoid cisterns
      • suprasellar cistern
        • empty sella sign
      • interpeduncular cistern
      • ambient cistern
        • transverse fissure
      • quadrigeminal cistern
      • pericallosal cistern
      • prepontine cistern
      • cerebellopontine cistern
      • premedullary cistern
      • Sylvian cistern
      • cisterna magna
        • mega cisterna magna
      • Meckel cave
  • cranial nerves (mnemonic)
    • olfactory nerve (CN I)
    • optic nerve (CN II)
      • optic chiasm
      • optic tract
    • oculomotor nerve (CN III)
    • trochlear nerve (CN IV)
    • trigeminal nerve (CN V) (mnemonic)
      • trigeminal ganglion
    • abducens nerve (CN VI)
    • facial nerve (CN VII) (segments mnemonic | branches mnemonic)
      • geniculate ganglion
        • greater (superficial) petrosal nerve
          • Vidian nerve
        • external petrosal nerve
        • nerve to stapedius
      • nervus intermedius
    • vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)
      • vestibular ganglion (Scarpa's ganglion)
    • glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
      • Jacobson nerve
      • lesser petrosal nerve
    • vagus nerve (CN X)
      • Arnold's nerve
    • spinal accessory nerve (CN XI)
    • hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
  • functional neuroanatomy
    • Brodmann areas
    • cortical motor system
      • extrapyramidal system
    • cortical sensory system
      • pain and temperature sensation
      • vibration and proprioception sensation
    • auditory/speech system
      • Broca's area (Brodmann area 44)
      • Wernicke's area (Brodmann area 22)
    • visual system
    • olfactory system
  • CNS development
    • brain development
      • neural plate
        • neural tube
      • prosencephalon
        • telencephalon
          • paraphysis elements
          • Rathke pouch
        • diencephalon
      • mesencephalon
      • rhombencephalon
        • metencephalon
        • myelencephalon
  • cerebral vascular supply
    • arteries
      • vascular territories
        • anterior circulation
        • posterior circulation
      • circle of Willis
        • internal carotid artery (ICA) (segments)
          • inferolateral trunk
          • meningohypophyseal trunk
            • inferior hypophyseal artery
          • capsular arteries (of McConnell) (variable)
          • superior hypophyseal artery
          • anterior cerebral artery (ACA)
            • anterior communicating artery (ACOM)
            • medial lenticulostriate arteries
            • recurrent artery of Heubner
            • medial frontobasal artery
            • frontopolar artery
            • orbitofrontal artery
            • pericallosal artery
              • callosomarginal artery
              • pericallosal moustache
          • middle cerebral artery (MCA)
            • M1 branches
              • lenticulostriate arteries
                • medial lenticulostriate arteries
                • lateral lenticulostriate arteries
              • anterior temporal artery
              • temporopolar artery
            • M2 branches
          • posterior communicating artery (PCOM)
          • ophthalmic artery
            • lacrimal artery
            • supraorbital artery
            • posterior ethmoidal artery
            • anterior ethmoidal artery
            • internal palpebral artery
            • supratrochlear artery (frontal artery)
            • dorsal nasal artery
          • anterior choroidal artery
        • vertebral artery
          • posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA)
          • basilar artery
            • anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA)
              • labyrinthine artery
            • pontine arteries
            • superior cerebellar artery (SCA)
            • posterior cerebral artery (PCA)
              • calcarine artery
              • splenial artery
              • posterior choroidal artery
                • medial posterior choroidal artery
                • lateral posterior choroidal artery
        • normal variants
          • intracranial arterial fenestration
          • internal carotid artery (ICA)
            • absent ICA
            • aberrant ICA
          • anterior cerebral artery (ACA)
            • azygos ACA
          • middle cerebral artery (MCA)
            • accessory MCA
            • duplicated MCA
            • MCA fenestration
          • posterior cerebral artery (PCA)
            • fetal origin of PCA / fetal PCOM
            • artery of Percheron
          • basilar artery
            • basilar artery fenestration
            • basilar artery hypoplasia
          • persistent carotid-vertebrobasilar artery anastomoses (mnemonic)
            • persistent primitive trigeminal artery
            • persistent otic artery
            • persistent hypoglossal artery
            • persistent proatlantal artery
              • persistent proatlantal intersegmental artery
    • cerebral venous system
      • dural venous sinuses
        • basilar venous plexus
        • cavernous sinus (mnemonic)
        • clival diploic veins
        • inferior petro-occipital vein
        • inferior petrosal sinus
        • inferior sagittal sinus
        • intercavernous sinus
        • internal carotid artery venous plexus of Rektorzik
        • jugular bulb
        • marginal sinus
        • occipital sinus
        • sigmoid sinus
        • sphenoparietal sinus
        • straight sinus
        • superior petrosal sinus
          • superior petrosal vein
        • superior sagittal sinus
        • torcula herophili
        • transverse sinus
      • cerebral veins
        • superficial veins of the brain
          • superior cerebral veins (superficial cerebral veins)
          • inferior cerebral veins
          • superficial middle cerebral vein
          • superior anastomotic vein (of Trolard)
          • inferior anastomotic vein (of Labbe)
      • deep veins of the brain
        • vein of Galen (median prosencephalic vein)
          • basal vein of Rosenthal
          • internal cerebral vein
            • thalamostriate vein
            • septal cerebral vein
        • venous circle of Trolard
      • normal variants
        • persistent falcine sinus
  • glymphatic pathway

Siehe auch:

• substantia nigra
• Nucleus ruber
• Anatomie Hirnstamm

und weiter:

• extrapyramidal system
• Tegmentum (Gehirn)