The Common Vein Copyright 2010
Introduction
This section is designed to frame the hindbrain to enable basic concepts to start at ground level. It is easiest to conceive the hindbrain in three views;- The sagittal, axial and coronal view.
Sagittal
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The Hindbrain Stick Diagram |
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The hindbrain consists of 3 major components;the pons (light pink, the medulla, (salmon) and the cerebellum (maroon) Courtesy Ashley DAvidoff MD copyright 2010 93887b03ab03.8s |
Axila Plane
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The Medulla 4 Ice Cream Cones in a Row |
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The medulla at its classic location has some subtle shape diferences when compared to the midbrain and pons mostly accentuated by the olives (green)which are the second set of ice cream shaped wedges . The medial set of ice cream cones that are light pink are the medullary pyramids Posteriorly – the salmon pink bilobed section is called the tegmentum Courtesy Ashley DAvidoff MD copyright 2010 all rights reserved 94086b01.3kb02bb04.8s |
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Clear Landmark in the Axial Plane – The Pontiff’s Hat that Sits on the Pons |
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The 4th ventricvle in the axial plane looks like the pontiff’s hat which is called the mitre A pmnemonic you may want to use to remind you of the structure that is posteriorly related to the 4th ventricle may be “The pontiff’s hat that sits on the pons” Copyright Ashley Davidoff MD Copyright 2010 all rights reserved 82407b14d05.8s |
