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Anatomical regions of the brain are listed vertically, following hierarchies that are standard in neuroanatomy. Functional, connective, and developmental regions are listed horizontally in parenthesis where appropriate.

Hindbrain (Rhombencephalon)

Myelencephalon

medulla oblongata
- medullary pyramids
- Medullary cranial nerve nuclei

Metencephalon

pons
- Respiratory centres
  - pneumotactic centre
  - apneustic centre
- Pontine cranial nerve nuclei
  - chief or pontine nucleus of the trigeminal nerve sensory nucleus (V)
  - motor nucleus for the trigeminal nerve (V)
  - abducens nucleus (VI)
  - facial nerve nucleus (VII)
  - vestibulocochlear nuclei (vestibular nuclei and cochlear nuclei) (VIII)
  - Superior salivatory nucleus
paramedian pontine reticular formation

cerebellum

Midbrain (mesencephalon)

tectum
- inferior colliculi
- superior colliculi
mesencephalic duct (cerebral aqueduct, Aqueduct of Sylvius)
cerebral peduncle
midbrain tegmentum
pretectum

Forebrain (prosencephalon)

Diencephalon

epithalamus

third ventricle

thalamus

anterior nuclear group
- anteroventral nucleus
- anterodorsal nucleus
- anteromedial nucleus
medial nuclear group
- medial dorsal nucleus
- midline nuclear group
- paratenial nucleus
- reuniens nucleus
- rhomboidal nucleus
- intralaminar nuclear group
- centromedial nucleus
- parafascicular nucleus
- paracentral nucleus
- central lateral nucleus
- central medial nucleus
lateral nuclear group
ventral nuclear group
metathalamus
- medial geniculate body
- lateral geniculate body
thalamic reticular nucleus

hypothalamus (limbic system) (HPA axis)

Anterior
- Medial area
  - Parts of preoptic area
    - Medial preoptic nucleus
  - Suprachiasmatic nucleus
  - Paraventricular nucleus
  - Supraoptic nucleus (mainly)
  - Anterior hypothalamic nucleus
- Lateral area
  - Parts of preoptic area
    - Lateral preoptic nucleus
  - Anterior part of Lateral nucleus
  - Part of supraoptic nucleus
- Other nuclei of preoptic area
  - median preoptic nucleus
  - periventricular preoptic nucleus
Tuberal
- Medial area
- Lateral area
  - Tuberal part of Lateral nucleus
  - Lateral tuberal nuclei
Posterior
- Medial area
  - Mammillary nuclei (part of mammillary bodies)
  - Posterior nucleus
- Lateral area
  - Posterior part of Lateral nucleus
optic chiasm
subfornical organ
periventricular nucleus
infundibulum
tuber cinereum
- tuberal nucleus
- tuberomamillary nucleus
tuberal region
mammillary bodies
mammillary nucleus

subthalamus(HPA axis)

pituitary gland (HPA axis)

neurohypophysis
intermediate pituitary
adenohypophysis

Telencephalon (cerebrum) Cerebral hemispheres

Red:Frontal lobe

red:frontal lobe
orange:parietal lobe
yellow:occipital lobe
green: temporal lobe
blue:cerebellum
black:brainstem

White matter

Subcortical

Amygdala (limbic system) (limbic lobe) (paleopallium)
- Central nucleus (autonomic nervous system)
- Medial nucleus (accessory olfactory system)
- Cortical and basomedial nuclei (main olfactory system)
- Lateral and basolateral nuclei (frontotemporal cortical system)
base head (limbic system) (limbic lobe) (archipallium)
- Dentate gyrus
- Cornu ammonis (CA fields)
Claustrum
Basal ganglia
- Striatum(archipallium)
- Globus pallidus (forms nucleus lentiformis with putamen)
- Subthalamic nucleus
- Substantia nigra

Rhinencephalon (paleopallium)

Lateral ventricles

Cerebral cortex (neopallium)

Frontal lobe
- Cortex
  - Primary motor cortex (Precentral gyrus, M1)
- Brodmann area 4 (Primary motor cortex)
- Gyrus
- Brodmann areas: 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 32, 33, 44, 45, 46, 47
Temporal lobe
- Cortex
  - Primary auditory cortex (A1)
  - A2
  - Inferior temporal cortex
  - Posterior inferior temporal cortex
- Gyrus
- Brodmann areas: 9, 20, 21, 22, 27, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42
Parietal lobe
- Cortex
  - Primary somatosensory cortex (S1)
  - S2
  - Posterior parietal cortex
- Gyrus
  - Postcentral gyrus (Primary somesthetic area)
- Other
  - Precuneus
- Brodmann areas 1, 2, 3 (Primary somesthetic area); 5, 7, 23, 26, 29, 31, 39, 40
Occipital lobe
- Cortex
  - Primary visual cortex (V1)
  - V2
- Gyrus
  - Lateral occipital gyrus
- Other
  - Cuneus
- Brodmann areas 17 (V1, primary visual cortex); 18, 19
Insular cortex
Cingulate cortex
- Subgenual area 25
- Anterior cingulate
- Posterior cingulate
- Retrosplenial cortex
- Indusium griseum
- Brodmann areas 23, 24; 26, 29, 30 (retrosplenial areas); 31, 32

Neural pathways

Major dopamine pathways dopamine system

Serotonin Pathways serotonin system
- Raphe Nuclei

Motor systems

motor system
- extrapyramidal system
- pyramidal tract
- alpha system
- gamma system

Nerves

Neuroendocrine systems

HPA axis

Vascular systems

Dural meningeal system

brain-cerebrospinal fluid barrier
meningeal coverings
epidural space
subdural space
arachnoid septum
ventricular system
- cerebrospinal fluid
  - subarachnoid space
    - third ventricle
    - fourth ventricle
    - lateral ventricles
      - Anterior horn
      - Body of lateral ventricle
      - Inferior horn
      - Posterior horn
    - superior cistern
    - cistern of lamina terminalis
    - chaismatic cistern
    - interpeduncular cistern
    - pontine cistern
    - cisterna magna
  - spinal subarachnoid space

Related topic

Human brain

Nervous system (TA A14, GA 9)

Central nervous system

Brain: Rhombencephalon (Medulla oblongata, Pons, Cerebellum) • Mesencephalon • Prosencephalon (Diencephalon, Telencephalon)

Peripheral nervous system

Somatic	Sensory nerve • Motor nerve • Cranial nerves • Spinal nerves

Autonomic	Sympathetic • Parasympathetic • Enteric nervous system

central nervous system navs: anat/physio/dev, noncongen/congen/neoplasia, symptoms+signs/eponymous, proc
peripheral nervous system navs: anat/histo/physio/dev, noncongen PNS somatic/autonomic/congen/neoplasia, symptoms+signs/eponymous, proc

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