UNLV School of Medicine Virtual Anatomy Lab

IV.A.2 Head & Back: Brain Page 1 of 7

Objectives:

1.2.1 Identify the components of the brainstem.

1.2.2 Identify the major lobes of the brain.

1.2.3 Identify the major sulci and gyri of the brain.

1.2.4 Identify the components of the meninges of the brain.

1.2.5 Discuss the origin and flow of cerebrospinal fluid.

Assigned Readings:

Moore's COA: Pages 873-882, 886-889. See the blue boxes on page 128 for clinical correlations.

Neuroanatomy: Pages: 24-27, 38-41, 132-137.

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Step 1:  Begin with the spinal cord.
Step 2:  Add the atlas.
Step 3:  Add the occipital bone.
Use the VH Dissector tools to complete task
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Step 4:  Using the Rotate tool, rotate the spinal cord 90 degrees.

Speculate as to why there is extension of the spinal cord above the foramen magnum.
Sagittal section of the brain