Volume 2

An introduction to the study of human anatomy / [James Paxton].

  • Paxton, James, 1786-1860
Date:
1831-1834
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An introduction to the study of human anatomy / [James Paxton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Fig. 19. Fig. 19, exhibits the brain placed on its base, with a vertical incision made through the corpus callosum, as far as the anterior commissure, and continued posteriorly to the tubercula quadrigemina. The hemispheres are se¬ parated from each other and turned to each side. The septum lucidum and fornix are removed. The cerebellum, in a similar manner, is divided as far as the fourth ventricle. a, a, the cut edges of the corpus callosum. b, b, b, b, the tubercula quadrigemina. c, the pineal gland. d, medullary striae in the fourth ventricle, which form the beginnings of the auditory nerves. e, the third ventricle.