List of regions in the human brain

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Human brain image constructed from MRI data

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• medulla oblongata
• *medullary pyramids

• pons
• paramedian pontine reticular formation
• fourth ventricle
• cerebellum
• *cerebellar vermis
• *cerebellar hemispheres
• **anterior lobe
• **posterior lobe
• **flocculonodular lobe
• *cerebellar nuclei
• **fastigial nucleus
• **globose nucleus
• **emboliform nucleus
• **dentate nucleus

• tectum
• *inferior colliculi
• *superior colliculi
• mesencephalic duct (cerebral aqueduct, Aqueduct of Sylvius)
• cerebral peduncle
• midbrain tegmentum
• *ventral tegmental area
• *Red Nucleus
• *substantia nigra
• *crus cerebri
• pretectum

• epithalamus
• *pineal body
• *habenular nuclei
• *stria medullares
• *tenia thalami
• third ventricle
• thalamus
• *anterior nuclear group
• **anteroventral nucleus
• **anterodorsal nucleus
• **anteromedial nucleus
• *medial nuclear group
• **dorsomedial nucleus
• **midline nuclear group
• ***paratenial nucleus
• ***paraventricular nucleus
• ***reuniens nucleus
• ***rhomboidal nucleus
• **intralaminar nuclear group
• ***centromedial nucleus
• ***parafascicular nucleus
• ***paracentral nucleus
• ***central lateral nucleus
• ***central medial nucleus
• *lateral nuclear group
• **lateral dorsal nucleus
• **lateral posterior nucleus
• **pulvinar
• *ventral nuclear group
• **ventral anterior nucleus
• **ventral lateral nucleus
• **ventral posterior nucleus
• *metathalamus
• **medial geniculate body
• **lateral geniculate body
• *thalamic reticular nucleus
• hypothalamus _{(limbic system) (HPA axis)}
• *optic chiasm
• *arcuate nucleus
• *subfornical organ
• *preoptic area
• *suprachiasmatic nucleus
• *supraoptic nucleus
• *periventricular nucleus
• *paraventricular nucleus
• *ventromedial nucleus
• *dorsomedial nucleus
• *lateral hypothalamus
• *infundibulum
• *tuber cinereum
• *tuberal region
• *mammillary bodies
• *mammillary nucleus
• subthalamus_{(HPA axis)}
• *thalamic nucleus
• *zona incerta
• pituitary gland _{(HPA axis)}
• *neurohypophysis
• *intermediate pituitary
• *adenohypophysis

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• Cerebral hemispheres
• *White matter
• **Corona radiata
• **Internal capsule
• **External capsule
• **Extreme capsule
• **Arcuate fasciculus
• **Uncinate fasciculus
• *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)}
• **Hippocampus _{(limbic system) (limbic lobe) (archipallium)}
• ***Dentate gyrus
• ***Cornu ammonis (CA fields)
• **Basal ganglia
• ***Striatum_{(archipallium)}
• ****Nucleus lentiformis
• *****Globus pallidus
• *****Putamen
• ****Nucleus caudatus
• ***Claustrum
• ***Corpus amygdaloideum
• *Rhinencephalon _{(paleopallium)}
• **Olfactory bulb
• **Piriform cortex
• **Anterior olfactory nucleus
• **Olfactory tract
• **Anterior commissure
• *Lateral ventricles
• *Cerebral cortex _(neopallium)
• **Frontal lobe
• ***Cortex
• ****Primary motor cortex (M1)
• *****Brodmann area 4 _{(Primary motor cortex)}
• ****Prefrontal cortex
• ****Supplementary motor cortex
• ****Premotor cortex
• ***Gyrus
• ****Superior frontal gyrus
• ****Middle frontal gyrus
• ****Inferior frontal gyrus
• ***Brodmann areas: 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 24, 25, 32, 33, 44, 45, 46, 47
• **Temporal lobe
• ***Cortex
• ****Primary somatosensory cortex (S1)
• ****S2
• ****Posterior parietal cortex
• ***Gyrus
• ****Superior temporal gyrus
• ****Middle temporal gyrus
• ****Inferior temporal gyrus
• ****Fusiform gyrus
• ****Parahippocampal gyrus
• ***Brodmann areas: 9, 20, 21, 22, 27, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42
• **Parietal lobe
• ***Cortex
• ****Primary auditory cortex (A1)
• ****A2
• ****Inferior temporal cortex
• ****Posterior inferior temproal 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
• **Insula
• **Cingulate cortex
• ***Anterior cingulate
• ***Posterior cingulate
• ***Brodmann_areas 23, 24; 26, 29, 30 _{(retrosplenial areas)}; 31, 32

• arcuate fasciculus
• cerebral peduncle
• corpus callosum
• pyramidal or corticospinal tract

• Major dopamine pathways
• * mesocortical pathway
• * mesolimbic pathway
• * nigrostriatal pathway
• * tuberoinfundibular pathway

• Serotonin Pathways
• *Raphe Nuclei

Neuronal systems

• central nervous system
• peripheral nervous system
• *somatic nervous system
• *autonomic nervous system
• **sympathetic nervous system
• **parasympathetic nervous system
• enteric nervous system
• *submucosal plexus
• *myenteric plexus

• senses and sensory systems
• *olfactory system
• **primary olfactory cortex
• *visual system
• *Auditory system
• **Music and the brain

• motor system
• *extrapyramidal system
• *pyramidal tract
• *alpha system
• *gamma system

• Spinal cord
• brain stem
• *cranial nerves
• **Olfactory nerve, (I)
• **Optic nerve (II)
• **Oculomotor nerve (III)
• **Trochlear nerve(IV)
• **Trigeminal nerve (V)
• **Abducens nerve (VI)
• **Facial nerve (VII)
• **Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII)
• **Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
• **Vagus nerve (X)
• **Accessory nerve (XI)
• **Hypoglossal nerve (XII)

• limbic system
• HPA axis

• venous systems
• circle of Willis (arterial system)
• blood-brain barrier
• blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier

Dural meningeal system

• brain-cerebrospinal fluid barrier
• meningeal coverings
• *dura mater
• *pia mater
• 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
• ***cerebromedullary cistern
• **spinal subarachnoid space

Organization

Anatomical regions are listed vertically beneath Brain according to typical hierarchies. Functional, connective and developmental regions are listed horizontally in _{(italicized subscript)}.

Functional and connective regions defined as systems are categorized at cerebrospinal systems.

Related topic

External links:

• [High-Resolution Cytoarchitectural Primate Brain Atlases]
• [View information on various brain regions: images, name in seven languages, location, etc.]

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