Directional terms
dorsal (dorsal fin is on top)
superior
HAT like a brim cutting horizontally
Horizontal, axial, transverse
Multiform layer
Polymorphic layer
Sylvius the plumber
Cerebral aqueduct = Aqueduct of Sylvius
Cerebellar interposed nuclei – E + G inside
= Emboliform + Globose – E + G inside
Ventral (vents are at the bottom)
inferior
“Mesen” = middle brain
Midbrain, Mesencephalon
Small pyramidal
External granule layer
Wraps into temporal lobe
Inferior horn of lateral ventricle = Temporal horn
Lenticular nucleus – Lentil mix = two parts
Putamen + Globus pallidus
rostral (roosters beak points forward)
Anterior
The stalk under the flower
Brainstem = Midbrain + Pons + Medulla –
Medium pyramidal
external pyramidal layer
L = Lateral
Foramen of Luschka = Lateral aperture
Hippocampal formation = Foundational pair
hippocampus + parahippocampal gyrus –
Caudal (tail, back)
posterior
In-between area
intermediate gray = Lateral horn
Granular layer
Internal granule layer
M = Median
Foramen of Magendie = Median aperture
CAP mnemonic
Striatum = Caudate + Nucleus Accumbens + Putamen
2 visual + 2 auditory = team of 4
Tectum = Corpora Quadrigemina = Superior & Inferior Colliculi
Large pyramidal
Internal pyramidal layer
Monro connects ventricles
Interventricular foramen = Foramen of Monro
cingulate + parahippocampal gyrus + entorhinal cortex –