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Rostrum of Corpus Callosum
Identify:
Genu of the Corpus Callosum (CCg)
Septum Pellucidum (SP)
Rostrum of the Corpus Callosum (CCr)
Head of the Caudate (Ch)
Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Claustrum (Cl)
Cingulate Gyrus
Subcallosal Gyrus
Rostrum of Corpus Callosum
Identify:
Genu of the Corpus Callosum (CCg)
Septum Pellucidum (SP)
Rostrum of the Corpus Callosum (CCr)
Head of the Caudate (Ch)
Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Claustrum (Cl)
Cingulate Gyrus
Subcallosal Gyrus
Anterior Limb of the Internal Capsule
Identify:
Genu of Corpus Callosum (CCg)
Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Head of Caudate (Ch)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Putamen (P)
Nucleus Accumbens (NA)
Claustrum (Cl)
Globus Pallidus (GP)
External Capsule (ExlC)
Extreme Capsule (ExmC)
Septum Pellucidum (SP)
Septal Nuclei (SN)
Subcallosal Gyrus
Anterior Limb of the Internal Capsule
Identify:
Genu of Corpus Callosum (CCg)
Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Head of Caudate (Ch)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Putamen (P)
Nucleus Accumbens (NA)
Claustrum (Cl)
Globus Pallidus (GP)
External Capsule (ExlC)
Extreme Capsule (ExmC)
Septum Pellucidum (SP)
Septal Nuclei (SN)
Subcallosal Gyrus
Genu of the Internal Capsule
Identify:
Genu of Corpus Callosum (CCg)
Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Head of the Caudate (Ch)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Putamen (P)
Globus Pallidus (GP)
Nucleus Accumbens (NA)
Anterior Commissure (AC)
Columns of Fornix (Fcol, in vertically running "columns")
Genu of the Internal Capsule
Identify:
Genu of Corpus Callosum (CCg)
Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Head of the Caudate (Ch)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Putamen (P)
Globus Pallidus (GP)
Nucleus Accumbens (NA)
Anterior Commissure (AC)
Columns of Fornix (Fcol, in vertically running "columns")
Ansa Lenticularis

Identify:
Corpus Callosum (CC)
Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Fornix (F, dorsally under Corpus Callosum and ventrally in hypothalamus)
Body of the Caudate (C)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Choroid Plexus forming roof of third ventricle (3V)
Stria Medullaris Thalami (SMT)
Mediodorsal Nucleus (MD)
Anterior Nucleus (A)
Ventral Anterior Nucleus (VA)
Reticular Nucleus (R) and Zona Incerta (ZI)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Extreme Capsule
Putamen (P)
Globus Pallidus (GPl, GPm)
Ventral Pallidum (VP)
Nucleus Basalis of Meynert (NBM)
Anterior Perforated Substance) (APS)
Optic Chiasm (OX)
Amygdala
Ansa Lenticularis (AL)
Anterior Commissure (AC)
Mammillothalamic Tract (MTT)
Ansa Lenticularis

Identify:
Corpus Callosum (CC)
Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Fornix (F, dorsally under Corpus Callosum and ventrally in hypothalamus)
Body of the Caudate (C)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Choroid Plexus forming roof of third ventricle (3V)
Stria Medullaris Thalami (SMT)
Mediodorsal Nucleus (MD)
Anterior Nucleus (A)
Ventral Anterior Nucleus (VA)
Reticular Nucleus (R) and Zona Incerta (ZI)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Extreme Capsule
Putamen (P)
Globus Pallidus (GPl, GPm)
Ventral Pallidum (VP)
Nucleus Basalis of Meynert (NBM)
Anterior Perforated Substance) (APS)
Optic Chiasm (OX)
Amygdala
Ansa Lenticularis (AL)
Anterior Commissure (AC)
Mammillothalamic Tract (MTT)
Anterior Nucleus

Identify:
Corpus Callosum (CC)
Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Fornix (F, dorsally and ventrally)
Body of Caudate (C)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Stria Medullaris Thalami (SMT)
Choroid Plexus (CP) forming roof of third ventricle (3V)
Mediodorsal Nucleus (MD)
Anterior Nucleus (A)
Internal Medullary Lamina (IML)
Ventral Anterior Nucleus (VA)
Reticular Nucleus (R) and Zona Incerta (ZI)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Extreme Capsule (ExmC)
Claustrum (Cl)
External Capsule (ExlC)
Putamen (P)
Globus Pallidus (GPm, GPl)
Optic Tract (OT)
Amygdala
Ansa Lenticularis (AL, pallidothalamic projections to VA)
Anterior Commissure (AC)
Mammillothalamic Tract (MTT)
Massa Intermedia (MI)
Anterior Nucleus

Identify:
Corpus Callosum (CC)
Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Fornix (F, dorsally and ventrally)
Body of Caudate (C)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Stria Medullaris Thalami (SMT)
Choroid Plexus (CP) forming roof of third ventricle (3V)
Mediodorsal Nucleus (MD)
Anterior Nucleus (A)
Internal Medullary Lamina (IML)
Ventral Anterior Nucleus (VA)
Reticular Nucleus (R) and Zona Incerta (ZI)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Extreme Capsule (ExmC)
Claustrum (Cl)
External Capsule (ExlC)
Putamen (P)
Globus Pallidus (GPm, GPl)
Optic Tract (OT)
Amygdala
Ansa Lenticularis (AL, pallidothalamic projections to VA)
Anterior Commissure (AC)
Mammillothalamic Tract (MTT)
Massa Intermedia (MI)
Lenticular Fasciculus

Identify:
Corpus Callosum (CC)
Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Fornix (F, both dorsally and ventrally)
Body of Caudate (C)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Stria Medullaris Thalami (SMT, thin band of white matter on medial surface of MD)
Choroid Plexus forming roof of third ventricle (3V)
Mediodorsal Nucleus (MD)
Lateral Dorsal Nucleus (LD)
Internal Medullary Lamina (IML)
Ventral Lateral Nucleus (VL)
External Medullary Lamina (EML)
Reticular Nucleus (R) and Zona Incerta (ZI)
Subthalamic Nucleus (STN)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Extreme Capsule (ExmC)
Claustrum (Cl)
External Capsule (ExlC)
Putamen (P)
Globus Pallidus (GPm, GPl)
Optic Tract (OT)
Amygdala
Lenticular Fasciculus (LF)
Thalamic Fasciculus (TF, contains pallido-thalamic and cerebello-thalamic fibers)
Mammillothalamic Tract (MTT)
Tuber cinereum (TC, contains median eminence of hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system)
Lenticular Fasciculus

Identify:
Corpus Callosum (CC)
Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Fornix (F, both dorsally and ventrally)
Body of Caudate (C)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Stria Medullaris Thalami (SMT, thin band of white matter on medial surface of MD)
Choroid Plexus forming roof of third ventricle (3V)
Mediodorsal Nucleus (MD)
Lateral Dorsal Nucleus (LD)
Internal Medullary Lamina (IML)
Ventral Lateral Nucleus (VL)
External Medullary Lamina (EML)
Reticular Nucleus (R) and Zona Incerta (ZI)
Subthalamic Nucleus (STN)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Extreme Capsule (ExmC)
Claustrum (Cl)
External Capsule (ExlC)
Putamen (P)
Globus Pallidus (GPm, GPl)
Optic Tract (OT)
Amygdala
Lenticular Fasciculus (LF)
Thalamic Fasciculus (TF, contains pallido-thalamic and cerebello-thalamic fibers)
Mammillothalamic Tract (MTT)
Tuber cinereum (TC, contains median eminence of hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system)
Internal Medullary Lamina

Identify:
Corpus Callosum (CC)
Fornix (F)
Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Body of Caudate (C)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Stria Medullaris Thalami (SMT)
Mediodorsal Nucleus (MD)
Lateral Dorsal nucleus (LD)
Choroid Plexus (CP) forming roof of third ventricle (3V)
Internal Medullary Lamina (IML)
Ventral Lateral Nucleus (VL)
Thalamic fasciculus (TF, contains cerebello-thalamic and pallido-thalamic fibers)
Reticular Nucleus (R) and Zona Incerta (ZI)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Subthalamic Nucleus (STN)
Substantia Nigra (SN)
Crus Cerebri
Extreme Capsule (ExmC)
Claustrum (Cl)
External Capsule (ExlC)
Putamen (P)
Globus Pallidus (GPm, GPl)
Amygdala
Mammillary Bodies (MB)
Internal Medullary Lamina

Identify:
Corpus Callosum (CC)
Fornix (F)
Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Body of Caudate (C)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Stria Medullaris Thalami (SMT)
Mediodorsal Nucleus (MD)
Lateral Dorsal nucleus (LD)
Choroid Plexus (CP) forming roof of third ventricle (3V)
Internal Medullary Lamina (IML)
Ventral Lateral Nucleus (VL)
Thalamic fasciculus (TF, contains cerebello-thalamic and pallido-thalamic fibers)
Reticular Nucleus (R) and Zona Incerta (ZI)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Subthalamic Nucleus (STN)
Substantia Nigra (SN)
Crus Cerebri
Extreme Capsule (ExmC)
Claustrum (Cl)
External Capsule (ExlC)
Putamen (P)
Globus Pallidus (GPm, GPl)
Amygdala
Mammillary Bodies (MB)
Internal Capsule

Identify:
Ventral Posteromedial (VPM) and Ventral Posterolateral (VPL) nuclei
Centromedian nucleus (CM)
Mediodorsal Nucleus (MD)
Stria Medullaris Thalami (SMT)
Choroid Plexus forming roof of third ventricle (3V)
Crus Cerebri
Substantia Nigra (SN)
Red Nucleus (RN)
Reticular nucleus (R) and Zona Incerta (ZI)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Body of Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Corpus Callosum (CC)
Fornix (F)
Optic Tract (OT)
Subthalamic Nucleus (STN)
Body of Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Body of Caudate (C)
Putamen (P)
Globus Pallidus (GP)
Oculomotor Nerves (3)
Amygdala
Tail of Caudate (Ct)
Temporal Horn of Lateral Ventricle (TH)
Hippocampus
Amygdala
Internal Capsule

Identify:
Ventral Posteromedial (VPM) and Ventral Posterolateral (VPL) nuclei
Centromedian nucleus (CM)
Mediodorsal Nucleus (MD)
Stria Medullaris Thalami (SMT)
Choroid Plexus forming roof of third ventricle (3V)
Crus Cerebri
Substantia Nigra (SN)
Red Nucleus (RN)
Reticular nucleus (R) and Zona Incerta (ZI)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Body of Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Corpus Callosum (CC)
Fornix (F)
Optic Tract (OT)
Subthalamic Nucleus (STN)
Body of Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Body of Caudate (C)
Putamen (P)
Globus Pallidus (GP)
Oculomotor Nerves (3)
Amygdala
Tail of Caudate (Ct)
Temporal Horn of Lateral Ventricle (TH)
Hippocampus
Amygdala
Habenulo-Interpeduncular Tract

Identify:
Ventral Posterolateral (VPL) and Ventral Posteromedial (VPM) nuclei
Centromedian nucleus (CM)
Mediodorsal nucleus (MD)
Habenula (H)
Choroid Plexus (CP) forming roof of third ventricle (3V)
Habenulointerpeduncular Tract (HIP)
Interpeduncular Nucleus (IN)
Crus Cerebri
Substantia Nigra (SN)
Reticular Nucleus (R)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Zona Incerta (ZI)
Corpus Callosum (CC)
Fornix (F)
Body of Caudate (C)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Hippocampus
Alveus (Al)
Fimbria of Fornix (Fi)
Choroid Plexus in Temporal Horn of Lateral Ventricle (CPinTH)
Optic Tracts (OT)
Lateral Geniculate (LG)
Optic Radiations (OR)
Medial Lemniscus (ML) and Superior Cerebellar Peduncle fibers (SCP)
Habenulo-Interpeduncular Tract

Identify:
Ventral Posterolateral (VPL) and Ventral Posteromedial (VPM) nuclei
Centromedian nucleus (CM)
Mediodorsal nucleus (MD)
Habenula (H)
Choroid Plexus (CP) forming roof of third ventricle (3V)
Habenulointerpeduncular Tract (HIP)
Interpeduncular Nucleus (IN)
Crus Cerebri
Substantia Nigra (SN)
Reticular Nucleus (R)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Zona Incerta (ZI)
Corpus Callosum (CC)
Fornix (F)
Body of Caudate (C)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Hippocampus
Alveus (Al)
Fimbria of Fornix (Fi)
Choroid Plexus in Temporal Horn of Lateral Ventricle (CPinTH)
Optic Tracts (OT)
Lateral Geniculate (LG)
Optic Radiations (OR)
Medial Lemniscus (ML) and Superior Cerebellar Peduncle fibers (SCP)
VPL-VPM

Identify:
Habenular Nuclei (H)
Choroid Plexus in roof of third ventricle (CP)
Posterior Commissure (PC)
Periaqueductal Gray (PAG)
Thalamic Reticular Nucleus (R)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Centromedian Nucleus (CM)
Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus of the Thalamus (VPL)
Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus of the Thalamus (VPM)
Pulvinar (PUL)
Medial Lemniscus (ML) and Superior Cerebellar Peduncle (SCP)
Red Nucleus (RN)
Corpus Callosum (CC)
Body of Caudate (C)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Optic Tract (OT)
Lateral Geniculate Body (LG)
Optic Radiations (OR)
Medial Geniculate (MG)
Hippocampus
Alveus (Al)
Fimbria (Fi)
Choroid Plexus in Temporal Horn of Lateral Ventricle (CPinTH)
Tail of the Caudate (Ct)
Body of Lateral Ventricle (LH)
Crus Cerebri
Substantia Nigra (SN)
Periaqueductal Gray (PAG)
VPL-VPM

Identify:
Habenular Nuclei (H)
Choroid Plexus in roof of third ventricle (CP)
Posterior Commissure (PC)
Periaqueductal Gray (PAG)
Thalamic Reticular Nucleus (R)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Centromedian Nucleus (CM)
Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus of the Thalamus (VPL)
Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus of the Thalamus (VPM)
Pulvinar (PUL)
Medial Lemniscus (ML) and Superior Cerebellar Peduncle (SCP)
Red Nucleus (RN)
Corpus Callosum (CC)
Body of Caudate (C)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Optic Tract (OT)
Lateral Geniculate Body (LG)
Optic Radiations (OR)
Medial Geniculate (MG)
Hippocampus
Alveus (Al)
Fimbria (Fi)
Choroid Plexus in Temporal Horn of Lateral Ventricle (CPinTH)
Tail of the Caudate (Ct)
Body of Lateral Ventricle (LH)
Crus Cerebri
Substantia Nigra (SN)
Periaqueductal Gray (PAG)
VPL-VPM

Identify:
Basilar Pons
Crus Cerebri
Substantia Nigra (SN)
Red Nucleus (RN)
Superior Cerebellar Peduncles (SCP)
MLF
Medial Lemniscus (ML) and Spinothalamic Tract (STT)
Ventral Posterolateral (VPL) and Ventral Posteromedial (VPM) nuclei
Periaqueductal Gray IPAG)
Posterior Commissure (PC)
Habenular Commissure (HC)
Lateral Geniculate Body (LG)
Optic Radiations (OR)
Optic Tract (OT)
Pulvinar (PUL)
Corpus Callosum, splenium (CCs)
Fornix (F)
Body of Caudate Nucleus (Cb)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) and CA fields
Alveus (Al)
Fimbria of the Fornix (Fi)
Choroid Plexus in Temporal Horn of Lateral Ventricle (CPinTH)
Body of Lateral Ventricle (LV)
VPL-VPM

Identify:
Basilar Pons
Crus Cerebri
Substantia Nigra (SN)
Red Nucleus (RN)
Superior Cerebellar Peduncles (SCP)
MLF
Medial Lemniscus (ML) and Spinothalamic Tract (STT)
Ventral Posterolateral (VPL) and Ventral Posteromedial (VPM) nuclei
Periaqueductal Gray IPAG)
Posterior Commissure (PC)
Habenular Commissure (HC)
Lateral Geniculate Body (LG)
Optic Radiations (OR)
Optic Tract (OT)
Pulvinar (PUL)
Corpus Callosum, splenium (CCs)
Fornix (F)
Body of Caudate Nucleus (Cb)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) and CA fields
Alveus (Al)
Fimbria of the Fornix (Fi)
Choroid Plexus in Temporal Horn of Lateral Ventricle (CPinTH)
Body of Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Pretectal Area

Identify:
Basilar Pons
Crus Cerebri
Substantia Nigra (SN)
Superior Cerebellar Peduncles (SCP)
Central tegmental tract (CTT)
Medial Lemniscus (ML)
Spinothalamic tract (STT)
Hypothalamo-Autonomic Tract (HAT)
MLF
Medial Lemniscus (ML)
Periaqueductal Gray (PAG)
Posterior Commissure (PC)
Pretectal Area (PTA)
Habenular Commissure (HC)
Pineal Gland (PIN)
Lateral Geniculate Body (LG)
Optic Radiations (OR)
Pulvinar (PUL)
Corpus Callosum, splenium (CCs)
Fornix (F)
Body of Caudate Nucleus (Cb)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Hippocampal CA fields and dentate gyrus (DG)
Alveus (Al)
Fimbria of the Fornix (Fi)
Choroid Plexus in Temporal Horn of Lateral Ventricle (CPinTH)
Body of Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Pretectal Area

Identify:
Basilar Pons
Crus Cerebri
Substantia Nigra (SN)
Superior Cerebellar Peduncles (SCP)
Central tegmental tract (CTT)
Medial Lemniscus (ML)
Spinothalamic tract (STT)
Hypothalamo-Autonomic Tract (HAT)
MLF
Medial Lemniscus (ML)
Periaqueductal Gray (PAG)
Posterior Commissure (PC)
Pretectal Area (PTA)
Habenular Commissure (HC)
Pineal Gland (PIN)
Lateral Geniculate Body (LG)
Optic Radiations (OR)
Pulvinar (PUL)
Corpus Callosum, splenium (CCs)
Fornix (F)
Body of Caudate Nucleus (Cb)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Hippocampal CA fields and dentate gyrus (DG)
Alveus (Al)
Fimbria of the Fornix (Fi)
Choroid Plexus in Temporal Horn of Lateral Ventricle (CPinTH)
Body of Lateral Ventricle (LV)
Midbrain to Thalamus Transition

Identify:
Basilar Pons
Decussation of the Superior Cerebellar Peduncles (SCPDX)
Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus (MLF)
Central Tegmental Tract (CTT)
Hypothalamo-Autonomic Tract (HAT)
Periaqueductal Gray (PAG)
Superior Colliculus (SC)
Medial Lemniscus (ML)
Spinothalamic Tract (STT)
Brachium of the Inferior Colliculus (BIC)
Medial Geniculate (MG)
Lateral Geniculate (LG)
Optic Radiations (OR)
Pulvinar nucleus of thalamus (PUL)
Pineal Gland (PIN)
Corpus Callosum (Splenium)
Fornix
Hippocampus
Alveus of the Hippocampus
Body of the Lateral Ventricle
Temporal (Inferior) Horn of the Lateral Ventricle
Tail of the Caudate Nucleus
Stria Terminalis
Midbrain to Thalamus Transition

Identify:
Basilar Pons
Decussation of the Superior Cerebellar Peduncles (SCPDX)
Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus (MLF)
Central Tegmental Tract (CTT)
Hypothalamo-Autonomic Tract (HAT)
Periaqueductal Gray (PAG)
Superior Colliculus (SC)
Medial Lemniscus (ML)
Spinothalamic Tract (STT)
Brachium of the Inferior Colliculus (BIC)
Medial Geniculate (MG)
Lateral Geniculate (LG)
Optic Radiations (OR)
Pulvinar nucleus of thalamus (PUL)
Pineal Gland (PIN)
Corpus Callosum (Splenium)
Fornix
Hippocampus
Alveus of the Hippocampus
Body of the Lateral Ventricle
Temporal (Inferior) Horn of the Lateral Ventricle
Tail of the Caudate Nucleus
Stria Terminalis