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BRAIN
        SECTION THROUGH SKULL AND BRAIN                                   EXTERNAL ANATOMY OF BRAIN
                                              Epicranial                       Parietal lobe  Parieto-occipital
                      Scalp                   aponeurosis                                            sulcus
                                                                Precentral gyrus
          Arachnoid                            Pericranium
          granulation                                        Postcentral gyrus
                                                 Skull
                                                              Central sulcus
        Lateral                                   Dura mater
        lacuna                                                 Frontal lobe
                                                     Arachnoid
                                                     mater
         Superior                                                Lateral sulcus
         sagittal                                    Pia mater                                     Occipital
         sinus                                                                                     lobe
                                                                          Temporal lobe
        Falx                                        Subarachnoid                               Cerebellum
        cerebri                                     space
                                                                          SPECIFIC ROLES OF
                                               Cerebral                   AREAS OF CEREBRUM
                    Gray matter                vessel
        Cerebrum                                                    Skilled     Basic      Sensation
                     White matter                                   movements   movements
                                                                                                 Visual
                                                                                                 recognition
        CORONAL SECTION THROUGH BRAIN                            Behavior and
                                          Grey matter            emotion
                            Longitudinal                Cerebrum
                Corpus      fissure         White matter
                callosum                                            Speech
          Caudate                                              Lateral
          nucleus                                              ventricle
                                                                                                   Vision
                                                                              Hearing
                                                                     Fornix                   Balance
                                                                                              and muscle
                                                                                              coordination
                                                                         Lentiform
                                                                         nucleus  NERVE CELLS IN BRAIN

                                                                         Internal
                                                                         capsule


                                                                         Thalamus

                                                                         Crus
                                                                         cerebri of
                                                                         midbrain


                                                                        3rd
                                                                        ventricle


                                                                     Pons



                                                                  Medulla oblongata
            Cerebellum                                                            The dark cells are Purkinje’s
                                                                                  cells, which are among the
                                                                                  largest nerve cells in the body.

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