UNLV School of Medicine Virtual Anatomy Lab

IV.A.2 Head & Back: Brain Page 2 of 7

Step 5:  Add the midbrain.
Step 6:  Add the medulla oblongata.
Step 7:  Add the pons.
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Step 8:  Notice that the medulla oblongata goes through the pons. To visualize this, use the Highlight tool to (1) remove the highlight of the pons, and (2) highlight the medulla oblongata.
Step 9:  Add the cerebellum.
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Step 10:  Notice that the raphae of the pons extends into the cerebellum. Explore this by using the Highlight tool on the transverse plane in the Cross-Sections panel.
Step 11:  Add the diencephalon.
Step 12:  Add the cerebral hemispheres.
Step 13:  Remove highlighting and bones of the cranium.