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Intracerebral white matter tracts 02

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Thursday, September 25 2008 by jdmiles

Last modified on Thursday, September 25 2008.

Hey, smarty pants! What is the structure indicated by the unnecessarily large green arrow?

 
        A) Olfactory nerve
 
        B) Optic tract
 
        C) Mammilothalamic tract
 
        D) Anterior commissure
 
        E) Corpus callossum
 

 


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A) olfactory nerve

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This structure is too far superior to be the olfactory nerve or tract.  (See References)

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B) optic tract

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The unnecessarily large green arrow points to the anterior commissure. The white fiber tract just inferior to the anterior commissure is probably the optic tract, and the optic nerve is probably anterior to this slice.  (See References)

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C) mammilothalamic tract

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The unnecessarily large green arrow points to the anterior commissure. The mammilothalamic tract is not obvious in this image.  (See References)

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D) anterior commissure

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Yep. The unnecessarily large green arrow points to the anterior commissure.  (See References)

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E) corpus callossum

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The unnecessarily large green arrow points to the anterior commissure. The corpus callosum is the big, thick fiber tract parallel to and above the anterior commissure.  (See References)

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References:

1. Nolte, J. (1993). The Human Brain: An Introduction to Its Functional Anatomy. Mosby, St. Louis. (ISBN:0801674832)Advertising:
2. Duane E Haines, . Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Structures, Sections, and Systems (Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Strutures, Sections, and Systems (Haines)). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (ISBN:0781763282)Advertising:
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Intracerebral white matter tracts 02
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Created: 09/25/2008
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