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Brain (gross pathology)

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Diagnosis not applicable
pathology

The divisions of the brain are seen here in a coronal slice of the brain.

1. cerebrum 2. thalamus 3. midbrain 4. pons 5. medulla oblongata 6. spinal cord

Photos of brain dissection from wikimedia commons and wikipedia.org (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midbrain)
Brain dissection (inferior surface)
The three divisions of the brainstem are seen here in this inferior view.cerebrummidbrainponsmedulla oblongatacerebellum
Source: http://www.healcentral.org/healapp/showMetadata?metadataId=40566
Permission: CC-BY: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Original file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Human_brain_inferior_view_description.JPGBrainstem dissection (lateral view)midbrainponsmedulla oblongatacerebellumcerebrumSource: http://www.healcentral.org/healapp/showMetadata?metadataId=40566Permission: CC-BY: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Original file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Human_cerebrum_lateral_view,_a_part_of_temporal_lobe_resected_description.JPG

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