Structure and functions of the brain and spinal cord.

  • Horsley, Victor.
Date:
1892
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    lateral ventricle. It is well shown (LV) in this photograph (Fig. 2) of a transverse section of the whole head, giving you its true proportions. Turning now to the subject of the present lecture, Fig. 2. The skull is sawn across with the brain in situ.—Key and JRetzius. c.c.=Corpus callosum. L V= Lateral ventricle. c = Caudate nucleus ) T i- 1 I ^ Corpus striatum. str — Lenticular nucleus j ^ «,«=Amygdaloid nucleus. jo — Pituitary body. ^=Base of skull (basi-sphenoid). we shall be astonished to find that the ancients were but very imperfectly acquainted with the brain and spinal cord, and that it was not until many years after the foundation of Greek psychology