1. Anatomical description Cranial, Rostral Cranial, Rostral Dorsal Dorsal Superior (supra-) Superior (supra-) Anterior Anterior Medial Medial Sagittal Sagittal Longitudinal, axial Longitudinal, axial Afferent Afferent Caudal Ventral Inferior (infra-) Posterior Lateral Coronal Transverse Efferent Median Median

2. Where? Posterior Anterior Inferior Superior LateralMedial Median

3. Skull Occiput Occiput Nasion Nasion Bregma Bregma Mastoid Mastoid Styloid Styloid Orbit Orbit Maxilla Maxilla Sphenoid Sphenoid Zygoma Zygoma Ethmoid Ethmoid Alveolus Alveolus Underlying Cortex Corresponds

4. Brain tissue Grey matter Grey matter Cell bodies only Cell bodies only cortex (surface), nuclei (agglomeration), thalamus cortex (surface), nuclei (agglomeration), thalamus White matter White matter Fibres only Fibres only nerve, tract, peduncle, commissure, internal capsule nerve, tract, peduncle, commissure, internal capsule

5. Latin & Greek Decussatecross over L-R Decussatecross over L-R Commissurepoint of connection Commissurepoint of connection ChiasmX-shape ChiasmX-shape Striatestripey Striatestripey Fusiformspindle-shaped Fusiformspindle-shaped Dentatetoothed Dentatetoothed Reticulate, Plexiform: net-like Reticulate, Plexiform: net-like Stellate, Astro-: star-shaped Stellate, Astro-: star-shaped Dendro-tree-shaped Dendro-tree-shaped Cortex, cortic-outer layer Cortex, cortic-outer layer Medullacore Medullacore Cerebrum (=encephalo-): brain Cerebrum (=encephalo-): brain -ellum, -culussmall (diminutive) -ellum, -culussmall (diminutive) Nigrablack Rubro-, rhodo- red Septumwall Pellucidumtransparent Foramenhole Magnumbig Sinuscavity (fluid/gas) Gyrusridge Sulcusgroove Colli-hill Tectumroof Pedunclelittle foot Uncushook Hippocampusseahorse

7. Spinal Tracts

8. Spinal Circuits