= Jessica's neuroanatomy tutorial =
(compiled by [http://www.jessicagrahn.com/index.html Jessica Grahn])

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== Orientation descriptions ==
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||<60% bgcolor="#ffffff" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"> attachment:planes.GIF [[BR]][[BR]]* Coronal - Sections looking head-on, parallel to the face[[BR]]* Sagittal - Sections parallel to the side of the head[[BR]]* Horizontal / transverse / axial - sections parallel to the floor [[BR]][[BR]][[BR]][[BR]] ||<60% bgcolor="#ffffff" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"> attachment:Orientation.gif [[BR]][[BR]]* Anterior / rostral- towards the front[[BR]]* Posterior / caudal - towards the back[[BR]]* Superior / dorsal - towards the top[[BR]]* Inferior / ventral - towards the bottom[[BR]]* Medial - towards the midline[[BR]]* Lateral - towards the sides ||
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== The AC / PC line ==
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The line joining the Anterior Commissure (AC) and Posterior Commissure (PC)

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== The Cerebellum ==
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(Schmahmann, J.D., et al., Neuroimage, 1999, 10:233-260. )

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