This document provides notes on dissecting the human brain and identifying its major anatomical structures. It explains that the back of the brain contains the brain stem while the front is the other end. It lists the lobes in order from front to back as frontal, parietal, occipital, and cerebellum, with the temporal lobe on the side. Key structures like the pituitary gland, corpus callosum, thalamus, hypothalamus, pons, medulla oblongata, and midbrain are also identified.

1. ANATOMY
Unit 2 Notes:
Brain
Dissections

2. (1) Finding the Front + Back
• Back = Tail Hanging Off (Brain Stem)
• Front = The Other End

3. (2) The Sequence Of The Lobes
• Front to Straight Back:
– Frontal
– Parietal
– Occipital
– Cerebellum
• Looking at the Side = Temporal
• The “Tail” = Brain Stem

4. (3) Finding Temporal Structures
• Pituitary Gland:
Looks like a little nodule hanging off the
center, bottom of the side.
• Corpus Callosum:
A thin line of tissue, usually lighter in color,
right on the side of the exposed brain.
• Thalamus + Hypothalamus:
Area underneath corpus callosum.

5. (4) Finding Brain Stem Structures
• Pons:
Swollen bump, closest to rest of brain.
• Medulla Oblongata:
Portion closest to the end of “tail”.
• Midbrain:
In between the pons + medulla.

6. --Let’s Draw The Brain--

7. --Let’s Draw The Brain--