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Sheep Nervous System

Diencephalon.

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Epithalamus

Pineal

Habenula

Thalamus

Hypothalamus

Optic nerve, II

Optic chiasma

Hypophysis

Infundibulum

Mamillary bodies

Telencephalon.

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Cerebral hemispheres

Corpus collosum

Gyri

Sulci

Olfactory bulbs

Olfactory nerve, I

 



Mesencephalon.

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Tectum

Corpora quadrigemina

Superior/inferior colliculi

Trochlear nerve, IV

Tegmentum

Cerebral peduncles

Oculomotor nerve, III

Metencephalon.

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Cerebellum

Vermis

Hemispheres

Gray matter

White matter/ arbor vitae

Pons

Abducens, VI

Myelencephalon.

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Medulla oblongata

Fourth ventricle

Abducens, VI

Facial nerve, VII

Auditory (vestibulocochlear) nerve, VIII

Glossopharyngeal nerve, IX

Vagus, X

Accessory nerve, XI

Hypoglossal, XII

Model dissections.

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Nerves are labeled in RED.

2013 Comparative Chordate Anatomy Biology 351. ONLINE.  Iowa State University.

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