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Squalus Nervous System

Diencephalon.

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Structures:
Epithalamus (roof)

Thalamus (walls)

Hypothalamus (floor)

Epiphysis

Third ventricle

 

Optic chiasma

Infundibulum

Hypophysis (pituitary)



Nerves

Optic nerve, II









Mesencephalon.

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Structures
Optic lobes/tectum (roof)

Tegmentum (floor)



Nerves

Oculomotor nerve, III

Trochlear nerve, IV



Telencephalon.

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Structures
Superficial ophthalimic nerve

Olfactory sac

Olfactory tract

Cerebral hemisphere



Nerves

 

Terminal nerve, 0

Olfactory nerve, I

Metencephalon (cerebellum).

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Structures
Body of cerebellum

Auricular lobes



Nerve

Trigeminal nerve, V

 

Myelecephalon

 

Structures

Medulla oblongata

Fourth ventricle



Nerve

Abducens, VI

Facial nerve, VII

Auditory nerve (vestibulocochlear nerve), VII

Glossopharyngeal, IX

Vagus, X





Dissections

Structures

Medulla oblongata

Fourth ventricle



Nerve

Abducens, VI

Facial nerve, VII

Auditory nerve (vestibulocochlear nerve), VII

Glossopharyngeal, IX

Vagus, X





Nerves are labeled in RED.

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

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