<---- Click START to begin             Or jump to a specific plate ----> Spinal cord at the level of the lumbosacral enlargement Spinal cord at a high lumbar level Spinal cord at a midthoracic level Spinal cord at the level of the cervical enlargement Transition from spinal cord to medulla oblongata Medulla oblongata at the rostral level of the pyramidal decussation Medulla oblongata at the caudal level of the sensory decussation Medulla oblongata at the rostral level of the sensory decussation Medulla oblongata at a mid-olivary level Medulla oblongata at the level of the dorsal cochlear nucleus Medulla oblongata at the level of the ventral cochlear nucleus Medulla oblongata at the level of the vestibulocochlear nerve Medulla oblongata at the level of the ventral cochlear nucleus Pons at the level of the facial nucleus and nerve Pons at the level of the trapezoid body Pons at the level of the abducens and facial nuclei Pons at the level of the trigeminal nerve Level of upper third of the pons Pons at the level of the isthums Midbrain at the level of inferior colliculus Midbrain at level of trochlear nucleus Midbrain at level of the caudal superior colliculus Midbrain at level of rostral superior colliculus Section through posterior commmussure and mammillary bodies Section through the habenular commissure and mammillary bodies Section through the subthalamic nucleus Section through lateral ventral nucleus of thalamus
The Spinal Cord/Brainstem Interactive Atlas - A web based, interactive, anatomical atlas consisting of twenty-seven plates of transverse sections of the spinal cord and brainstem.

Instructions and Features There are 27 plates in this series which can be accessed by selecting a title from the Plate Index below or by starting the atlas and selecting a plate number from the side bar (see example below left). Advance through the plates in series by using the side bar or the arrows at the bottom of each plate.
1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27  T	During your study with this atlas, hold the cursor over a letter on the image to reveal the structure name your browser's status box. Holding the cursor over the letter "T" in the side bar will reveal the title of the plate, and thus, the level of the section. You can test your browser now by placing your cursor over the "T" in the side bar at left. You should see a message appear in your browser's status box (usually near the bottom of your screen). Learn more about the structures by clicking on them. If your browser is Javascript enabled, this will call up a popup window with that structure's description and role in the "big picture." CLICK HERE to test your browser now. Zoom in on a plate select this image at the top left of your screen or at the bottom of the plate. Return to normal viewing select this image at the top left of your screen or at the bottom of the plate.
Level of Section Plate five through twenty-seven include an image of the brainstem, indicating the level the section was taken from. When the mouse cursor passes over this image some of the major structures will be indicated in the status window. Clicking on the image will bring up a pop up box with a brief description of the selected structure.

A Note about popup windows You are advised to close all popup windows you open before returning to the atlas. Popup windows will remain in the background and any subsequent popup will replace the first one, but it will remain in the background.

Best Viewed with.... The Spinal Cord/Brainstem Atlas may be viewed with any modern browser (Explorer/Netscape 3.0 or later). However, Microsoft Internet Explorer provides an additional feature. When the cursor pauses over a structure, the name appears in a small popup box near your cursor. TRY IT HERE!

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CREDITS Produced by Mark Wiegand, PhD, PT Bellarmine University Physical Therapy Program. Web design by Mike Hensley, PT UofL Physical Therapy Class of 1998 Webmaster: AROM.COM From the original published atlas: Photographic assistance was provided by Mr. Leon Kundrotas, former graduate student in the Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology. The author acknowledges with deep appreciation the skillful job of photomicrography that he performed. ~ Richard H. Swigart, Ph.D.

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