Introduction
Welcome to the interactive dissection guide
Please take a minute to learn about the different features of this website.
In each section you will find descriptions and images of the different nervous system structures. Words that are marked in bold represent structures that you can see in the image, hovering over them will highlight the structure's location in the image.
The "Show all" button can be used to show all of the highlighted structures in an image.
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You can also show pins in the image and hover over them to show each structure, the colored structures will show up and the names within the text will be underlined.
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Use the compass icon to indicate the view orientation:
Anterior
Interactive 3D models
For some of the structures, we have prepared interactive 3D models. Press play and explore the model. You can rotate it, zoom in and out and move it around. On the bottom of the model you will find the list of annotations that mark the different structures, you can use it to navigate through them.
Anatomical terms of location
Planes
You may find an indication for the "plane of cut" next to an image.
These are the different planes:
Coronal
Horizontal
Sagittal
Terms of location
Anatomical terms of location are useful for understanding structures' spatial orientation:
Superior
Lateral
Medial
Lateral
Inferior
Superior
Anterior
Posterior
Inferior
View orientation
Next to each image you will find an indication of the view orientation:
Anterior
Posterior
Lateral
Medial
Superior
Inferior
The neuraxis
Humans have a bend in the neuraxis, note the terms: rostral (beak), caudal (tail), dorsal (back) and ventral (belly).
Rostral
Dorsal
Dorsal
Ventral
Ventral
Caudal
Printable dissection guide
At the end of each guide, you will find this "print" button. You can press it to download a printable version to bring with you to the lab.
Use the links at the end of each page to go back or to continue.