Chapter 3 Links-Structure of the Nervous System
The Cranial NervesThe 12 cranial nerves are the topic of this site. A summary table covers the modality and function of each nerve while a separate frame for each nerve describes its origin and projection complemented by a color photo of the location of the nerve. Visible Human Cross Sections
This site provides an updated version of the Visible Human project. Students can select cross sections taken from either a male or female. Many of the sections can also be viewed as an MRI image or as a CT image. Finally, the site is a good source of labeled images for faculty lectures. Growth Cone Movies:
This site provides faculty with a series of downloadable movies (MPEG format) illustrating in vitro growth cone activity. Axial MRI Images
This site at the University of Kentucky offers a series of 50 axial MRI sections of a human male from the waist to the brain. The sections can be navigated by clicking on a bodymap or by jumping one up or down by either one or two frames. Neurology Exam:
The site provides details on how to conduct a neurological examination. Virtual Frog Dissection Kit
This site provides access to an interactive exercise involving the dissection of a "virtual" frog.
Human Anatomy On-Line
This interactive site provides over a hundred diagrams of the human body.
This unusual site provides students with access to a virtual skeleton. Clicking on one of the 206 bones of the skeleton will bring up a sound clip that identifies the bone. The Brain
The site provides access to dorsal, ventral, and lateral views of the human brain that are of use in the study of gross brain anatomy. Tutorials and Databases on Neuroanatomy
This site provides a collection of links to neuroanatomy databases. Computer Image Guide to Neuroanatomy:
This site provides a good summary of gross neuroanatomy with separate movies illustrating brain anatomy evident in dorsal, ventral, lateral, and saggital views. Each movie allows for a term to be selected that will in turn highlight the corresponding neural structure (and vice versa). The image guide can be run on either a MAC or IBM computer but requires that the Shockwave plugin be installed prior to use and that the monitor resolution be set at 1024 x 768. Sheep Brain Atlas
This site provides a Web-based tour of the gross anatomy of the sheep brain. The site could be used by faculty during an in-class demonstration of neuroanatomy or could be used as a source of images for lecture. Sheep Brain Web Page
This site provides the instructor with a series of sheep brain sections that can be used to quiz students on their knowledge of the sheep brain gross anatomy. The site would be useful as a lab practical exercise for neuroanatomy. Wisconsin/Michigan State Brain Collections
Students can browse through sample images of brain from a variety of species ranging from insect to human. Instructors will find this site a resource for lecture images on comparative neuroanatomy. Pathology of Drug Abuse
This site contains a collection of slides related to the pathologies in brain and peripheral tissues engendered by smoking, alcohol consumption, and cocaine abuse. Whole Brain Atlas
This Harvard University site contains a mixture of neuroanatomy study slides of normal brain as well as brains sustaining damage from disease, stroke, and aging. Most of these are MRI sections. Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology on the Internet
This reference Web site has a number of links to other sites relevant to neuroanatomy and pathology. The site also has links to books and journals. Practical Anatomy of the Brain
This site contains a Web-based laboratory course on the neuroanatomy of the human brain offered at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Students use a human brain atlas in combination with the Web materials. The course is organized into sections on surface anatomy, the brain stem, and the prosencephalon. Instructors wishing to create a Web-based laboratory on neuroanatomy could use this site. Neuroanatomy Study Slides
Site contains coronal sections ranging from spinal cord to telencephalon. Slides can be viewed with or without structure labels. This site is a great resource for images to incorporate into a lecture on neuroanatomy. A representative labeled slide from each level can be used to create a lecture on the anatomy of the brain.