A sagittal section of the human brain shows the: cerebellum | the white matter of the cerebellum is called the arbor vitae | the cavity between the cerebellum and the brainstem is the 4th ventricle | the cerebral aqueduct connects the 4th and third ventricle, the cavity surrounding the intermediate mass of the thalamus | the bulbous portion of the brainstem is the pons | the small bulges above and below the arrow tip are the superior and inferior colliculi of the corpora quadrigemina | the pineal body | midbrain | corpus callossum | fornix | the septum pellucidum is a membrane covering the entrance to the lateral ventricle | the hypothalamus lies beneath the thalamus | the mammillary body | this section shows the falx cerebri, a portion of the dura mater which extends into the longitudinal fissure.| |
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