List of regions in the human brain

Human brain image constructed from computer scan data

Brain _{(neural tube)}

brainstem _{(rhombencephalon)} _{(mesencephalon)} _{(prosencephalon)}

myelencephalon _{(rhombencephalon)}
- medulla oblongata
  - medullary pyramids
metencephalon _{(rhombencephalon)}
- pons
- fourth ventricle
- cerebellum
  - cerebellar vermis
  - cerebellar hemispheres
    - anterior lobe
    - posterior lobe
    - flocculonodular lobe
  - cerebellar nuclei
    - fastigial nucleus
    - globose nucleus
    - emboliform nucleus
    - dentate nucleus
mesencephalon _(midbrain)
- tectum
  - inferior colliculi
  - superior colliculi
- cerebral peduncle
  - midbrain tegmentum
    - ventral tegmental area
    - dorsal tegmental area
  - crus cerebri
  - substantia nigra
- pretectum
- mesencephalic duct (cerebral aqueduct, Aqueduct of Sylvius)

diencephalon _{(prosencephalon)}

- epithalamus
  - pineal body
  - habenular nuclei
  - stria medullares
  - tenia thalami
- third ventricle
- thalamus
  - anterior nuclear group
    - anteroventral nucleus
    - anterodorsal nucleus
    - anteromedial nucleus
  - medial nuclear group
    - dorsomedial nucleus
    - midline nuclear group
      - paratenial nucleus
      - paraventricular nucleus
      - reuniens nucleus
      - rhomboidal nucleus
    - intralaminar nuclear group
      - centromedial nucleus
      - parafascicular nucleus
      - paracentral nucleus
      - central lateral nucleus
      - central medial nucleus
  - lateral nuclear group
    - lateral dorsal nucleus
    - lateral posterior nucleus
    - pulvinar
  - ventral nuclear group
    - ventral anterior nucleus
    - ventral lateral nucleus
    - ventral posterior nucleus
  - metathalamus
    - medial geniculate body
    - lateral geniculate body
  - thalamic reticular nucleus
- hypothalamus _{(limbic system)} _{(HPA axis)}
  - optic chiasm
  - supraoptic region
  - infundibulum
  - tuber cinereum
  - tuberal region
  - mammillary bodies
  - mammillary region
- subthalamus_{(HPA axis)}
  - thalamic nucleus
  - zona incerta
- pituitary gland _{(HPA axis)}

telencephalon (cerebrum) _{(prosencephalon)}

red:frontal lobe
orange:parietal lobe
yellow:occipital lobe
green: temporal lobe
blue:cerebellum
black:brainstem

cerebral hemispheres
- amygdala _{(limbic system)} _{(limbic lobe)} _{(paleopallium)}
  - central nucleus_{(autonomic nervous system)}
  - medial nucleus_{(accessory olfactory system)}
  - cortical and basomedial nuclei_{(main olfactory system)}
  - lateral and basolateral nuclei_{(frontotemporal cortical system)}
- hippocampus _{(limbic system)} _{(limbic lobe)} _{(archipallium)}
  - dentate gyrus
- basal ganglia
- rhinencephalon _{(paleopallium)}
  - olfactory bulb
  - piriform cortex
  - anterior olfactory nucleus
  - olfactory tract
  - anterior commissure
- lateral ventricles
- cerebral cortex _(neopallium)
  - frontal lobe
    - precentral gyrus
      - Brodmann area 4 _{(Primary motor area)}
    - superior frontal gyrus
    - middle frontal gyrus
    - inferior frontal gyrus
    - Brodmann areas: 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 24, 25, 32, 33, 44, 45, 46, 47
  - temporal lobe
    - superior temporal gyrus
    - middle temporal gyrus
    - inferior temporal gyrus
    - fusiform gyrus
    - parahippocampal gyrus
    - Brodmann areas: 9, 20, 21, 22, 27, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42
  - parietal lobe
    - postcentral gyrus _{(Primary somesthetic area)}
    - precuneus
    - Brodmann areas 1, 2, 3 _{(Primary somesthetic area)}; 5, 7, 23, 26, 29, 31, 39, 40
  - occipital lobe
    - lateral occipital gyrus
    - cuneus
    - Brodmann_areas 17 _{(V1, primary visual cortex)}; 18, 19
  - insula
  - cingulate cortex
    - anterior cingulate
    - posterior cingulate
    - Brodmann_areas 23, 24; 26, 29, 30 _{(retrosplenial areas)}; 31, 32

neural pathways

Major dopamine pathways

Cerebrospinal systems

neuronal systems

cognitive systems

sensory systems
- olfactory system
  - primary olfactory cortex

volitive systems

motor system
- extrapyramidal system
- pyramidal tract
- alpha system
- gamma system

nerves

neurocrine systems

vascular systems

dural meningeal system

brain-cerebrospinal fluid barrier
meningeal coverings
- dura mater
- pia mater
epidural space
subdural space
arachnoid septum
ventricular system
- cerebrospinal fluid
  - subarachnoid space
    - third ventricle
    - fourth ventricle
    - lateral ventricles
      - Anterior horn
      - Body of lateral ventricle
      - Inferior horn
      - Posterior horn
    - superior cistern
    - cistern of lamina terminalis
    - chaismatic cistern
    - interpeduncular cistern
    - pontine cistern
    - cerebromedullary cistern
  - spinal subarachnoid space

Organization

Anatomical regions are listed vertically beneath Brain according to typical hierarchies. Functional, connective and developmental regions are listed horizontally in _{(italicized subscript)}.

Functional and connective regions defined as systems are categorized at cerebrospinal systems.

List of regions in the human brain

brainstem (rhombencephalon) (mesencephalon) (prosencephalon)

dural meningeal system

Organization

Related topic

brainstem _{(rhombencephalon)} _{(mesencephalon)} _{(prosencephalon)}