The human brain : its configuration, structure, development, and physiology : illustrated by references to the nervous system in the lower order of animals / by Samuel Solly.

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1836
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    c, c. Hemispheres of the cerebrum. d. Eminences which are to become the quadrigeminal tubercles, with the fissure which they present. Fig. 9. Inferior surface of the brain of the same foetus. a, a. Spinal marrow, with the anterior longitudinal fis- sure. b, b. Swelling of the spinal marrow bent forward. c, c. Peduncles of the cerebellum, which arise from the cerebellum. d, d. Cerebellum. e, e. Peduncles of the cerebrum. f, Mammillary eminences. g, Pituitary gland. h, h. Anterior lobes of the cerebrum. i, i. The posterior and round appendices which repre- sent the middle and posterior lobes. Fig. 10. View of the superior surface of the brain of the same foetus : the membranous hemispheres are separated from one another and laid aside. a, a. The two principal cords of the spinal marrow. b. Posterior longitudinal fissure. e, c. Cerebellum. d, d. Masses which are to form the quadrigeminal bo- dies. e, e. Thalami optici. /»/> 9’ 9> 9> 9- Membranous hemispheres separated from one another and laid on the sides. h, h. The two corpora striata, which are a little wider anteriorly, and divided into two parts by a slight fissure. i. Commissure of the two hemispheres and commence- ment of the corpus callosum. k, k. Lateral ventricles, with the radiated folds of the under-surface of the hemispheres. Fig. 11. Superior surface of the brain of a foetus fourteen or fifteen weeks of age. a. a. Spinal marrow. b. Peduncles of the cerebellum separated from one an- other, from above downwards, which brings the fourth ventricle into view. c. The cerebellum, which has not yet any fissures. d. d. The right hemisphere of the cerebrum, which does not yet cover the quadrigeminal mass. e. Sinking of the membranous hemisphere.