Brain & cranial nerves (sagittal cut)
Product code: HP1210
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2 Halves Region / system / unpaired organ presented in two halves.
The brain is the originator, processor, and controller of numerous body functions including movement, sensation, communication, mood, emotion, memory, homeostasis, and decision making. It consists of the cerebrum, brainstem, and cerebellum, and together with the spinal cord forms the central nervous system. This Silicone Plastinate reveals the external structure of the cerebrum, brainstem, and cerebellum, including the origin of most cranial nerves. A midline sagittal cut provides complementary median sagittal views of the left and right sides of the brain and its ventricles, and a deep dissection on one side reveals the insula and branching of the middle cerebral artery.
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Uninterrupted 360° views
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Complementary left-right side views
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Human tissue with unique ID
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Full aftersales support
Typical Features
- Brain consisting of the cerebrum, brainstem, and cerebellum, with arachnoid removed.
- Midline sagittal incision dividing the brain into left and right sides.
- External features of the cerebrum including its hemispheres, lobes, lobules, fissures, sulci, and gyri.
- Various functional regions (Brodmann areas) of the cerebral cortex.
- Olfactory bulb and tract.
- Optic chiasm (halved) and its relationship with the pituitary gland.
- External features of the brainstem including its three main parts (midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata), cerebral peduncles, interpeduncular fossa, and the pyramids and olives of the medulla oblongata.
- Superior and inferior colliculi.
- Origin and proximal parts of the cranial nerves (most).
- External features of the cerebellum including its hemispheres, lobes, lobules, fissures, and folia.
- Median sagittal view of the cerebrum, brainstem, and cerebellum.
- Corpus callosum and cingulate gyrus.
- Diencephalon including the thalamus, interthalamic adhesion, hypothalamus, infundibulum of pituitary.
- Mamillary body and pineal gland (half).
- Septum pellucidum in-situ (one side) and a view into the lateral ventricle (opposite side).
- Interventricular foramen, cerebral aqueduct, fourth ventricle, position of the cisterna magna, and parts of the choroid plexus.
- Substantia nigra pars compacta in the midbrain.
- Branches of the anterior, middle and posterior cerebral arteries, and their cortical territories.
- Parts of frontal, parietal and temporal lobes removed (one side) to reveal the insula and the branching of the middle cerebral artery.
Possible variants or pathology
- Position and extent of sulci, gyri, fissures, and folia.
- Presence of all cranial nerves.
- Branching pattern of vessels.
- Aneurysm and atherosclerosis of arteries.
- Amount retained of the olfactory bulb.
Available customisations
- Stand mount in the anatomical position.
- Retain arachnoid mater on one half.
- Please contact us to discuss bespoke customisations.
