ORGANIZATION
OF THE
SPINAL CORD AND BRAIN
IN SECTIONS

Original images courtesy of D. Kent Morest, M.D.


GOALS

  • The purpose of these laboratory exercises is to develop a three-dimensional conception of the arrangement of the principal nuclei and tracts in the human CNS sufficient to understand the various clinical manifestations of neurological disorders.
  • Using test sections to correlate the various clinical manifestations of neurological disorders to the anatomical location of the nuclei and tracts in the human CNS.