GROSS ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The brainstem is made up of (from above downwards) the midbrain, the pons and the medulla. It is continuous above with the cerebral hemispheres, below with the spinal cord and posteriorly with the cerebellum.

Detailed explanation-2: -The cerebellum is located at the back of the head underneath the occipital and temporal lobes. The cerebellum creates automatic programs so we can make complex movements without thinking. The brain stem is located underneath the temporal lobes and extended down to the spinal cord.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cerebellum (“little brain”) is a structure that is located at the back of the brain, underlying the occipital and temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex (Figure 5.1). Although the cerebellum accounts for approximately 10% of the brain’s volume, it contains over 50% of the total number of neurons in the brain.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are three poles of the cerebrum, the occipital pole, the frontal pole, and the temporal pole. The occipital pole is the posterior end of each occipital lobe in each hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-5: -The cerebellum sits behind (posterior) and below (inferior) the cerebrum. The brainstem connects the brain with the spinal cord and exits from the ventral side of the brain.