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🧠 Master List of All Brain Parts

  • Writer: mayalegion22
    mayalegion22
  • May 29
  • 2 min read

I. Major Brain Divisions


  1. Cerebrum (Telencephalon)

  2. Diencephalon

  3. Brainstem

  4. Cerebellum


II. Cerebral Cortex (Lobes & Functional Areas)


  1. Frontal Lobe

  2. Parietal Lobe

  3. Temporal Lobe

  4. Occipital Lobe

  5. Insular Cortex (Insula)

  6. Prefrontal Cortex

  7. Motor Cortex (Primary Motor Area - M1)

  8. Premotor Cortex

  9. Supplementary Motor Area (SMA)

  10. Broca’s Area

  11. Primary Somatosensory Cortex (S1)

  12. Primary Visual Cortex (V1)

  13. Primary Auditory Cortex

  14. Wernicke’s Area

  15. Orbitofrontal Cortex

  16. Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex (vmPFC)

  17. Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (dlPFC)

  18. Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC)

  19. Posterior Cingulate Cortex (PCC)


III. Limbic System (Emotion, Memory, Motivation)


  1. Amygdala

  2. Hippocampus

  3. Parahippocampal Gyrus

  4. Cingulate Gyrus

  5. Fornix

  6. Mammillary Bodies

  7. Septal Nuclei

  8. Nucleus Accumbens

  9. Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA)

  10. Hypothalamus


IV. Diencephalon


  1. Thalamus

  2. Hypothalamus (also listed under limbic system due to dual role)

  3. Epithalamus (includes pineal gland)

  4. Subthalamus

  5. Metathalamus


V. Basal Ganglia (Movement, Habits, Reward)


  1. Caudate Nucleus

  2. Putamen

  3. Globus Pallidus (External & Internal)

  4. Substantia Nigra

  5. Subthalamic Nucleus

  6. Striatum (Caudate + Putamen)

  7. Pallidum (Globus Pallidus)


VI. Brainstem


  1. Midbrain (Mesencephalon)

  2. Pons

  3. Medulla Oblongata

  4. Tectum (includes Superior & Inferior Colliculi)

  5. Tegmentum

  6. Reticular Formation

  7. Periaqueductal Gray (PAG)

  8. Cerebral Peduncles


VII. Cerebellum (Coordination & Motor Learning)


  1. Cerebellar Hemispheres

  2. Vermis

  3. Flocculonodular Lobe

  4. Deep Cerebellar Nuclei:

  5. Dentate Nucleus

  6. Emboliform Nucleus

  7. Globose Nucleus

  8. Fastigial Nucleus


VIII. Ventricular System (CSF Pathways)


  1. Lateral Ventricles

  2. Third Ventricle

  3. Fourth Ventricle

  4. Cerebral Aqueduct

  5. Choroid Plexus


IX. White Matter Structures


  1. Corpus Callosum

  2. Anterior Commissure

  3. Posterior Commissure

  4. Internal Capsule

  5. External Capsule

  6. Extreme Capsule

  7. Corona Radiata

  8. Fornix (also limbic)

  9. Arcuate Fasciculus

  10. Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus

  11. Inferior Longitudinal Fasciculus

  12. Uncinate Fasciculus

  13. Cingulum Bundle


X. Other Notable Functional Networks


  1. Default Mode Network (DMN)

  2. Salience Network

  3. Executive Control Network

  4. Dorsal Attention Network

  5. Ventral Attention Network

  6. Mirror Neuron System


XI. Cranial Nerve Nuclei (Embedded in Brainstem)


  1. Olfactory Bulb

  2. Optic Chiasm

  3. Oculomotor Nucleus

  4. Trochlear Nucleus

  5. Trigeminal Nucleus

  6. Abducens Nucleus

  7. Facial Nucleus

  8. Vestibulocochlear Nuclei

  9. Glossopharyngeal Nucleus

  10. Vagus Nucleus (Nucleus Ambiguus, Dorsal Vagal Nucleus)

  11. Accessory Nucleus

  12. Hypoglossal Nucleus


XII. Glands (Technically not all neural, but closely tied to brain function)


  1. Pituitary Gland

  2. Pineal Gland


XIII. Meninges and Supporting Structures

  1. Dura Mater

  2. Arachnoid Mater

  3. Pia Mater

 
 
 

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