HISTOLOGY OF THE CEREBRUM AND CEREBELLUM

©David B. Fankhauser, Ph.D.,
Professor of Biology and Chemistry
University of Cincinnati Clermont College,
Batavia OH 45103
Cerebral Cortex,
100x
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Cerebellum, 40x
Follow protocol  Notebook Illustrations

Examine the following slides, identify the listed features. Survey each slide for the best typical field showing listed features, and illustrate it at the indicated power, labeling the listed features. At home, note the significance or function of each feature in a sentence or two. 
 
 

CEREBRAL CORTEX Slide 2,  Cerebral Cortex, cat, pyramidal neurons, Ag stain , (H 1490).  (MF 9 th, page 105) 
cortex with pyramidal cells

cortex with white matter:

Cerebral Cortex, 40x: 

MENINGES:
   arachnoid meninx
   pia mater
CORTEX:
   molecular layer (superficial most)
   granular layer (just below molecular)
   pyramidal cells (primary motor neurons)
   dendrites of pyramidal cells
MEDULLA:
   white matter

Here is a labeled version of the cortex with pyramidal cells .
Cerebral Cortex, 100x:

Cerebral Cortex, 400x:

Central Cerebral Cortex, 400x

Pyramidal cells
nucleus
dendrites
dendritic collaterals (collect impulses)
axon 
astrocyte (neuroglial cell)

Here is a labeled version of the cerebral cortex, 400x.
CEREBELLUM Slide 3, Cerebellum, cat, Purkinje Cells, Ag stain, (H 1510)
(MF 9 th, page 103,)
Cerebellum, 40x:

pia mater
cortex (gray matter)
molecular layer (superficial most)
granular layer (just below molecular)
white matter

Here is a labeled version of the cerebellum, 100x.
Cerebellum, 100x:

Cerebellum, 400x:

Cerebellar cortex, 400x:

molecular layer:
   outer stellate cells 
   parallel axons of granule cells (extending from granular layer)
Purkinje cell layer:
   Purkinje Cells:
   dendrite (multibranched)
   nucleus
   axon (difficult to see)
   axons of deep stellate (basket) cells, (alongside Purkinje cells)
granular layer:
   granule cells (very numerous)
   axon of Purkinje cell
   myelinated fibers of white matter (deep)

Here is a labeled version of the cerebellar cortex, 400x.