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The brain of a human embryo in the fifth week. A, Brain as seen in profile. B, Mesial section through the same brain. Labels: M, mammillary eminence, Tc, tuber cinereum; Hp, Hypophysis (pituitary diverticulum from buccal cavity); Opt, optic stalk; TH, optic thalamus; Tg, tegmental part of mesencephalon; Ps, pars subtalamica; Cs, corpus striatum; FM, foramen of Monro; L, lamina terminalis; RO, recessus opticus; RI, recessus infundibuli.

Brain of Embryo

The brain of a human embryo in the fifth week. A, Brain as seen in profile. B, Mesial section through…

Two stages in the development of the human brain. A. Brain of an human embryo of the third week. B. Brain of an embryo of five weeks.

Development of Human Brain

Two stages in the development of the human brain. A. Brain of an human embryo of the third week. B.…

Two cross sections through the forebrain. A. Through the forebrain of the early human embryo. B. Through the forebrain and optic vesicles of Lepidosteus embryo of eight days.

Section Through Forebrain of Human and Lepidosteus Embryos

Two cross sections through the forebrain. A. Through the forebrain of the early human embryo. B. Through…