auv. Auditory vesicle. cb. Cerebellum. cer. Cerebral hemispheres. ch. Notochord. cin. Internal carotid. ft. Fasciculi teretes. in. Infundibulum. lv. Lateral ventricle. mb. Mid-brain, or optic lobes. md. Medulla oblongata. mn. Mandible. ol. Olfactory pit. oll. Olfactory lobe. op. Eye. opn. Optic nerve. opth. Optic thalamus. pc. Posterior commissure. pcl. Posterior clinoid. pn. Pineal gland. pt. Pituitary body. rt. Restiform tracts. tv. Tela vasculosa of the roof of the fourth ventricle. iv. v. Fourth ventricle. vii. Seventh nerve. x. Rudiment of septum which will grow backwards and divide the unpaired cerebral rudiment into the two hemispheres.
Figs. 1a, 1b, 1c. Longitudinal sections of the brain of a Scyllium embryo belonging to stage L. Zeiss a, ocul. 1.
1a is taken slightly to one side of the middle line, and shews the general features of the brain, and more especially the infundibulum (in) and pituitary body (pt).
1b is through the median line of the pineal gland.
1c is through the median line of the base of the brain, and shews the notochord (ch) and pituitary body (pt); the latter still communicating with the mouth. It also shews the wide opening of the infundibulum in the middle line into the base of the brain.
Fig. 2. Section through the unpaired cerebral rudiment during stage O, to shew the origin of the olfactory lobe and the olfactory nerve. The latter is seen to divide into numerous branches, one of which passes into each Schneiderian fold. At its origin are numerous ganglion cells represented by dots. Zeiss a, ocul. 2.
Fig. 3. Horizontal section through the three lobes of the brain during stage O. Zeiss a, ocul. 2.
The figure shews (1) the very slight indications which have appeared by this stage of an ingrowth to divide the cerebral rudiment into two lobes (x): (2) the optic thalami united by a posterior commissure, and on one side joining the base of the mid-brain, and behind them the pineal gland: (3) the thin posterior wall of the cerebral rudiment with folds projecting into the cerebral cavity.
Figs. 4a, 4b, 4c. Views from the side, from above, and from below, of a brain of Scyllium canicula during stage P. In the view from the side the eye (op) has not been removed.
The bilobed appearance both of the mid-brain and cerebellum should be noticed.