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Brain vessicles






1. Cerebellar primordium
2. Cervical flexure
3. Fourth ventricle
4. Lateral ventricle
5. Medulla oblongata
6. Mesencephalic ventricle
7. Midbrain flexure
8. Optic stalk
9. Pons
10. Pontine flexure
11. Skull base primordium
12. Spinal cord
13. Third ventricle
14. Tongue
15. Vertebral column
Technique: Paraffin section
Staining: Hematoxylin-eosin
Orientation: Longitudinal section
Developmental age: 6 weeks
Magnification (objective): x10