The Brain Magnified: Hindbrain
Degree of magnification |
Human |
Monkey |
Cat |
Rat |
Frog |
low |
![human hindbrain low power](images/humanhindlow1.jpg) |
![monkey hindbrain low power](images/monkhind4.jpg) |
![cat hindbrain low power](images/cathind4.jpg) |
![rat hindbrain low power](images/rathind4.jpg) |
![frog hindbrain low power](images/frogvhind4.jpg) |
Medium |
![human hindbrain med power](images/humanhindhigh1.jpg) |
![monkey hindbrain med power](images/monkhind10.jpg) |
![cat hindbrain med power](images/cathind10.jpg) |
![rat hindbrain med power](images/rathind10.jpg) |
![frog hindbrain med power](images/frogvhind10.jpg) |
HIGH |
human 20x- unavailable |
![monkey hindbrain high power](images/monkhind20.jpg) |
![cat hindbrain high power](images/cathind20.jpg) |
![rat hindbrain high power](images/rathind20.jpg) |
![frog hindbrain high power](images/frogvhind20.jpg) |
As with the cerebellum photomicrographs, these magnifications of slides of the hindbrain all look quite similar to each other. When we looked at brains on a large scale we did notice some differences in gross structure. Yet, now that we have magnified them to a great degree, the differentiation between animals seems to blur. Do you notice how similar all the neurons of the animals are?
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