Examining ATI Wisdom Booklets: Part 2 Booklet 1 – Medical Portion – Fight or Flight

Examining ATI Wisdom Booklets: Part 2 Booklet 1 – Medical Portion – Fight or Flight

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First, I don’t think the pineal gland is visible in that cross-section of the brain.  Regardless, the pointer for the pineal gland is substantially off.  Here’s a better cross-section:

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    • I think the pointer for the pituitary gland is in the right place on the Wisdom Booklet, but it’s confusing because the artist included a detail from the brainstem (part of the hindbrain) that looks like the pointer continues way deeper into the brain than it should.
    • The Booklet section is also a poor choice for details between the thalamus and hypothalamus – but I don’t know why the thalamus is included anyway.  It’s irrelevant in this discussion.

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