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19 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Connects |
Forebrain to spinal cord |
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White matter |
Outside |
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Grey matter |
Inside |
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Midbrain |
Mesencephalon |
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Mesencephalon - Tectum |
Optic lobe - visual & auditory attention & alerting (multisensory integration) |
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Mesencephalon - Tegmentum |
Ventral to tectum (larger) |
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Tegmentum - periaqueductal grey matter |
Pain perception |
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Tegmentum - cerebral aqueduct |
Connection |
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Tegmentum - substantia nigra (black substance) |
If lost, results in Parkinson's disease - loss of dopamine neurons and affects movement e.g. balance, posture, slowed movement, rigid muscles, shaking |
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Pons and cerebellum |
Metencephalon |
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Metencephalon |
Tracts of nerves & portion of reticular formation |
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Metencephalon - pons |
Vital functions relay centre - head muscle control |
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Metencephalon - cerebellum |
Sensory and motor control; cognitive |
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Medulla |
Myelencephalon |
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Myelencephalon |
Caudal brainstem - blends into spinal cord |
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Myelencephalon - primarily |
Axonal tracts |
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Myelencephalon - also |
Pyramidal tracts |
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Myelencephalon - movement of |
Head and neck |
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Myelencephalon - other |
Vital functions, portion of reticular formation (arousal) |
