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33 Cards in this Set
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At the foramen magnum the brainstem is continuous with |
Spinal cord |
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At the tentorial notch, the brainstem is continuous with |
Diencephalon |
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Where are cranial nerve nuclei located |
In the tegmentum |
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Posterior half of the brainstem is called the |
Tegmentum |
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Posterior to the 4th ventricle is the |
Tectum |
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The tectum is small except for |
Colliculi in midbrain |
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Anterior corticospinal tract is responsible for |
control of axial muscles |
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Lateral corticospinal tract is responsible for |
control of limbs, fine control of movements of the hand. |
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Where do fibres in the anterior corticospinal tract decussate |
At spinal level of exit |
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Where do fibres int he lateral corticospinal tract decussate |
Medullary pyramids |
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Two components of the posterior column |
Nucleus gracilis, nucleus cuneatus |
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In the PCML pathway, which part of the thalamus to fibres enter |
Ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL) |
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What is the blue nucleus |
Hypoglossal nucleus |
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What is the green nucleus |
Nucleus ambiguus |
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What is the purple nucleus |
Dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve |
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What is the yellow nucleus |
Nucleus of the solitary tract |
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What is the orange nucleus |
Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal nerve |
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What is the brown nucleus |
Vestibular nuclei |
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What is the blue nucleus |
Abducens nucleus |
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What is the green nucleus |
Facial nucleus |
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What is the purple nucleus |
Superior salivary nucleus |
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What is the brown nucleus |
Vestibular nuclei |
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What is the yellow nucleus |
Nucleus of solitary tract |
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What is the orange nucleus |
Spinal trigemninal nucleus |
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What are the three trigeminal nuclei |
Mesencephalic, chief sensory, spinal trigeminal nucleus. |
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What is the orange nucleus |
Mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus |
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What is the purple nucleus |
Edinger-Westphal nucleus |
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What is the blue nucleus |
Oculomotor nucleus |
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Where is the reticular formation |
In the tegmentum |
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Functions of the reticular formation |
Visceral regulation (cardio, resp, swallowing, vomiting), Motor functions (eye movements and central pattern generators), Sensory functions (modulation of pain pathways), Regulation of attention and conciousness. |
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Blood supply to medulla |
Anterior spinal artery, Vertebral arteries, PICA |
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Blood supply to pons |
Pontine branches of basilar artery |
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Blood supply of midbrain |
Basilar artery, Superior cerebellar, Posterior cerebral. |
