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11 Cards in this Set
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Reticular Formation |
-has autonomic fxn -helps us be attentive |
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Locus Ceruleus |
-lateral zone -has role in attentiveness and sleep wake cycle -uses NE |
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Medial Zone |
-holds CV/Resp/N+V centers |
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Raphe Nuclei |
-midline -has role in descending analgesic system -uses serotonin |
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Inf Olivary Nucleus |
-communicates with cerebellum to help with error detection and correction |
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Medial Medullary Syndrome |
-infarct at medullary branch of vertebral A -affects medial lemniscus, CSTs, and CN 12 -pt has contra loss of prop/ 2 point, contra weakness in distal extremity, and tongue deviation toward weak side |
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Lateral Medullary Syndrome |
-infarct at PICA -affects medulla and inf cerebellum -pt has contra loss of pain/crude touch and coordination problems b/c the SC has trouble getting info into the cerebellum |
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Transverse Pontine Fibers |
-where the fibers go into the cerebellum -lesion here would cause ataxia |
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Pontine Nuclei |
-corticopontine tracts term here |
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Cochlea |
-high pitches senses in outer area -low pitches sensed in middle area |
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CN nuclei |
Midbrain tegmentum - 3,4 Pons - 5-8 Medulla - 9-12 |