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14 Cards in this Set
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functions in the control of reflex movements that orient the eyes, head, and neck in response to visual, auditory, and somatic stimuli |
Superior colliculus |
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functions in the processing of autonomic and limbic activities, as well as modulation of nociception |
Periaqueductal gray matter |
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passageway connecting the third and fourth ventric |
Aqueduct |
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parasympathetic innervation of the eye to constrict the iris and to the ciliary muscle to alter lens shape for accommodation |
Nucleus of Edinger-Westphal |
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motor control of eye muscles |
Cranial nerve III nuclei and nerve |
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fiber pathway to thalamus for pain/temperature from the periphery |
Spinothalamic tract |
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sensory pathway for proprioception connecting the nucleus gracilis and cuneatus with the thalamus |
Medial lemniscus |
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thalamic relay nuclei for auditory information |
Medial geniculate |
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thalamic relay nuclei for visual information |
Lateral geniculate |
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fiber bundles of the corticospinal tract connecting the cerebral cortex to the brainstem |
Cerebral peduncle |
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optic fibers from optic chiasm to the lateral geniculate |
Optic tract |
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one of several nuclei involved in smooth motor control; degenerates in Parkinson’s disease |
Substantia nigra |
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relay nuclei between the cerebellum to the thalamus |
Red nucleus |
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fiber pathway between the vestibular nuclei and the CN nuclei III, IV, VI to coordinate head/eye movements |
Medial longitudinal fasciculus |
