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14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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The brainstem connects?
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Forebrain and spinal cord
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Neurones for cardiovascular and respiratory control are located here?
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The brainstem
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The neural tube develops into three primary vesicles, what are these?
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Prosencephalon, mesencephalon, rhombencephalon
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The brainstem is made up of?
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Hypothalamus, thalamus, Midbrain, pons and medulla
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The midbrain differentiates into the?
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Tectum and tegmentum
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The hind brain is subdivided into the rostral and caudal, what do these become?
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The rostral is the cerebellum and pons, the caudal is the medulla
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Important structures of the midbrain are?
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Superior colluculus, inferior colluculus, substantia nigra and red nucleus, periaquaductal gray
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The superior colluculus does what?
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Recieves input from the eye, controls eye movements
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The inferior colliculus does what?
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Receives input from ear, relays auditory info to thalamus
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Substansia nigra and red nucleus are involved in?
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Voluntary control of movements
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Periaquaductal gray is important for?
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Control of somatic pain sensations
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What does the pons do?
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Relays information between forebrain to spinal cord
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What percentage of descending axons accumulate in pontine cells?
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90%
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What very important info does the brainstem receive?
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Sensory info on heart, lung,chest wall and blood pH
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