Brainstem Flashcards
Brainstem is made up of …
midbrain, pons, medulla
In embryo what two structures end up making the brain stem?
mesencephalon (midbrain)
Rhombencephalon (hindbrain)
The brainstem lies between the … and the …
thalamus and the spinal cord
The brainstem develops from the …, … and …
mesencephalon
metecephalon
myelencephalon
Where is CSF produced?
choroid plexus
3 internal longitudinal divisions of the brainstem are…
tectum, tegmentum, basis
Tectum is the … It is responsible for…
dorsal part of the midbrain.
auditory and visual reflexes
Tegmentum is located between…
It is involved with…
ventricular system and basis.
homeostasis and pain
Basis is the … portion of the brain stem next to the pons and contains.
ventral internal
corticospinal tracts, pontine nuclei and pontocerebellar fibers
Medulla contains the …, …. and …. vasomotor centers and deals with autonomic involuntary functions such as breathing, HR and BP.
cardiac, respiratory and vomiting
ANS functions:
respiration, cardiac center, vasomotor (vomiting, coughing, sneezing and swallowing)
Ventral surface of the medulla is subdivided into…
pyramid and olive
Major ascending tracts to the brainstem
dorsal column (medial leminiscus) and spinothalamic tract
Major descending tracts in the brainstem
corticospinal tract
Lateral corticospinal (pyramidal) tract is …. and is responsible for…
descending
fine motor
Myelination of the corticospinal upper motor neurons is … at birth.
incomplete
Cardinal signs of upper motor neuron lesion are:
hypertonia (increased muscle tone), hyperreflexia (increased muscle reflexes), clonus (involuntary, rhythmic muscle contractions), Babinski sign (extension of big toe in response to blunt stimulation of the sole of the foot), muscle weakness.
Pons connects the … to both the medulla and cerebellum.
cerebrum
The pons houses CN (4)
5, 6, 7, 8
Medulla houses CN (4)
5, 9, 10, 12