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Brainstem Flashcards

1
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What can you see in a rostral brainstem section?

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the olive of medulla. most rostral has cerebral peduncles

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2
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Where are CN IX-XII nuclei located?

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the medulla

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3
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Nuclei of caudal medulla

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4
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Tracts of the medulla

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5
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Entire cross section of caudal medulla

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Entire cross section of rostral medulla

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7
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medulla nuclei: balance, location in space

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vestibular

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8
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medulla: does motor learning

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inferior olivary complex

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9
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medulla: descending motor tracts

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pyramids

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10
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medulla: location information from the body/spine to the cerebellum (Proprioception)

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spinocerebellar tracts

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11
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medulla: pain and temperature tract

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spinothalamic tract

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12
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medulla: motor nucleus for hypoglossal nerve (tongue)

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hypoglossal nucleus

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13
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medulla: motor nucleus (soft palate, pharynx, larynx: speech and swallowing) for cranial nerves 9, 10, 11. If there’s lesion there’s dysphagia, dysphonia, deviated uvula

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nucleus ambiguus

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14
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medulla: motor nucleus (parasympathetic for vagus)

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dorsal motor nucleus of vagus

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15
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medulla: Touch from the lower body (below T6)

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nucleus gracilis

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16
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medulla: Touch for the upper body (above T6; not face)

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nucleus cuneatus

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17
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medulla: taste tongue CN 7, 9, 10

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solitary nucleus

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18
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medulla: CN9, parasympathetic, parotid gland)

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inferior salivary gland

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19
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pons cross section

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20
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pons: nuclei: balance, location in space

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vestibular

21
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pons nerve Touch and Proprioception face

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principle V

22
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pons nerve muscles mastication

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motor V

23
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pons nerve Touch and pain/temperature face

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spinal V

24
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pons nuclei: muscles facial expression

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facial nucleus

25
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pons nuclei parasympathetic VII doing lacrimal, submandibular, sublingual, nose mucosa

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superior salivary

26
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pons nuclei lateral rectus muscle

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abducens nucleus

27
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pons tracts for location information from the body/spine to cerebellum (proprioception) that runs through inferior cerebellar peduncle

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spinocerebellar tracts

28
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pons ascending tract for touch

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medial lemniscus

29
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pons tract for Motor information cortex-spinal cord

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corticospinal

30
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pons tract for Motor information cortex-brainstem (head/neck)

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corticobulbar

31
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pons tract with part of the corticobulbar, motor information to the pontine nuclei

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corticopontine

32
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midbrain cross section

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33
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midbrain nuclei that is parasympathetic for pupil constriction

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Edinger-Westphal nucleus

34
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nucleus in midbrain for eye motor

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oculomotor

35
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midbrain nucleus for superior oblique eye motor

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trochlear nucleus

36
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nucleus in midbrain for proprioception head

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mesencephalic

37
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nucleus in midbrain for motor coordination

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red nucleus

38
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nucleus for motor learning/motor planning in midbrain

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substantia nigra

39
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nucleus in midbrain for pain modulation (based on emotion)

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periaqueductal grey

40
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nucleus in midbrain for visual reflexes

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superior colliculus

41
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nucleus in midbrain for auditory processing

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inferior colliculus

42
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entrance for corticospinal/corticobulbar/corticopontine motor tracts in midbrain

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cerebral peduncle

43
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touch tract in midbrain

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medial lemniscus path

44
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pain/temp tracts in midbrain

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spinothalamic tract

45
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substantia nigra

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motor learning, motor planning, eye movement, reward

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