Brainstem

Question 1

What are the deep cerebellar nuclei?

Answer 1

Fat guys eat donuts:
Fastigial
Globose
Emboliform
Dentate

Question 2

What’s MLF?

Answer 2

Medial longitudinal fasciculus. Found in rostral medulla. Coordinates nuclei of CN 3, 4, and 6 with each other, and spinal reflexes.

Question 3

What’s so special about the spinal trigeminal tract?

Answer 3

It descends from the pons down to the cervical cord to synapse on the spinal trigeminal nucleus. It relays pain and temp from the head.

Question 4

Where’s the dentate nucleus?

Answer 4

….

Question 5

Where does the CST run through, in the caudal midbrain?

Answer 5

middle of the cerebral peduncle

Question 6

Which slice is mickey mouse?

Answer 6

Rostral midbrain

Question 7

Where does the red nucleus show up?

Answer 7

Rostral midbrain

Question 8

Where does the substantial nigra show up?

Answer 8

Rostral midbrain

Question 9

Where does CN III exit?

Answer 9

Rostral midbrain

Question 10

Degeneration of substantia nigra causes…

Answer 10

Parkinsons disease

Question 11

Raphe nuclei has what nt?

Answer 11

5-HT seratonin

Question 12

Locus ceruleus has what nt?

Answer 12

noradrenalin

Question 13

Substantia nigra has what nt?

Answer 13

dopamine

Question 14

ventral segmental area has what nt?

Answer 14

dopamine

Question 15

nucleus basalis of meynert has what nt?

Answer 15

acetylcholine

Question 16

septal nuclei has what nt?

Answer 16

acetylcholine