brainstem

Question 1

CN8

Answer 1

vetibulocohlear nerve

Question 2

tegmentum

Answer 2

tissue in brainstem anterior to ventricle

Question 3

tectum

Answer 3

(roof) tissue in the brainstem posterior to ventricle

Question 4

what part of the brainstem contains the central canal

Answer 4

caudal medulla

Question 5

obex

Answer 5

where 4th ventricle narrows to the central canal

Question 6

pyramidal decussation

Answer 6

at junction of brainstem and spinal cord . contains the corticospinal tract motor fibers from cerebral cortex on their way to the spinal cord

Question 7

trigeminal nerve enters the pons through what

Answer 7

middle cerebellar peduncle

Question 8

what forms much of the roof of the 4th ventricle

Answer 8

superior cerebellar peduncle

Question 9

superior colliculus

Answer 9

gray matter mass in tectum of rostral midbrain. role in directing visual attention and eye movments

Question 10

inferior colliculus

Answer 10

gray matter mass in tectum of caudal midbrain. major components in auditory system