Brainstem Flashcards
Superior Colliculus Role
Vision
Inferior Colliculus Role
Hearing
What does the locus ceruleus contain?
Noradrenaline
What does the substantia nigra and the ventral tegmental area contain?
Dopamine
What do neurons of the raphe contain?
Serotonin
What does the nucleus of Meynert contain?
ACh
Lateral Medullary Syndrome of Wallenberg
This stroke thus affects balance, taste, pain, speech, and produces a Horner’s syndrome.—also very important—loss of pain and temp in lower body below lesion on contralateral side-loss of pain and temp on ipsi side (V) of head
What are the GSE nerves?
Oculomotor (CN III), trochlear (CN IV), abducens (CN VI), and hypoglossal (CN XII)
What are the SVE nerves?
Trigeminal (CN V), facial (CN VII), glossopharyngeal (CN IX), vagus (CN X), and the spinal accessory (CN XI).
What are the GVE nerves?
Oculomotor (CN III), facial (CN VII), glossopharyngeal (CN IX), and vagus (CN X).
What are the GSA nerves?
Vagus (CN X), glossopharyngeal (CN IX), trigeminal (CN V) and facial (CN VII) nerves, which are all associated with the skin of the ear.
What are the SSA nerves?
Optic (CN II) and auditory-vestibular (CN VIII) nerves.
What are the SVA nerves?
The olfactory (CN I) nerve, and taste is mediated by the facial (CN VII), glossopharyngeal (CN IX), and vagus (CN X) nerves.
What are the GVA nerves?
Facial (CN VII), glossopharyngeal (CN IX) and vagus (CN X) nerves.
What CN come out of the midbrain?
III
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