Brainstem and Cranial Nerves Flashcards

1
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Olive

A

Motor co-ordination

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2
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Pyramids

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Decussations distally of corticospinal and cortiobulbar tracts

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3
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Superior colliculus

A

Orientating eyes to visual stimulus

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4
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Inferior colliculus

A

Auditory signals, frequency and pitch

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5
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Facial colliculus

A

Facial fibres looping over abducens nucleus

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6
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Medial Geniculate

A

Auditory centre (relay between inf colliculus and auditory motor cortex)

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7
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Substantia nigra

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eye movement, motor planning, reward-seeking, learning and addiction

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8
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Edinger-Westphal Nucleus

A

Pupillary light reflex

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9
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Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus

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Links oculomotor, trochlea and abducens nerves

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