Brainstem and Cranial Nerves Flashcards
1
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Olive
A
Motor co-ordination
2
Q
Pyramids
A
Decussations distally of corticospinal and cortiobulbar tracts
3
Q
Superior colliculus
A
Orientating eyes to visual stimulus
4
Q
Inferior colliculus
A
Auditory signals, frequency and pitch
5
Q
Facial colliculus
A
Facial fibres looping over abducens nucleus
6
Q
Medial Geniculate
A
Auditory centre (relay between inf colliculus and auditory motor cortex)
7
Q
Substantia nigra
A
eye movement, motor planning, reward-seeking, learning and addiction
8
Q
Edinger-Westphal Nucleus
A
Pupillary light reflex
9
Q
Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus
A
Links oculomotor, trochlea and abducens nerves