Brainstem and Cranial Nerves Flashcards
development of the CNS - overview
neural tube -> primary brain vesicles -> secondary brain vesicles -> adult brain structures
prosencephalon (forebrain) forms what secondary brain vesicles?
- telencephalon
- diencephalon
mesencephalon (midbrain) forms what secondary brain vesicles?
mesencephalon
rhombencephalon (hindbrain) forms what secondary brain vesicles?
- metencephalon
- myelencephalon
telencephalon forms what adult brain structures?
cerebrum (cerebral hemispheres: cortex, white matter, basal nuclei)
diencephalon forms what adult brain structures?
- diencephalon (thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus)
- retina
mesencephalon forms what adult brain structures?
midbrain (part of brainstem)
metencephalon forms what adult brain structures?
- pons (part of brainstem)
- cerebellum
myelencephalon forms what adult brain structures?
medulla oblongata (part of brainstem)
where does the brainstem start and end?
extends from the midbrain-diencephalic junction to the cervicomedullary junction
tectum of brainstem
roof (region posterior/dorsal to the cerebral aqueduct)
tegmentum of the brainstem
floor of the brainstem (below the aqueduct)
reticular formation of the brainstem
a network of interconnected collections of neurons (nuclei) dispersed alongside long tracts descending and ascending the brainstem
internal components of the brainstem
- cranial nerves and nuclei
- long fiber tracts
- cerebellar circuitry
- reticular formation
recognizable features of the MIDBRAIN in cross-section
-anterior/ventral: cerebral peduncles
-posterior/dorsal: superior or inferior colliculi
-cerebral aqueduct