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Cerebellum Flashcards

1
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What is the cerebellum important for?

A

Balance
Coordination
Refinement of movement

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How does the cerebellum compare intended and actual movement?

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Compares input from motor planning centres with vestibular and proprioceptive organs

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If the cerebellum detects that actual movement was not the same as intended, what does it do?

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Send corrective signals to motor planning centre

Via thalamus and directly to UMN nuclei

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4
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The cerebellum is good at refining simple movements. What do more complex movements require? Why?

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Practice

To improve synapse efficiency

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5
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What may an animal with a damaged cerebellum look like?

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Uncoordinated

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Where is the cerebellum located? In relation to hemispheres, pons and medulla oblongata

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Caudal to cerebral hemispheres

Dorsal to pons and medulla oblongata

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7
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What makes up the cerebellum?

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Highly folded cortex of deep nuclei and grey matter

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8
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White matter in the cerebellum forms branching tracts. What are these called?

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Arbor vitae (tree of life)

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9
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What do the arbor vitae consist of? Where do they synapse?

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Purkinje cell axons

Synapse on deep cerebellar nuclei of grey matter

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10
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The cortex of the cerebellum is folded. What are these folds called?

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Folia

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What are the 3 lobes of the cerebellum called?

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Rostral
Caudal
Flocculonodular

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From a dorsal perspective, what is the cerebellum separated into?

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2 hemispheres

Vermis in between hemispheres

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13
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What are the cerebellar peduncles? How many are there?

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Stalks of white matter
Allow cerebellum to communicate with brain stem
3 on each side = 6

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14
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What are the names of the 3 pairs of the peduncles?

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Caudal
Middle
Rostral peduncles

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What fibres are in each pair of peduncles?

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Caudal = afferent
Middle = afferent
Rostral = efferent
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16
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What are the 2 main sets of afferent axons in the cerebellum? (Fibres)

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Mossy fibres

Climbing fibres

17
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Where do mossy fibres get their input?

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Motor cortex

Via nuclei in pons

18
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Where do climbing fibres get their input?

A

Vestibular organs and proprioceptors

19
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Are mossy fibres and climbing fibres excitatory or inhibitory?

A

Excitatory

20
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Deep nuclei have excitatory output to the UMN tracts. What does this mean damage to the cerebellar cortex causes?

A

Excess motoractivity

21
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What are the 3 sections of functional anatomy in the cerebellum?

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Vestibulocerebellum
Spinocerebellum
Cerebrocerebellum

22
Q

Where is the vestibularcerebellum? What movements is it responsible for?

A

Flocculonodular lobe
Balance and eye
(Vestibular nuclei)

23
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What is the function of the spinocerebellum?

A

Muscle tone and movement

24
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Where is the cerebrocerebellum? What does it do?

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Lateral part of cerebellar hemispheres

Planning of movements

25
Q

Animals with complex limb movements have what adaptations to their cerebellum?

A

Large cerebellar hemispheres

26
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Animals with symmetrical limb movements have what adaptations to their cerebellum?

A

Well developed vermis

27
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Animals with a large tail have what adaptation tot heir cerebellum?

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Large lingula

28
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Where is the lingula?

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Lobule at rostral end of cerebellum

29
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Do altricial or precocial animals have a better developed cerebellum at birth? Why?

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Precocial - need to be able to run with the herd

30
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Why do altricial not have a well developed cerebellum? What is important to aid their cerebellar development?

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In safe den for first few weeks of life

Playing improves synapse efficiency

31
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What does cerebral dysfunction cause and why?

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Ataxia = uncoordinated gait and balance

Due to motor adjustment not being made

32
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Cerebral dysfunction can also cause wide based gaits (for balance) and dysmteria. What is dysmetria?

A

Hypo/hypermetria = over/undershooting when moving

33
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What may be seen if the vestibulocerebellum is affected?

34
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What happens when there is damage to the cerebellar cortex?

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Decreased inhibition of deep nuclei

Causes increased tone (spasticity) and hypermetria

35
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What is an intention tremor?

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Tremor when concentrating on deliberate movements e.g. reaching for food
Seen with cerebellar damage

36
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Why do cats have larger cerebellar hemispheres than fish?

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Cats have proper limbs - need more motor planning

37
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What is the main function of the flocculonodular lobe?

A

Vestibular system

Vestibulocerebellum

38
Q

What is car sickness caused by?

A

Vestibular and visual system mismatch

39
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What signs might you expect in an animal with a lesion on the spinocerebellum cortex?

A

Exaggerated movement
Increased muscle tone
Hypermetria gait
Ataxia

CNS (15 decks)

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