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Cerebellum & Brainstem (13) Flashcards

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What do cerebellar slow feedback pathways allow for?

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Long term improvement of motor tasks

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What role does the cerebellum serve?

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Coordinator and predictor of movement and mediated skilled movement - integrates sensory input with the executive functions (plans) coming from the cortex

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What do cerebellar fast-forward mechanisms allow for?

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Regulating second to second movements to keep actual movements close to the intended movements

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What two part of the cerebellum help control axial (neck, trunk muscle) musculature?

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The vermis and paravermian portions (both centrally located in the cerebellum)

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What parts of the cerebellum help control the limbs?

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Lateral hemispheres

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What is the flocculonodular lobe of the cerebellum involved in regulating?

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Balance

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What are the four deep cerebellar nuclei?

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From lateral to medial : 
1. Dentate nucleus
2. Emboliform nucleus
3. Globose nucleus
4. Fastigial nucleus
(Globose + Emboliform = interpositus nuclei)
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Which area of cerebellum projects to the dentate nuclei?

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Lateral hemispheres

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What part of cerebellum projects to the interpositus nuclei?

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Paravermal zones

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What nuclei does the vermis project to?

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Fastigial nuclei

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The anterior spinocerebellar tract, and acoustic and optic sensory afferents are transmitted to the cerebellum via what?

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Superior cerebellar peduncle

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What is the major outflow pathway of the cerebellum?

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Superior cerebellar peduncle - dentatorubothalamic tract and dentatothalamic tract

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The outflow tracts of the cerebellum direct movement on which side relative to the cerebellar hemisphere of origin? How?

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Coordinates movement in a limb ipsilateral to the cerebellar hemisphere of origin - from the lateral portions of the anterior and posterior cerebellar cornices to thalamus and then to the contralateral motor cortex, which coordinates movement in the opposite side, which is ipsilateral to original cerebellar hemisphere producing the signal

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Which structure do the vestibulocerebellar tract and posterior spinocerebellar tract go through to reach the cerebellum?

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Inferior cerebellar peduncle

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Where do the fibers leaving through the inferior cerebellar peduncles (cerebellovestibular/ cerebelloolivary tracts) start in the cerebellum and where do they go? Function?

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From vermis and flocculonodular nodes through EGF nuclei to vestibular nuclei, olivary nuclei, brainstem reticular formation.
- important for maintaining balance

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What are the three layers of cerebellar gray matter (cortex)?

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  1. Molecular layer (outer)
  2. Middle layer
  3. Granule layer (innermost)
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What two kinds of cells are found in the outer molecular layer in cerebellar gray matter?

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Basket and stellate cells

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What kind of cell makes up the middle layer of cerebellar gray matter?

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Purkinje cells

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What two cell types are found in the Granule layer of the cerebellar gray matter?

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Golgi and Granule cells

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What cells are the only output cells of the cerebellar cortex?

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Purkinje cells (synapse on one of the deep nuclei that in turn send efferents out of the cerebellum)

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What fibers offer the only direct input to the cerebellar output (Purkinje cells) from outside the cerebellum?

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Climbing fibers - have their origins in the olivary nuclei

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What fibers bring in input to the cerebellar Purkinje cells from all other brain areas? Where do they first synapse?

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Mossy fibers - synapse in cerebellar glomeruli with Golgi and Granule cell dendrites, which then pass the info along to Purkinje cells
*granule and Golgi cells have an excitatory effect on Purkinje cells

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Which two cell types in the cerebellar cortex have an inhibitory effect on the Purkinje cells there (and hence inhibit output from cerebellum?

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Stellate and basket cells

23
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What are the terms vestibulocerebellum, spinocerebellum, and cerebrocerebellum referring to?

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These are the functional anatomical divisions of the cerebellum

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What is the function of the vestibulocerebellum?

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Coordinate eye, head, and neck movements and also maintains balance

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What two parts of cerebellum make up the vestibulocerebellum?

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Flocculonodular lobe and inferior part of paravermis

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What is the function of the spinocerebellum?

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Coordinate trunk and proximal limb movements

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What is the function of the cerebrocerebellum? (3 functions)

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  1. Coordinate fine motor planning of limbs
  2. Anticipate sensory consequences of movement
  3. Cognitive memory of motor functions
29
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What side of the body does a cerebral hemisphere control? (Ipsilateral vs. Contralateral)

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Ipsilateral side - right cerebellar hemisphere controls right body, arm, and leg

30
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What kind of gait might be seen in cases of cerebellar dysfunction?

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“Sailor’s gait” - unstable gait and stance with a tendency to fall

31
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What is dysmetria of movement? (Is a sign of cerebellar dysfunction)

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Goal oriented behavior that over or undershoots the target

32
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What three eye issues may be seen with cerebellar dysfunction?

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Nystagmus, saccadic and smooth pursuit dysmetria

33
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How might speech be affected by cerebellar dysfunction?

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Difficulty maintaining speech rhythm, intonation, and correct articulation

34
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Functions in control of reflex movements that orient the eyes, head, and neck in response to visual, auditory, and somatic stimuli

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Superior colliculus

35
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Functions in the processing of autonomic and limbic activities as well as modulation of nociception

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Periaqueductal gray matter

36
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Passageway connecting third and 4th ventricles

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Cerebral aqueduct

37
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Parasympathetic innervation to the eye to constrict the iris and to the ciliary muscle to alter lens shape for accommodation

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Nucleus of Edinger-Westphal

38
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Thalamic relay nuclei for auditory information

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Medial geniculate

39
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Thalamic relay nuclei for visual information

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Lateral geniculate

40
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Fiber bundles of the corticospinal tract connecting cerebral cortex to brainstem

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Cerebral peduncle

41
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Relay nucleus b/n cerebellum to the thalamus

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Red nucleus

42
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Fiber pathway b/n the vestibular nuclei and the CN nuclei III, IV, VI to coordinate head/eye movements

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Medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF)

43
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Collection of neurons in the pons that receive input from the neocortex and send crossing fibers through the middle cerebellar peduncle

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Pontine nuclei

44
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Noradrenergic brainstem nucleus involved in mood and sleep/wake cycle

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Loculus coeruleus

45
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One of several serotoninergic type nuclei involved in mood and sleep/wake cycle

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Raphe nucleus pontis

46
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Origin of the climbing fibers to the cerebellar Purkinje cells

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Inferior olivary nucleus

47
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Network of neurons and axons in the brain stem tegme rum involved in arousal, respiration, and HR control

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Reticular formation (major integrator in the brain)

48
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If a pt. is experiencing ipsilateral 3rd nerve paresis and contralateral hemiparesis, what region and part of brainstem has a lesion?

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Base of Midbrain

49
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Ipsilateral 3rd nerve paresis, contralateral tremor, contralateral ataxia - where in brainstem is lesion?

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Tegmentum of midbrain

50
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Ipsilateral 3rd nerve paresis, contralateral hemiparesis, contralateral tremor, contralateral ataxia = where in brainstem is the lesion?

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Base and Tegmentum of brain

51
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What is a common thread in brainstem syndromes, in terms of clinical symptom distribution?

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Most involve a pattern of contralateral body weakness or sensory loss coupled with ipsilateral cranial nerve weakness (or sensory loss) - terms realities to the lesion

52
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Contralateral hemiparesis and ipsilateral LMN facial paresis = lesion in what part of brainstem?

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Medial pons (base and Tegmentum)

  • sometimes also have ipsilateral gaze paresis; lesion is in same place though
53
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Contralateral arm/leg weakness, contraleral decrease in position/vibration, ipsilateral tongue weakness = lesion where in the brainstem?

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Medial medulla

54
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Ipsilateral ataxia, vertigo, nausea ; inpsilateral decrease in face pain perception; ipsilateral Horner’s; dysphagia = where in brainstem is lesion?

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Lateral medulla

55
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Where in brainstem is often damaged in posterior circulation strokes?

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Lateral medulla (Wallenberg’s syndrome)

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What three parts of the cerebellum make up the spinocerebellum?

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Anterior lobe, vermis, superior part of para vermis

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