Ch 1 Anatomy Flashcards
Vermis of cerebellum is responsible for control of? hemispheres?
Axial = vermin
appendicular = hemispheres
AX the VERMIN!
Parts of cerebellum
Anterior Hemi
Posterior Hemi
Vermis
Flocculonodulus
Anterior Lobe gets input from?
Dorsal and ventral Spinothalamic Tract
Cuneocerebellar Tract
APe’S
Posterior Cerebellum is responsible for what function?
Precise movement
Flocculonodular Lobe is responsible for?
Equilibrium and Eye Movements
Way to remember old names of cerebellar lobes?
APeS FAVorite PreNuP
Ant = paleo or SPINAL cerebellum (ataxia)
Floc = Archi or VESTIBULOcerebellum (eyes and equilibrium)
Post = neo or PONTOcerebellum (precise mvmt)
Superior Middle and Inferior Cerebellar peduncles connect to?
Midbrain
Pons
Medulla
(makes sense)
Cerebellar Nuclei from lateral to medial?
Dentists Emulate Great Friends
Dentate
Emboliform
Globose
Fastigial
The dentate nucleus contributes to? What tract is it part of?
Dentatorubrothalamic tract which contributes to dexterity and synergy of movement.
What is in the dentatorubrothalamic pathway?
Purkinje cells -> dentate nucleus -> contralateral red nucleus -> ventral lateral thalamus -> motor cortex area 4,6
How does the dentate signals in the dentatorubrothalamic tract connect to the red nucleus?
Superior cerebellar peduncle
Fastigial nucleus contributes to ?
stance and walking
“stance and walking fast”
emboliform and globose nuclei are known as?
They contribute to?
Interposed nuclei
stability and speed in initiation of movement.
Lesions in the interposed nuclei cause?
TARDy
Titubation (makes sense cant keep the head steady)
Action tremor (cant move smoothly)
Rapid alternating movements off (cerebellum allows RAM)
DYsmetria (also makes sense)
Layers of the cerebellar cortex?
MPG
molecular
purkinje
granule cell layers
What cells are in molecular layer of the cerebellum?
Molecular
Basket cells
Stellate cells
Purkinje cell dendrites
Parallel fibers of granule cells
Golgi cell dendrites
Moleculer = miles of cells
What cells are in the Purkinje layer of the cerebellum?
just purkinje
Purkinje = Per
What cells are in the granular layer of the cerebellum?
Granule
Golgi
Glomeruli
Miles per GaLLon
Golgi cells make? role? acts upon what cells?
GABA
INHIB
GRANULE cells
Granule cells make? role? acts upon what cells?
Glutamate
Excitatory +++
Basket, Golgi, Stellate
ONLY GRANULE CELLS ARE EXCITATORY
Pukinje cells make? role? acts upon what cells?
GABA
INHIB
deep cerebellar nuclei and vestibular nuclei
Stellate cells make? role? acts upon what cells?
Taurine
inhib
Purkinje
Purkinje cells are inhibited by ? (2)
Basket cells (via GABA)
Stellate cells (via taurine)
Summary of Cerebellar cortex?
Only granule cells are excitatory
Stellate cells use taurine,
Basket, golgi and purkinje use GABA
Two main sources of input into the cerebellar cortex?
mossy and climbing fibers
moseying and climbing into the cerebellar cortex
Mossy fibers use? to snapse on?
aspartate
to synapse on granule cells, which they excite
Axons from the granule cells form? What do those fibers do?
Parallel fibers in the molecular layer, which excites purkinje cells
1 mossy fiber can stimulate >1000 purkinje cells.
1 mossy -> multiple granule cells -> 1000 purkinje cells
mossy are bossy
Climbing fibers provide input to the cerebellum by (explain tract)?
mossy fibers start in contralateral olivary nucleus
through the inferior cerebellar peduncle
to the molecular layer of the cerebellum where they excite 1000s of Purkinje cells
Output from the cerebellar cortex is handled by what cells?
Purkinje
The cortex provides input to the cerebellum via what pathways (3)?
Corticoponocerebellar
Cerebro-olivocerebellar
Cerebroreticulocerebellar
Info from the corticoponto cerebellar pathways enter through the ____ peduncle
middle cerebellar
Pons is in the middle
Info from the cerebro-olivocerebellar tract enter the cerebellum as?
climbing fibers (excitatory to Purkinje cells)
“climbing an olive tree”
The spinal cord sends info to the cerebellum via what pathways (4)?
Cuneocerebellar
Dorsal (posterior) spinocerebellar
Rostral spinocerebellar
Ventral spinocerebellar
Cuneocerebellar tract carries what info?
movement of the IPSIlateral upper extremity and rostral body to the cerebellum
Describe cuneocerebellar tract?
ipsi UE muscle -> up the tract to synapse in the accessory cuneate nucleus -> inferior cerebellar peduncle into the cerebellum.
Dorsal spinocerebellar tract carries what info?
afferent info about IPSIlateral movement of the LOWER extremity limbs and trunk to the cerebellum.
Fibers in this tract give rise to mossy fibers that into the inferior cerebellar peduncle to the cerebellum
Ventral spinocerebellar tract carries what info?
unconscious proprioceptive movement from the trunk and LE to the cerebellum
What is unique in how the ventral spinocerebellar tract travels? compared to other spino-cerebellar tracts?
Ventral goes through the SUPERIOR cerebellar peduncle
Rostral spinocerebellar tract carries what info?
proprioceptive info about the UE and rostrum (similar to cuneo)
Summary of spino cerebellar tracts function - cuneo vs rostral vs dorsal spino vs ventral spino?
UE and rostrum
Movement = cuneo
Proprio = rostral
LE and TRUNK
movement = dorsal
proprio = ventral
Info from the vestibular nerve enters the cerebellum through?
Inferior cerebellar peduncle
Efferent pathways from the cerebellum are?
Globo-emboliform-rubral pathway
Dentatothalamic/Dentatorubral pathway
Fastigial Vestibular Pathway
Fastigial reticular pathway
Describe the pathway of the globose-emboliform-rubral pathway?
leaves globose and emboliform nucleus and leaves via SUPERIOR cerebellar peduncle where it decussates into the contralateral red nucleus
Describe the pathway of the dentatothalamic tract?
leaves dentate and goes to the CONTRALATERAL ventral lateral (VL) nucleus of the thalamus
DENTists are eViL
Describe the dentatorubral pathway?
dentate to CONTRAlateral red nucleus
DENTists also cause a lot of RED blood
Main function of dentato/rubrothalamic pathway? Descibe the whole pathway starting from Purkinje in the cerebellum?
Synergy of movement
Purkinje - Dentate - contralateral RED - VL nucleus of thalamus - motor cortex (areas 4,6)
Fastigial Vestibular pathway travels from the fastigial nucleus to the vestibular nucleus via?
INFERIOR cerebellar peduncle
Fastigial reticular pathway travels from the fastigial nucleus to the reticular nucleus via
INFERIOR cerebellar peduncle
AFFERENT pathways through the
INFERIOR PEDUNCLE?
Arcuatocerebellar
Cuneo
Dorsal spino
olivo
reticulo
trigemino
vestibulo
Theres a lot of INput into the INferior cerebellar peduncle
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AFFERENT pathways throught the MIDDLE cerebellar peduncle?
Pontocerebellar
AFFERENT pathways through the superior cerebellar peduncle?
cerulocerebellar tract
tectocerebellar tract
trigeminocerebellar tract
Ventral spinocerebellar
EFFERENT pathways through the inferior cerebellar peduncle?
Fastigial vestibular
fastigial reticular
Efferent pathways through middle cerebellar peduncle?
none
EFFERENT pathways through the superior cerebellar peduncle?
Dentatorubral tract
Dentatothalamic tract
Globose-emboliform-rubral pathway
Uncinate bundle of Russell
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Which cerebellar peduncle is primarily responsible for outputs? inputs?
input = inferior
outputs = superior
(middle only has afferent through the pontocerebellar)
What makes up the Triangle of Mollaret?
A triangle of signals between Red Nucleus, IO, and dentate
Neural fibers travel from the Red Nucleus to ipsilateral inferior olive via central tegmental tract
Climbing fibers from the inferior olive travel through the ICP to the contralateral dentate via climbing fibers
Dentate fibers travel via SCP to Red Nucleus
A lesion in the pathways of the Triangle of Mollaret causes?
palatal myoclonus
Layers of the Cerebral Cortex
Superficial to Deepest
Molecular
External Granular
External Pyramidal
Internal Granular
Internal Pyramidal aka ganglionic layer
Multiform Layer
Which layer of the cerebral cortex is responsible for cortical-cortical connections?
2 and 3
External granular and pyramidal
Which layer of the cerebral cortex gets info from the thalamus?
4
Internal granular layer
What is the brodmans area of Primary visual cortex? Wernicke? Broca?
17
22 and 44 (they are double)
“At 17, you take your primary view at an R rated movie”
Cranial nerves in order?
Which ones are sensory/motor/both?
1 - olfactory S
2 - optic s
3 - oculomotor m
4 - trochlear m
5 - trigeminal b
6 - abducens m
7 - facial b
8 - vestibular s
9 - glossopharyngeal b
10 vagus b
11 spinal accessory m
12 hypoglossal m
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Function of Trigeminal Nerve?
BOTH
facial sensation and motor (mastication), mylohyoid muscle, Anterior belly of digastric, tensor muscles
If you try to masticate a mile of food, your A+ belly becomes more tense.
Function of facial nerve?
both sensory and motor
facial movement, taste in ant 2/3 of tongue, salivation, lacrimation.
Braches of Facial nerve?
Temporal
Zygomatic
Buccal
Mandibular
Cervical
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Functions of glossopharyngeal nerve?
both motor and sensation
stylopharyngeus muscle
taste in post 1/3 of tongue
sensation to middle and external ear
pharynx
parotid gland
carotid body and sinus
Function of vagus nerve?
Motor and sensory
Motor to lift palate (pharynx, larynx, viscera)
carotid sinus reflexes
sensory - taste in the pharynx
Which CN are involved in parasympathetic system?
3, 7, 9, 10
Through which foramen does each CN exit skull?
1 - Cribiform Plate
2- Optic canal
3,4, 5(1) - Superior Orbital Fissure
5 (2) - Foramen rotundum
5 (3) - Ovale
6 - Superior orbital fissure
7 - Internal auditory meatus (then stylomastoid foramen)
8 - Internal auditory meatus
9, 10, 11 - Jugular foramen
12 - hypoglossal foramen
“Cleaners Only Smelling Salty Scents Right Onto Smelly Iguanas Is Justified, Justified, Justified, However!”
What foramen does the ICA travel through?
Foramen Lacerum
RUM on ICe.
What foramen does the middle meningeal artery travel through?
foramen spinosum
Explain the tract relay for olfaction?
olfactory neurons - olfactory bulbs to synapse where the olfactory tracts carry information to the olfactory cortex
What makes up the olfactory cortex (2)?
piriform cortex
periamygdaloyoid cortex
Once in the olfactory cortex, where do the fibers project?
orbitofrontal cortex
entorhinal cortex (Secondary Olfactory cortex)
hippocampus
mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus
Which CN does NOT relay through the thalamus
CN 1
CN 1 is smelly and the other CNs dont want it there
What syndrome occurs when there is a lesion or meningioma in the olfactory groove?
Foster Kennedy Syndrome
What makes up Foster Kennedy Syndrome?
- ipsilateral optic atrophy
- contralateral papilledema
- ipsilateral anosmia
- Think of JFK if he couldnt see or smell, he’d still be groooovin man.*
Lesions of the uncus cause what sx?
olfactory hallucinations
Think of Uncle Olaf (olfactory) in Lemony Snicket
Functions of SO eye muscle innervated by CN 4?
Depression and Intorsion of the eye
People that are SO depressed become introverted.
What is unique about CN4?
Longest and smallest cranial nerve
only CN that crosses midline
only CN that exits from the dorsal brainstem
Trochlear nerve is small, depressed, and SO introverted that it exits out the back to avoid everyone.
branches of CN V and where they exit the skull?
v1 - ophthalmic (superior orbital fissure)
V2 - Maxillary (foramen rotundum)
V3 - mandibular (Ovale)
You move your mandible to drink ovaltine
How does V3 differ from V1 and V2?
V3 is motor and sensory (1 and 2 are just sensory)
does not travel through cavernous sinus like V1 and 2
Sensory functions of CN V
- face, mouth, sinuses, meninges AND
- SENSATION (not taste) to anterior 2/3 tongue
Where is the trigeminal ganglion located?
Meckel’s cave
V3 motor functions (4)?
Mastication muscles (mandibular)
mylohyoid muscle
anterior belly of digastric
Tensors (tympani and tensor veli palatini)
If you try to MASTICATE a MYLe of food, you BELLY becomes TENSE
WHat nerve supplies the Anterior and posterior belly of digastric muscle?
Ant = V3 and Post = CN 7
Explain the corneal reflex (afferent and efferent)?
Afferent V1
Efferent CN 7 via orbicularis oculi muscle which causes you to blink when your cornea is touched
Explain the jaw jerk reflex (afferent and efferent)?
mandibular both aff and eff
if jaw jerks with reflex hammer = UMN
Explain the tearing reflex (afferent and efferent)?
afferent V1, efferent CN 7
reflex to start tearing if something is sensed to be lodged in eye
Explain the oculocardiac reflex (afferent and efferent)?
afferent V1
efferent CN 10
pressing on the eye causes bradycardia
Main 4 nuclei of CN5? Their function?
Main sensory nucleus - fine touch sensation
Mesencephalic nucleus - position sense
Motor nucleus - all V3 motor shit (tense belly masticating)
Spinal nucleus - pain and temp sense (think spinothalamic tract)
WHat is unique about the mesencephalic nucleus?
It is the only primary sensory neuron located in the CNS rather than peripherally
Me’s in the cephalic!
All the trigeminal sensory functions converge where?
Ventral posteriormedial nucleus of the thalamus
which then projects to the postcentral gyrus (main sensory cortex)
VP Meeting area
What tract carries PAIN AND TEMP info from face and mouth to trigeminal ganglion?
Explain entire tract all the way to sensory cortex
Ventral trigeminothalamic tract
1 - information carried to trigeminal ganglion via above
2 - then carried to spinal trigeminal nucleus via spinal trigeminal tract
3 - then to contralateral VPM nucleus of the thalamus where it radiates via posterior limb of internal capsule to the somatosensory cortex responsible for sensation to the face
People vent when they are in pain
What tract carries TOUCH AND PRESSURE info from face and mouth to trigeminal ganglion?
Explain entire tract all the way to sensory cortex
Dorsal trigeminothalamic tract
1 - to trigeminal ganglion via above
2 - to principal sensory nucleus of CN V
3 - to ipsilateral VPM of the thalamus to radiate via posterior limb of internal capsule to the ipsilateral somatosensory cortex
(purple dotted line in picture)
explain the route of CN 7 out of the brainstem and exiting the skull
exits brainstem at the cerebellopontine angle, then travels through the internal auditory meatus and the facial canal
exits the skull through the stylomastoid foramen
Roles of CN 7? (Long - divide into motor, parasympathetic and sensory)
MOTOR: - facial muscles - besides mastication
MOTOR: - innervates stapedius, post. belly of digastric, stylohyoid, ant and sup. auricular muscles
PARASYMP: - innervates glands: lacrimal, parotid, submandibular, sublingual
SENS: - taste to ant. 2/3 of tongue
SENS: - sensation of the external ear
Motor branches of CN7?
temporal
zygomatic
buccal
mandibular
cervical
buccal branch of the facial nerve innervates?
buccinator
cervical branch of the facial nerve innervates?
platysma
mandibular branch of the facial nerve innervates?
orbicularis oris