Control of Eye Movements Flashcards
Which of the following correctly defines smooth pursuit gaze control system?
A. Rapid eye movement that brings image of object onto the fovea
B. Keeps a moving object centered on the fovea
C. Holds image stead on the fovea during head movements
D. Keeps image on fovea when the object is moved near or far away
Keeps a moving object centered on the fovea
Which of the following correctly defines saccadic gaze control system
A. Rapid eye movement that brings image of object onto the fovea
B. Keeps a moving object centered on the fovea
C. Holds image stead on the fovea during head movements
D. Keeps image on fovea when the object is moved near or far away
Rapid eye movement that brings image of object onto the fovea
Which of the following correctly defines the vestibular-ocular gaze control system?
A. Rapid eye movement that brings image of object onto the fovea
B. Keeps a moving object centered on the fovea
C. Holds image stead on the fovea during head movements
D. Keeps image on fovea when the object is moved near or far away
Holds image stead on the fovea during head movements
Which of the following correctly defines the vergence gaze control system?
A. Rapid eye movement that brings image of object onto the fovea
B. Keeps a moving object centered on the fovea
C. Holds image stead on the fovea during head movements
D. Keeps image on fovea when the object is moved near or far away
Keeps image on fovea when the object is moved near or far away
All of the following supranuclear gaze control systems are conjugate movements, EXCEPT for which of the following that is disconjugate?
A. Saccadic
B. Smooth pursuit
C. Vestibular-ocular
D. Vergence
Vergence
The __________ is involved with voluntary eye movement, while the __________ is involved with reflexive eye movement
A. Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus; Paramedian Pontine reticular formation (PPFT)
B. Frontal eye field; Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus
C. Inferior Colliculus; Superior Colliculus
D. Frontal eye field; Superior Colliculus
Frontal eye field; Superior Colliculus
The sacaddic system for horizontal movement involves what two cranial nerves?
CN III
CN VI
Describe the pathway of activity when the right frontal eye field is stimulated in the Saccadic system for Horizontal eye movement?
What direction will we be looking in when the right frontal eye field is stimulated?
Right frontal eye field is stimulated and sends its axons to the Paramedian Pontine Reticular Formation (PPRF)
Secondary neurons leave the PPRF and synapse in the contralateral Abducens Nucleus
2 sets of Tertiary neurons leave from the contralateral abducens nucleus.
The contralateral third order neurons synapse onto the latearl rectus muscle of the left eye.
The ipsilaterally traveling neuron leaves the abducens nucelus passes through the Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus, and synapses in the Occulomotor nucleus
From the occulomotor nucleus the neuron goes to the ipsilateral medial rectus muscle
We look left

What two cranial nerves are utilized in the vertical saccadic system?
CN III
CN IV (trochlear)
Which of the following is another name for the vertical gaze system that is utilized in the saccadic system, and can be impinged upon by a pineal tumor?
A. Dorsal Nucleus of Clark
B. Rostral Interstitial Nucleus of the Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus
C. Medial Lemniscus
D. Superior colliculus
Rostral Interstitial Nucleus of the Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus
A lesion of the PPRF will cause which of the following?
A. Contralateral damage
B. Ipsilateral damage
Ipsilateral damage
The Superior Colliculus as well as what two other areas contribute to the reflex saccadic eye movements?
Parietal and Supplementary eye frields
A Horizontal Gaze palsy is caused by destruction of what structure?
Abducens Nucleus
Internucleus Opthalmopeligia is caused by destruction of what structure?
What action can no longer be performed?
MLF
Adduction in either eye
The Brainstem has control cells for saccadic movements that involv 3 neuron types. Answering the following questions will help you ot understand there goal. Note that there are technically seperate control systems for horizontal and vertical movements.
What type of neurons are needed to move the eyes towards the target?
What type of neurons are needed to help us lock on to the target or fix our gaze?
What type of neuron is needed to inhibit the first neuron discussed, so that no further movement occurs?
Burst neurons: get to target
Tonic neurons: lock on to target
Pause neurons: hold still
Burst cells of the horizontal saccadic system are found in which of the following locations?
A. Pontine paramedian Reticular formation
B. Nucleus prepositus hypoglossi
C. Interstitial nucleus of Cajal
D. Rostral interstitial nucleus of MLF
E. Raphe Nuclei
Pontine paramedian Reticular formation
Burst cells of the vertical saccadic system are found in which of the following locations?
A. Pontine paramedian Reticular formation
B. Nucleus prepositus hypoglossi
C. Interstitial nucleus of Cajal
D. Rostral interstitial nucleus of MLF
E. Raphe Nuclei
Rostral interstitial nucleus of MLF
Tonic cells of the vertical saccadic system are found in which of the following locations?
A. Pontine paramedian Reticular formation
B. Nucleus prepositus hypoglossi
C. Interstitial nucleus of Cajal
D. Rostral interstitial nucleus of MLF
E. Raphe Nuclei
Interstitial nucleus of Cajal
Tonic cells of the horizontal saccadic system are found in which of the following locations?
A. Pontine paramedian Reticular formation
B. Nucleus prepositus hypoglossi
C. Interstitial nucleus of Cajal
D. Rostral interstitial nucleus of MLF
E. Raphe Nuclei
Nucleus prepositus hypoglossi
While there are seperate control systems for horizontal and vertical saccade movements, pause cells of BOTH the saccadic systems are found in which of the following locations?
A. Pontine paramedian Reticular formation
B. Nucleus prepositus hypoglossi
C. Interstitial nucleus of Cajal
D. Rostral interstitial nucleus of MLF
E. Raphe Nuclei
Raphe Nuclei
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A destructive lesion of the frontal gaze center results in what presentation?
Transient conjugate eye devation TOWARD the side of the lesion, with difficulty looking away from the lesion
when you see a train wreck (destruction) you can’t look away, you look at the destruction
Seizure activity in the frontal gaze center results in what presentation?
Eyes look away from the firing gaze center
Annoying things cause you to roll your eyes and look away
Smooth pursuit lee[s moving objects centered on fovea and stimulates what area of the brain?
Parieto-occipital junction (Broadmann’s area 19)

