External Anatomy of Brain- Brain Stem

Question 1

Medulla Oblongata

Answer 1

Function in communication link between spinal cord and other brain areas

Question 2

Ventral Median Fissure

Answer 2

Narrow longitudinal ventral groove

Question 3

Pons

Answer 3

Function in connecting spinal cord or bean, partial control of respiration

Question 4

Cerebral Peduncles

Answer 4

Functions as main link between spinal cord, brain stem, thalamus, nd cervical vortex

Question 5

Corpora Quadrigemina

Answer 5

Functions as a head, neck, and eye reflector center

Question 6

Superior Colliculus

Answer 6

Larger, paired rounded prominences; anterior to the inferior colliculi

Question 7

Inferior Colliculus

Answer 7

Smaller, paired; posterior to the superior colliculi