Functions of some things in brain Flashcards
1
Q
Gracile fascicle
A
sensory (proprioception and fine touch) from lower body to thalamus
2
Q
Cuneate fascicle
A
sensory (proprioception and fine touch) from upper body to thalamus
3
Q
Medullary pyramids
A
Motor fibres of corticospinal and corticobulbar tracts
4
Q
Medullary olives
A
Co-ordination of movements and sensory processing
5
Q
Cerebral peduncles
A
motor from pons to thalamus
6
Q
Superior cerebellar peduncle
A
mid brain to cerebellum
7
Q
middle cerebellar peduncle
A
pons to cerebellum
8
Q
inferior cerebellar peduncle
A
medulla to cerebellum
9
Q
superior colliculi
A
vision
10
Q
inferior colliculi
A
auditory
11
Q
internal capsule
A
projection fibres, ascending and descending
12
Q
caudate nucleus
A
initiates and controls movement
13
Q
lentiform nucleus
A
initiates and controls movement
14
Q
fornix
A
hippocampus to mammillary bodies
