Introduction to the Brainstem Flashcards
what are the two lateral ventricles divided by
septum pellucidum
cerebral aqueduct
smallest part of ventricular system
associated with the midbrain
rhomboid fossa
located behind the pon
what CN comes off of the brain itself
I and II
what CN comes off of midbrain
III, IV
what CN come off of pons
V, VI, VII, VIII
what CN comes off of medulla
IV, X, XI, XII
pyramids
consist of long motor tracts running down from cerebrum to rest of body
where are cerebral peduncles located
above pons
what does interpeduncular fossa contain
CN III exit
mammary bodies
infundibulum
what is the infundibulum close to
optic chaism
what are the corpora quadrigemini
2 superior colliculi
2 inferior collilculi
where is epithalamus located
above colliculi
where does CN IV come out below
below the colliculi
middle cerebellar peduncle
connects cerebellum to pons
