Key terms to know

Question 1

conduit functions

Answer 1

-contains ascending & descending tracts that connect the SC and the rest of the brain

Question 2

cranial nerve functions

Answer 2

-CN 3-12 project to or emerge from the brainstem and are structures that perform spinal cord-like functions for the head as well as subserve the special senses

Question 3

integrative functions

Answer 3

-examples include complex motor patterns, life sustaining activities, and regulation of consciousness

Question 4

medulla

location

posterior view

Answer 4

-superior to the spinal cord and foramen magnum (above)

-inferior to the pons (below)

-anterior to the inferior part of the 4th ventricle & cerebellum (in front of the bottom part)

Question 5

medulla info

Answer 5

-scoop shaped
-2 divisions
(rostral and caudal) aka tail end/head end

Question 6

medulla anterior view

Answer 6

-anterior median fissure

-pyramidal decussation

-pyramids

-anterolateral sulcus

-olives

Question 7

pons

Answer 7

-superior to the medulla (above)

-inferior to the midbrain (below)

-anterior to the upper part of the 4th ventricle (in front of)

Question 8

pons features

Answer 8

-basal pons

-basilar sulcus

-middle cerebellar peduncles

Question 9

midbrain

Answer 9

-located superior to the pons (above)

-anterior view: cerebral peduncles

-posterior view: superior colliculi

-inferior colliculi

Question 10

brain stem: lateral view

Answer 10

-tectum

-tegmentum

-appended