Medulla HY Flashcards

1
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characteristics of brainstem lesions

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1) lesions of long tracts = contralateral deficit in body
2) Cranial Nerve signs reveal level of lesion in brainstem
3) Cranial nerve signs observed ipsilaterally

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2
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supply of blood to midbrain

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posterior cerebral artery

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3
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supply of blood to pons

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basilar artery

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4
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supply of blood to medulla

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vertebral artery

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5
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cranial nerves originating from medulla

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IX, X, XI, XII

9-12

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6
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cranial nerve motor nuclei of medulla – think of like _________

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cranial nerve motor nuclei of medulla – think of like LMN

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7
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motor cranial nerve nuclei receive cortical input via _________ pathway

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motor cranial nerve nuclei receive cortical input via CORTICOBULBAR pathway

(except eyes… TBD)

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8
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corticobulbar pathway receives ________ input

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corticobulbar pathway receives BILATERAL input

except lower face… TBD

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9
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alar plate gives rise to _______

basal plate gives rise to _________

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alar plate gives rise to SENSORY NEURONS

basal plate gives rise to MOTOR NEURONS

-separated by sulcus limitans

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10
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motor nuclei are ________ to sensory nuclei in brainstem

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motor nuclei are MEDIAL to sensory nuclei in brainstem

motor - medial
sensory - lateral

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11
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medulla - columns of CN nuclei, from midline to lateral

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MIDLINE
1) Somatic Motor - Hypoglossal Nuclei

2) Branchial Motor (pharyngeal) - Ambiguus Nuclei
3) Visceral Motor (Autonomic) - Dorsal Vagal Nuclei
4) Visceral Sensory - Solitarius Nuclei
5) Somatosensory - Spinal V nuclei
6) Special Senses - vestibular, cochlear nuclei

LATERAL

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12
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3 sections thru medulla

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1) caudal medulla - motor crossing
2) caudal medulla - sensory crossing
3) rostral medulla

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13
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somatic motor column

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Hypoglossal nucleus

  • innervates intrinsic/extrinsic muscles of tongue
  • most medial
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14
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hypoglossal lesion

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  • paralysis of tongue ipsilaterally
  • fasciculations (LMN) ipsilaterally
  • upon protrusion, tongue deviates to side of lesion
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15
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branchial motor column

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Nucleus Ambiguus

  • innervates larynx, pharynx, soft palate
  • CN IX, X
  • lateral?
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16
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nucleus ambiguus lesion

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  • hoarseness
  • difficulty swallowing
  • ipsilateral droop of arch of soft palate
  • contralateral uvula deviation
17
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visceral motor column

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Dorsal Motor Nucleus of X

  • preganglionic parasympathetics for thoracic and abdominal viscera
  • medial (but just lateral to hypoglossal)
18
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visceral sensory column

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Nucleus Solitarius

  • receives taste/sensation from viscera
  • CN VII, IX, X
19
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somatic sensory column

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Spinal Nucleus of V

  • pain/temperature from face
  • lesion = ipsilateral deficit
  • mostly CN V, but some VII, IX, X
20
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lateral medullary lesion

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-most common medullary lesion

LOSS OF NUCLEI:

  • Solitarius: CN VII, IX, X
  • —-taste/sensation from viscera
  • Vestibular: CN VIII
  • —–hearing (??)
  • Spinal V: CN V (some VII, IX, X)
  • —-ipsilateral deficit of pain/temperature
  • Ambiguus: CN IX, X
  • —-ipsilateral droop of soft palate arch
  • —-contralateral uvula deviation

LOSS OF LONG TRACTS:

  • STT (spinothalamic tract)
  • —-contralateral deficit of pain/temperature
  • ICP
  • —–ipsilateral ataxia
  • Reticular formation
  • ——respiration, BP, HR

CN SIGNS
-X: parasympathetic to thoracic/abdominal viscera

21
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medial medullary lesion

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-other main medullary lesion

TRACTS LOST:
Reticular Formation
-respiration, BP, HR
Medial Lemniscus
-dorsal column pathway
-position, vibration 
Corticospinal Tract
-fine, distal movement
CRANIAL NERVE SIGNS
CN XII: Hypoglossal
-ipsilateral tongue paralysis
-fasiculations 
-protrusion  causes ispsilateral tongue deviation
22
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reticular formation (location, function?)

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medial

MEDULLA

  • respiration
  • BP
  • HR

PONS/MIDBRAIN (additionally)
-arousal/consciousness

23
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corticospinal tract (location?)

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-always ventral

24
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medial lemniscus (location?)

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Dorsal Column Pathway

  • medial
  • midline medulla: vertical
  • as it travels up, it becomes more horizontal, joins with spinothalamic pathway
25
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spinothalamic pathway (location?)

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always lateral