MIDBRAIN Flashcards
1
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Tectum
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2 pairs of sensory nuclei
(Superior colliculus)visual
(Inferior colliculus) auditory
2
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Basis pedunculi
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Cerebral  peduncles (contains motor tracts)
Substantia nigra (produce dopamine)
3
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Tegmentum
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Red nucleus (motor) Due to presence of hemoglobin and ferritin
4
Q
The midbrain tracts
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Frontopontine fibers Cortiospinal fibers Corticobulbar tracts Rubrospinal tract Temporopontine fibers