Module D-08 Flashcards
What are the 3 classes of eye movements?
1) Conjugate
2) Non-conjugate
3) Dysconjugate
what are the 3 types of conjugate eye movements?
1) Saccadic eye movements (and gaze)
2) Vestibulo-ocular reflex
3) Optokinetic reflex (and smooth pursuit)
What are the 2 types of non conjugate eye movements ?
1) convergence
2) Divergence
What type of movements are saccadic eye movements?
- Voluntary, extremely fast eye movements that shift the fovea rapidly to another visual target in the visual field.
- used to explore the
visual environment
What type of movements are vestibulo-ocular eye movements?
keeping your eyes fixed on a point when your head turns away (vestibular system is activated)
What type of movements are Optokinetic eye movements?
- your head stays still, but your visual surround is in motion relative to your head
- keeps an object in the center of your visual field as long as possible, by keeping your eyes pointed towards this object
What type of movement does smooth pursuit follow?
similar function as optokinetic
keeps fovea focused on a moving target
What is the origin point for the 4 rectus muscles?
Annulus tendinosus
Name the 6 extraocular miscles
1) Superior rectus
2) Inferior rectus
3) Medial rectus
4) Lateral rectus
5) Superior Oblique
6) Inferior Oblique
Name the 3 nerves that innervate the extraocular muscles
CN III (Oculomotor) CN IV (Trochlear) CN VI (Abducens)
Which extraocular muscles does the Oculomotor nerve innervate?
1) Superior Rectus (elevates on lateral gaze)
2) Inferior Rectus (Depresses on lateral gaze)
3) Medial Rectus (adducts)
4) Inferior Oblique (Elevates on medial gaze)
Which extraocular muscles does the Trochlear nerve innervate?
Superior Oblique ( Depresses on medial gaze)
Which extraocular muscles does the Abducens nerve innervate?
Lateral Rectus (abduction )
In what part of the brainstem is the nucleus for CN III located?
- tegmentum of the midbrain, close to the midline and to the cerebral aqueduct.
- approximately in line with the SUPERIOR colliculus
In what part of the brainstem is the nucleus for CN IV located?
- tegmentum of the midbrain, close to the midline and to the cerebral aqueduct.
- approximately in line with the INFERIOR colliculus
In what part of the brainstem is the nucleus for CN VI located?
the lower pons, close to the ponto-medullary junction
Besides the nuclei of the 3 CN nerves what other nuclei participate in control of eye movements?
1) Rostral interstitial nucleus of the medial longitudinal
fasciculus (MLF), (In the midbrain)
2)the superior colliculus (receives input from the retinal
ganglion cells)(also in midbrain)
3) Pontine paramedian reticular formation (PPRF)
4)Vestibular nuclei, which extend from pons to medulla
5)The cerebellum, in particular the vestibulo-cerebellum (flocculo-nodular lobe),
What type of Eye movements does the MLF control?
control of vertical eye movements, and
the superior colliculus, which, as we know already, receives input from the retinal
ganglion cells can participate in the control of eye movements.