Pons

Question 1

What makes up brainstem?

Answer 1

Midbrain
Pons
Medulla

Question 2

Function of pons?

Answer 2

Relay sensory info to cerebellum
Regulate breathing
Control sleep cycles

Question 3

Label

Answer 3

Question 3

Label

Answer 3

Question 4

What does pons develop from (embryology)?

Answer 4

Develop from embyonic metencephalon

Question 5

What cranial nerves are on pons ventral surface?

Answer 5

CN V – trigeminal
CN VI – abducens
CN VII – facial
CN VIII – vestibulocochlear

Question 6

Where is facial and trigeminal nerves located?

Answer 6

Ventral surface pons
CN V – trigeminal
CN VI – abducens
CN VII – facial
CN VIII – vestibulocochlear

Question 7

What structures inside pons?

Answer 7

Ventral pons
Tegmentum
Remaining pons- tract pass

Question 8

Function tegmentum

Answer 8

Arousal
Attentiveness

Question 9

What does ventral pons contain?

Answer 9

Contain pontine nucei

Question 10

Function pontine nuclei?

Answer 10

Co-ordinate movement

Question 11

What supplies pons?

Answer 11

Pontine arteries (most)
Superior cerebellar artery (some)

Question 12

What hormone involved stress response?

Answer 12

Cortisol

Question 13

What structure in pons is involved stree?

Answer 13

Locus coeruleus

Question 14

Function of locus coeruleus?

Answer 14

STRESS
Involved in sleep-wake cycle
Attention and memory
Emotions
Posture and balance

Question 15

What does stress cause in locus coeruleus?

Answer 15

Noradrenaline secretions
Cortisol synthesis in adrenal glands

Question 16

Label

Answer 16

Question 17

What is sulcus pons and medulla?

Answer 17

Bulbopontine sulcus