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THRC.3 Flashcards

1
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What is contained in the rhomboencephalon?

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  • Myelencephalon
    • Medulla oblongata
  • Metencephalon
    • Pons
    • Cerebellum
    • Medullary vela
    • Rhomboid fossa
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Myelencephalon composition

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  • Medulla oblongata
  • Fourth ventricle of the brain
  • Caudal medullary velum
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Medulla oblongata

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Metencephalon

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Myelencephalon

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Give the arrangement of nuclei in medulla oblongata

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  • Sensory nuclei are more lateral
  • Motor nuclei are more medial
  • Parasympathetic nucle between sensory and motor nuclei
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Where is medulla oblongata located?

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  • In fossa medullae oblongata
  • Dorsal to basiocciput
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The ventral surface of medulla oblongata is divided by…

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Ventral median fissure

(continuous from the spinal cord)

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Medulla oblongata

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10
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Fibres cross the midline to form the…

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Pyramidal decussation

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Pyramids of vermis

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12
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What is represented by the blue crosses?

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Decussatio pyramidium

  • At the spinomedullary junction*
  • Accounts for movements on one side of the body are controlled by the opposite side of the brain*
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Pyramids of vermis

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14
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Trapezoid body

Belongs to the pons

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15
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Ventral median fissure

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Decussatio pyramidium

  • At the* spinomedullary junction
  • Accounts for movements on one side of the body are controlled by the opposite side of the brain*
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CN-VI Abducent nerve

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CN-VII Facial nerve

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CN-VIII Vestibulocochlear nerve

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CN-IX Glossopharyngeal nerve

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CN-X Vagus nerve

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CN-XI Accessory nerve

Recieves additional spinal root from the spinal cord

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CN-XII Hypoglossal nerve

24
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13

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Location of Olivary nucleus

25
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Function of the olivary nucleus

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Control of body motor function

26
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Function of the medulla oblongata

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Respiration and circulation control

27
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Composition of the metecephalon

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  • Pons
  • Cerebellum
  • Medullary vela
  • Rhomboid fossa
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Cerebellum

30
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The dorsal part of the pons

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Tegmentum of the pons

31
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CN-V Trigeminal nerve

32
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Location of the motor nucleus of CN-V

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Inside the pons

33
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Location of the cerebellum

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Dorsal to the fourth ventricle

34
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Structure of the cerebellum

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Fissures > Lobes > Small lobules > Folia

Forms the ‘tree of life’

35
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The grey matter of the cerebellum

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Cortex cerebelli

36
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White matter of the cerebellum

37
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Grey matter in the medulla forms…

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Basal nuclei

38
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What attaches the cerebellum to the brainstem?

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6 peduncles: 3 on each side

  • Rostral cerebellar peduncle
  • Caudal cerebellar peduncle
  • Middle cerebellar peduncle
39
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Insertion of the rostral cerebellar peduncle

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Rostral medullary velum

40
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Insertion of the caudal cerebellar peduncle

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  • Caudal medullary velum
  • Medulla oblongata
41
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Insertion of the middle cerebellar peduncle

42
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Function of the cerebellum

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  • Balance
  • Co-ordination of skeletal muscles
43
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Rostral medullary velum

44
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Location of the medullary velae

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Between the:

  • Rhomboid fossa (floor)
  • Cerebellum
45
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Structure of the medullary velae

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  • Tent shape forms
  • For the roof over the fourth ventricle
46
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Give the sulcuses of the fossa rhomboidea

What is between them

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  • Sulcus medianus
  • Sulcus limitans x 2

Eminentia medialis is found between them

47
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The walls of the rhomboid fossa are marked by…

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Area vestibularis/acustica

(Bilateral eminence)

48
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Obex

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The caudal end of the sulcus medianus in fossa rhomboideus

49
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Which cranial nerve nuclei are found in eminentia medialis?

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