Unit V: Rhombencephalon Flashcards
Parts of the hindbrain
- MO
- pons
- cerebellum
*Which is included in the myelencephalon?
MO
*Which is included in the metencephalon?
Pons and cerebellum
What is the brain stem?
MO and pons
*What is the apparent origin?
Where a nerve attaches to the brainstem-> sensory
*What is the nucleus of origin?
Where the nerve actually attaches-> motor
*What is the nucleus or termination?
Where a nerve terminates-> sensory
What are functions of the MO?
- passive fiber conduction
- relay nuclei: gracilis, cuneatus, inferior olivary nucleus
- CN nuclei: V, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
*Where is the exact inferior border of the MO?
Superiormost ventral rootlet of C1
Apparent origin of CNs that are near the posteriolateral sulcus
IX, X, XI
Apparent origin of CNs that are in the inferior pontine sulcus
VI
Apparent origin of CNs that are in the pontocerebellar angle
VII, VIII
Apparent origin of CNs that are in the ventrolateral sulcus
XII
*What is the area that detects toxins in the blood and triggers vomiting?
Area Postrema
Internal features of the inferior olivary nucleus
- relays information to cerebellum’s central nuclei and cortex
- fibers come from the cord, red nucleus, midbrain, cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, and reticular formations
What controls general arousal of activity in the CNS?
Reticular formation
*What fibers are located in the pyramids?
Descending pyramidal fibers
*Which fibers cross in the pyramids?
Lateral spinothalamic tract
*What is the medial lemniscus of the brain?
Bilateral band of ascending fibers-> gracilis and cuneatus
*What are the CN nuclei in the MO?
V, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
Accessory oculomotor nucleus
Parasympathetic control of ciliary and pupillary constrictor smooth muscles of the eye
Oculomotor nuclei
Somatic motor muscle control for 4 of the 6 extraocular eye muscles and upper eyelid
Trochlear nucleus
Somatic motor muscle control for the superior oblique extraocular eye muscle
Trigeminal mesencephalic nucleus
Proprioception from muscles of mastication and periodontal ligaments of the teeth
Trigeminal motor nucleus
Somatic motor to muscles of mastication- tensor villi palatini, tensor tympanic, anterior belly of the digastric and mylohyoid muscle
Abducens nucleus
Somatic motor muscle control for the lateral rectus extraocular eye muscle
Facial nucleus
Most superficial somatic motor muscles of the scalp and face
Superior salivary nucleus
Parasympathetic control of lacrimal glands, submandibular and sublingual salivary gands
Inferior salivary nucleus
Parasympathetic control of parotid salivary gland
Vestibular and cholera nuclei
Equilibrium and hearing
*Hypoglossal nucleus
Somatic motor control for 16 of the 18 named tongue muscles
Posterior nucleus of vagus
Sensory and motor for organs supplied such as voice, heart, lung, and intestines in X CN
Nucleus ambiguus
Nerves Ix, X, Xi in delivery of visceral efferent fibers to the pharynx musculature
Solitary nucleus
Sensory reception via the VII, IX, X CNs dealing with taste from the tongue, palate and pharynx
Main and spinal nucleus of the trigeminal nerve
Main sensory reception nucleus for the face dealing with pain, thermal, discriminative tactile and proprioception-> C3-C4 cord levels-> CN VII, IX, X
Spinal nucleus of the accessory nerve
Somatic motor nucleus for movement of head/neck muscles (trap and SCM)-> 5 upper cervical cord levels and lower MO
Notes on the corticobulbar fibers
- pyramidal fibers
- cell bodies in cerebral cortex
- synapse in spinal cord
Notes of the medial longitudinal fasciculus
- another tract
2. similar to fasciculus proprius
What is the artery that is involved in “lateral medullary stroke syndrome”?
Posterior inferior cerebellar artery
*The pons contains nuclei for CNs ___
V, VI, VII, VIII