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Week 4: Basal Ganglia, Cerebellum, Cranial Nerve Pathways Flashcards

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Parts of the Basal Ganglia

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Striatum, Lenticular Nucleus, Substantia Nigra, Subthalamic Nucleus

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Parts of the Striatum

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Putamen, Nucleus Accumbens, Caudate Nucleus

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Parts of the Lenticular Nucleus

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Putamen, Globus Pallidus

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Parkinson’s Disease Cause

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Lack of dopamine in the substantia nigra

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Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms

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Resting tremors, cogwheel rigidity, shuffling gait

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Hyperkinetic Disorders

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Hemiballismus, Huntington’s Disease

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Region Affected in Hemiballismus

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Subthalamic Nucleus

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Hemiballismus Symptoms

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Violent Involuntary Movement of Proximal Limbs

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Region Affected in Huntington’s Disease

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Striatum

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Huntington’s Disease Symptoms

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Dancing movements of distal limbs

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Functional Divisions of Cerebellum

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Spinocerebellum, Cerebrocerebellum, Vestibulocerebellum

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Parts of Spinocerebellum

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Vermis and paravermis

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Parts of Cerebrocerebellum

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Lateral Hemispheres

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Parts of Vestibulocerebellum

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Flocculonodular Lobe

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Spinocerebellum Function

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Postural and movement control of trunk and limbs

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Cerebrocerebellum Function

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Fine motor and nonmotor planning

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Vestibulocerebellum Function

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Coordinating head and eye movements

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Deep Cerebellar Nuclei

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Dentate, Emboliform and Globose, Fastigial

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Dentate Nucleus Function

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Relay Center of cerebrocerebellum to motor centers

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Emboliform and Globose Nuclei Functions

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Relay nuclei of the spinocerebellum to motor centers

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Fastigial Nucleus Function

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Project to Reticular Formations and Vestibular nuclei

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Function of Cerebellar Peduncles

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Moves information in and out of the cerebellum

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Spinocerebellum Input Tracts from Lower Extremities and Trunk

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Dorsal Spinocerebellar and Double Cross Ventral Spinocerebellar

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Spinocerebellum Input Tracts from Upper Extremities

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Cuneucerebellar, Double Cross Rostral Spinocerebellar

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Spinocerebellar Fastigial Output Tract Destination

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To reticular formation and reticulospinal tract, and vestibular nuclei and vestibulospinal Tract

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Spinocerebellar Interposed Output Tract Destination

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To red nucleus and ventrolateral nucleus of thalamus

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Vestibulocerebellar Input

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Directly from vestibular afferents and from vestibular nuclei

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Vestibulocerebellar Output

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Medial longitudinal fasciculus coordinating eye movement, medial vestibulospinal tract coordinating neck movement with eyes, lateral vestibulospinal tract maintaining balance

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Cerebrocerebellar Input

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Corticopontine fibers pontine nuclei pontocerebellar tract to contralateral cerebellum, corticorubroolivary path to olivocerebellar tract

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Cerebrocerebellar Output

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Dentathalamic fibers to ventrolateral nucleus of thalamus, fibers to red nucleus form loop through inferior olivary nucleus

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Cerebellar Cell Layers Superficial to Deep

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Molecular, Purkinje, Granule Cell

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Granule Cell Layer Input

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All pathways BUT the inferior olive

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Mossy Fiber Input

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Inferior olive

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Purkinje Cell Input

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Contralateral inferior olive and granule cells

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Purkinje Cell Output

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Deep Nuclei

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Vestibulocerebellar Lesion

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Wide gate and nystagmus

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Spinocerebellar Lesion

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Ataxia, stomping gate

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Cerebrocerebellar Lesion

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intention tremor, dysdiadochokinesia

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Oculomotor and Edinger Westphal Nuclei Cranial Nerve and Location

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CN III, rostral midbrain at level of red nucleus and superior colliculus

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Oculomotor and Edinger Westphal Nuclei Blood Supply

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paramedian branches from basilar and posterior cerebral arteries

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Medial Logitudinal Fasiculus Function

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Connects oculomotor nucleus top the nuclei of CN IV and VI

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Trochlear Nucleus Location

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Caudal midbrain where CN IV fibers cross to contralateral side

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Trochlear Nucleus Blood Supply

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paramedian branches from basilar and posterior cerebral arteries

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Trigeminal Motor Nucleus Location

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Medial to principle sensory nucleus of pons

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Trigeminal Motor Nucleus Blood Supply

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anterior inferior cerebellar or circumferential branches of basilar artery

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Abducens Nucleus Blood Supply

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Dorsal aspect of caudal pons surrounded by fibers of facial nerve to form facial colliculus

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Abducens Nucleus Blood Supply

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Paramedian branches of basilar

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Facial Nucleus Location

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Ventral Area of Tegmentum in caudal pons

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Facial Nucleus Blood Supply

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Anterior inferior cerebellar or circumferential branches of basilar

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Superior Salivatory Nucleus of Facial Nerve Location

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Dorsomedial to facial nucleus in mid to caudal pons

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Nucleus ambiguus and Inferior Salivatory Nucleus Cranial Nerves and Location

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CN IX, X, and XI in mid to central portion of rostral medulla

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Nucleus ambiguus and Inferior Salivatory Nucleus Blood Supply

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Posterior inferior cerebellar artery

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Dorsal Motor Nucleus of Vagus Location

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Rostral medulla deep to vagal trigone

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Dorsal Motor Nucleus of Vagus Blood Supply

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Posterior inferior cerebellar artery

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Accessory Nucleus Location

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Ventral horn of upper cervical cord

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Accessory Nucleus Blood Supply

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Posterior inferior cerebellar artery OR vertebral artery

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Hypoglossal Nucleus Location

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Rostral medulla deep to hypoglossal trigone where axons pass ventrally to emerge in the preolivary nucleus

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Hypoglossal Nucleus Blood Supply

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Anterior Spinal Artery or vertebral artery

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