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CN 1

terminates in

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olfactory bulb

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CN 1

fibers

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SSA

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CN 2

terminates in

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hypothalamus

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CN 2

fibers

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SSA

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CN 3

innervates

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sup/med/inf rectus and inf oblique

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CN 3

fibers

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GVE & GSE

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CN 4

innervates

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superior oblique

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CN 4

special

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right controls left muscle and vice versa

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CN 4

fibers

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GSE

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Mesencephalic nerves

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CN 3 & 4

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Metencephalic nerves

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CN 5, 6, 7, 8

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Mylencephalic nerves

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CN 9, 10, 11, 12

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CN 5

sensory ganglion

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semilunar

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CN 5

fibers

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GSA & SVE

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CN 6

innervates

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lateral rectus

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CN 6

fibers

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GSE

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CN 7

from & sensory ganglion

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facial nucleus (pons)
geniculate ganglion
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CN 7

fibers

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GVE & SVA & SVE

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CN 8

2 nerves

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vestibular & cochlear

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CN 8

cell bodies

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bipolar

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CN 8

fibers

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SSA

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CN 8
# of vestibular ganglia
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2

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CN 8
# of cochlear ganglia
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1

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CN 9

from & innervates

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inferior salivatory nucleus

parotid gland

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CN 9 | fibers
GVE & SVA
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CN 10 | from
dorsal motor nucleus of 10 to guts nucleus ambiguus to heart
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CN 10 | temporarily joined by
cranial portion of CN 11
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CN 10 fibers
GVE + SVA + GVA
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CN 11 | divisions and destinations
cranial----pharynx, larynx, upper esophagus spinal----- trapezius, SCM
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CN 11 | cranial part AKA after union with ten
recurrent laryngeal
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CN 11 | origin of divisions
cranial----nucleus ambiguus spinal----laminae 9 of C1-4
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CN 12 | from and destination
hypoglossal nucleus tongue
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CN 12 | fibers
GSE
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CN 9, 10, 11 | exit from
jugular foreamen
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Does CN 1 have any ganglion cells?
no
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HOw many axons per side does CN 1 contain?
5 million
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How many axons does CN 2 have per side?
900k-1.2 million
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How many axons does CN 8 have per side?
70k
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Semilunar ganglion AKA
gasser/ trigeminal
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Sup vestibular + inf vestibular AKA
ganglion of Scarpa
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CN 9 superior ganglion AKA
jugular
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CN 9 inferior ganglion AKA
petrosal
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CN 10 superior ganglion
jugular
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CN 10 inferior ganglion AKA
nodose
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CN 8 cochlear ganglion AKA
spiral
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decussation
crossing over of axons up and down
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commissure
crossing over of axons left to right
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Corticospinal tract | AKA
pyramidal
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Corticospinal tract | axons per side
1 million
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Corticospinal tract | axons are from
pyramidal cells
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Corticospinal tract | axons clump together to form
medullary pyramid
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Corticospinal tract | criss-cross before spinal cord
pyramidal decussation
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DCs name and meaning of DC
name-fasiculus gracilis and cuneatus | meaning- dorsal columns
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fasiculus is a group of axons between a _________ and a _______ (in terms of compactness)
bundle and tract
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DCNs name and meaning of DCN
name- nuclei gracilis and cuneatus meaning- Dorsal Column Nuclei
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DCNs | what terminates and synapses
the DCs
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nucleus of tractus solitarius | divisions (general)
superior middle inferior
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Inferior olive | cell bodies
(gray matter)
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Inferior olive | afferents
1 ML 2 Spinal olivary tract 3 Trigeminal-Olivary tract
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Inferior olive | efferents
1. olivocerebeller tract
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Inferior olive | surrounded by
amiculum oliva
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Inferior olive | ML sensation sensed
discrimination touch pressure proprioception FROM BODY
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Inferior olive Spinal-olivary tract brings in what sensation
pain temperature light touch FROM BODY
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Inferior olive | trigeminal-olivary tract
all types of reception | FROM FACE
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Inferior olive olivocerebellar tract travels via
inferior cerebellar pedunkle
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Inferior olive | is a _______ ______ _______ to the cerebellum
somatic sensory relay
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What are the cell bodies of the DCs?
the DRG of C1-T6
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Where do the DCs occupy?
dorsal funiculus
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Fasiculus gracilis | shape
slender, and medial
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Fasiculus cuneatus | shape
wedge, more lateral w/ more axons
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What do the DCs become superiorly?
DCNs
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What do the DCNs become superiorly?
Medial Lemniscus
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Where are the DCNs found?
inferior medulla
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Where does the ML descussation happen?
midline inferior to inferior olive
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nucleus of tractus solitarius | gustatory nucleus location and afferents
superior 1 geniculate 2 petrosal 3 nodose
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nucleus of tractus solitarius | gustatory nucleus fibers
SVA
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nucleus of tractus solitarius | middle part contents (nuclei)
dorsal respiratory nucleus | baroreceptor nucleus
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nucleus of tractus solitarius | what fibers enter the middle part and continue to the dorsal respiratory nucleus?
GVA parasympathetic fibers from the carotid bodies (CN 9) petrosal ganglion GVA parasympathetic fibers from the Aortic Bodies (CN 10) nodose ganglion
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2 major centers of respiratory control not in tractus solitarius
1. Nucleus parabrachialis (pons) | 2. Pre-Boetzinger complex (medulla)
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Nucleus parabrachialis is the
pneumotaxic center sets interval between inhalation and exhalation
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Pre-Boetzinger complex is the
respiratory pattern generator neurons of phrenic nucleus (lamina 9 of C3-C5) causes contraction of diaphragm
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nucleus of tractus solitarius | baroreceptors
Carotid sinus | aortic sinus
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nucleus of tractus solitarius | Carotid sinus and aortic sinus fibers
GVA parasympathetic
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nucleus of tractus solitarius | Carotid sinus axon destination
petrosal ganglion------->baroreceptor nucleus
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nucleus of tractus solitarius | aortic sinus destination
nodose ganglion----->baroreceptor nucleus
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How does BP increase along this pathway?
GVE fibers from solitaryspinal tract to reach T1-L2 lateral horns----->3 cervical sympathetic ganglia------>to heart
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nucleus of tractus solitarius visceral nucleus location
inferior
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nucleus of tractus solitarius visceral nucleus fibers from where?
GVA from guts/ organs | touch, pressure, distension, chemicals
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nucleus of tractus solitarius visceral nucleus what detects the distension signal from the guts?
CN 10 | GVE fibers from dorsal motor nucleus of 10 to induce motility and secretions
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the core of the brainstem =
reticular formation
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what is the RAS?
the areas of the reticular formation that are provoked to keep you awake
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dorsal motor nucleus of 10 | sends ___ fibers to all viscera up to the _____ _______ ______ except the heart
GVE | left colic flexure
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dorsal motor nucleus of 10 | uses what kind of ganglion?
intramural
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Nucleus Ambiguus rostral portion fibers and destinations
SVE-CN 9------->stylopharyngeus GVE-CN 10------->heart
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Nucleus Ambiguus caudal portion fibers and destination
SVE-CN 11 cranial division------->larynx/pharynx/upper esophagus
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Nucleus Ambiguus central region origin of fibers
oropharynx | CN 5, 9, 10
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Hypoglossal nucleus | fibers/destination
GSE----->muscles of the tongue
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How many vestibular nuclei?
4
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What fibers do the vestibular nuclei recieve?
SSA from vestibular apparatus
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What is the vestibular apparatus?
utricle +saccule +semicircular canals (3)= bony labrynth
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What happens in the vestibular apparatus?
fluid moves around and moves hair cells, this is detected as "head position in space"
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How many vestibular ganglia?
2 superior & inferior (Scarpa) bipolar cells
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How many cochlear nuclei?
3
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What fibers do the cochlear nuclei recieve?
SSA from spiral ganglion (bipolar cells)
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How many times do each of the 70k axons terminate in the cochlear nuclei?
3 (1 time in each nucleus)
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Does the ventral cochlear nuclei have two parts?
yes, anterior and posterior parts
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The facial nerve sends what fibers to the muscles of facial expression?
SVE
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What do the axons from the facial nucleus loop around? What does this form?
1. abducens nucleus | 2. genu of 7
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CN 6 sends what fibers where?
GSE to lateral rectus
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What is the largest CN?
5 trigeminal
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What are the nuclei of CN 5?
1. Mesencephalic 2. principal (main) sensory nucleus of 5 3. motor nucleus of 5 4. spinal nucleus of 5
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What is special about the mesencephalic nucleus of 5?
only nucleus in the brain with psudounipolar cells
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What does the mesencephalic nucleus of 5 recieve (sensation)?
muscle stretch from jaw
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What does the main nucleus of 5 detect?
touch (all kinds) + pressure from the face
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What does the motor nucleus of 5 detect?
proprioception from V3 (muscle stretch from the jaw)
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Where are the psuedounipolar cells for the motor nucleus of 5?
the mesencephalic nucleus of 5 (psuedounipolar cells)
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Where do the fibers from the motor nucleus go?
masseter (SVE) myotatic reflex
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The spinal tract of of 5 runs next to what?
spinal nucleus of 5
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What does the spinal nucleus of 5 receive?
sensory (GSA) | pain, temp, crude touch from face
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What brings in the signals to spinal nucleus of 5?
spinal tract of 5 (trigeminal tract)
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What are the three parts of the spinal nucleus?
1. pars oralis 2. pars interpolaris 3. pars caudalus
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What parts of the spinal nucleus are part of the cornea blink relex?
1. interpolaris | 2. caudalis
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T or F | does the trigeminal tract run the distance of the medulla?
T
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Where does the trigeminal tract end inferiorly?
lamina 2 (S. gelatinosa)
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What does the spinal tract carries what sensations?
pain, temperature, crude touch
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What nucleus of 5 does not send axons to higher stations in the brain?
spinal nucleus
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What are the four types of reflexes?
1. somatosomatic - muscle stretch 2. somatovisceral- cornea- blink reflex 3. viscerovisceral- stomach distension/ contraction 4. viscerosomatic- stomachache/ rectus abdominus contraction
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What is the cornea blink reflex?
touch the cornea--->pars interpolaris & pars caudalis----->blinking of both eyes
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Where is the peduculopontine nucleus found?
Upper pons
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What is the PPN part of?
the ascending chemical pathways of the brainstem
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The PPN sends axons where?
neocortex/ limbic system
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The PPN regulates what?
cortical activity and REM sleep
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The PPN releases what neurotransmitter?
ACh
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The locus ceruleus releases what neurotransmitter?
NE
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The dorsal raphe releases what neurotransmitter?
serotonin
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Where are the locus ceruleus and dorsal raphe both visible in cross section?
pontomesencephalic junction
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What is the core of the reticular formation known as?
central gray (when in pons or medulla)
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What is the narrow waistline at the pontomesencephalic junction known as?
isthmus
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What is the nucleus in the most ventral part of the midbrain at the midline?
interpeduncular nucleus
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The locus ceruleus and dorsal raphe are involved in? And are involved in these processes
1. ascending chemical pathway of the brainstem | 2. wakefulness & mood
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How many raphe are there?
7
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What neurotransmitter do all the raphe secrete?
serotonin
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The inferior raphe are named what?
1. pallidus 2. magnus 3. obscurus (collectively raphespinal tracts)
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What do the raphespinal tracts do?
pain-gating
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The raphespinal tract terminates in
lamina 2 (S. gelatinosa)
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The superior raphe are named
1. dorasal raphe | 2. pontis
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In the same location as the PPN (upper pons) the _______ at the midbrain IC level and the _______ in the midbrain at SC?
1. trochlear nucleus | 2. oculomotor complex
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The red nucleus contains high what?
iron
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The red nucleus is directly ventral to what structure?
cerebral aquaduct
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The red nucleus has what two parts?
1. pars parvicellularis | 2. pars magnocellularis
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The pars magnocellularis sends axons to spinal cord via?
rubrospinal tract
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Substantis nigra has what two parts?
1. compacta | 2. reticularis
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What is the extension of pars compacta known as?
ventral tegmental area
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The VTA and pars compacta are part of what pathway?
ascending chemical pathway of the brainstem
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What type of neurotransmitter do the pars compacta and VTA secrete?
dopamine (dopenergic)
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The mesocortical pathway goes from where to where?
VTA---->neocortex
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The mesolimbic pathway goes from where to where?
VTA---->limbic system (especially nuclesu acumbins)
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Dopamine is involved in
reward/pleasure
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Stimulation of the VTA will flood what nucleus with dopamine?
acumbens
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Pars compacta sends axons to ______ _______ in the telencephalon
corpus striatum
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The pathway from the pars compacta to the corpus striatum is called
nigrastriatum pathway
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the nigrastiatum pathway is involved in
motor function
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How many degrees does the vision field overlap?
120
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Why do humans have 50% crossing of the optic tract axons?
The axons from the temporal retina do not cross at the chiasm
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What are the five places the optic tract terminate?
1. Accessory optic nuclei 2. Superior colliculus 3. Suprachiasmatic nucleus 4. Lateral Geniculate nucleus 5. pre-tectal nucleus
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All the signals going to the primary visual cortex must stop where?
LG (thalamus)
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Optic tract axons terminating in the SC go to
striatum cinerum
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The superficial layers of the SC send axons to
the LG----->area 17
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The deeper layers send axons to
the pulvinar nucleus (thalamus)----->secondary visual cortex (areas 18,19)
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The superchiasmatic nucleus is in the
hypothalamus
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Signals from the optic tract that reach the SC nucleus eventually go to after first hitting these two stops?
terminate----pineal gland | pass through-----lat horn T1-T2 & superior cervical ganglion
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SC nucleus AKA
entrainer of internal clock
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The pre-tectal nucleus is found where?
small area between the midbrain and diencephalon
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The pre-tectal nucleus sends
parasympathetic signals to EW nucleus----->ciliary ganglion----->constrictor pupilla
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The pre-tectal nucleus is involved in what reflex?
pupillary light reflex
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The left and right pre-tectal nuclei are connected where?
posterior commissure
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The pupillary light reflex is what kind of reflex?
somatovisceral
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The pupillary light reflex has what 2 parts?
1. direct reflex-----pupil + light = constrict | 2. consensual reflex----opposite pupil constricts due to commissure connection
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The three most superficial layers of the Superior Colliculus are
striatum zonale striatum cinerum striatum opticum
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The striatum cinerum is made of what and sends signals where?
``` cell bodies (gray matter) sends signals to deep layers ```
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the striatum opticum is made of what and recieves axons from where?
1. axons | 2. axons from optic tract pass through here and synapse in cinerum
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What are the middle and deep layers of the superior colliculus called collectively? These layers are highly ________
1. strata lemnisci | 2. integrative
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What layers make up the strata lemnisci? what color is each one?
1. Straiatum giseum medium (gray) 2. Striatum album medium (white) 3. Straiatum giseum profundum (gray) 4. Striatum album profunda (white)
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What are the superificial afferents to the SC?
1. Optic tract 2. Area 17 (corticotecal tract) 3. Area 8 (voluntary eye movement)
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What is the corticotecal tract?
The tract from area 17 to the superior colliculus
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tecal=
SC
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cortical=
neocortex
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What are the afferents to the deeper layers of the SC?
1. Striatum cinerum 2. IC 3. ML 4. spinotecal tract 5. trigeminal tract 6. cerebellum & substanti nigra
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the cerebellum and substantia nigra are involved in
motor function
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the spinaltecal tract carries what
pain + temp from the body
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Where is the pulvinar located?
thalamus
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What creates the dorsal tegmental decussation?
tectospinal tract
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What are the superficial efferents from the SC?
2 tectothalamic tracts 1. Superficial layers--->LG--->area 17 2. Superficial layers---->pulvinar----->araes 18,19
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What are the efferents from the deep /lower layers of the SC?
1. tectomesencephalic tract | 2. tectospinal tract
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Does the tectalspinal tract descend past the cervical region?
no
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Where does the tectospinal tract end?
Lamina 9 of cervicals
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Where does the tectomesencephalic tract go?
to nuclei of CN 3,4,6 to move extrinsic eye muscles
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IS the tectomesocephalic tract considered voluntary?
no
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the hypothalamus is roughly ______
motor
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The hypothalamus is seperated from thalamus by
hypothalamic sulcus (from limitans)
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The hypothalamus contains nuclei that perform _________ __________
vegetative function (eating, drinking, sexuality, aggression)
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What are vegetative actions AKA
sham behavior
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Is the lateral hypothalamus divided into parts?
no
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What are the two nuclei in the lateral hypothalmus?
1. lateral hypothalamic nucleus | 2. tuberomamillary nucleus
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The medial hypothalamus is divided into how many parts? What are their names?
3 parts 1. anterior hypothalamus 2. tuberal hypothalamus 3. posterior hypothalamus
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The anterior hypothalamus has how many nuclei? what are their names?
``` 4 nuclei 1. pre-optic nucleus (Pr) 2. supraoptic nucleus (SO) 3. suprachiasmatic nucleus (SC) do not confuse with superior colliculus 4. paraventricular nucleus (PVN) ```
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Is the Pr nucleus divided? where is it located?
yes (lateral, medial), in front of the optic tract
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Where is the SO nucleus located?
directly over the optic tract
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Where is the SC nucleus located?
dorsal to the optic chiasm
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The afferents going to the SC nucleus are from where?
optic tract
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Where is the PVN nucleus located?
next to the third ventricle
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The tuberal region of the hypothalamus is directly over the _________ _________. It contains a bulge at the base of the pituitary stalk called the _______ _________.
1. tuberum cinerum | 2. median eminence
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How many and what are the nuclei of the tuberal hypothalamus?
4 nuclei 1. dorsomedial nuclei (DM of hypo) 2. ventromedial nuclei (VM) 3. arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus 4. tuberomamillary nucleus = (straddles part two and three)
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The posterior hypothalamus is over what structure?
mammillary bodies
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How many and what are the names of the posterior nuclei of the hypothalamus?
3 nuclei 1. posterior nucleus of the hypothalamus 2. mammillary bodies (medial and lateral) 3. pre-mammillary nuclei
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What are the pre-mammillary nuclei?
2 more swellings in front of the MBs
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The PVN and So release what substance?
hormones
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The PVN has what kinds of cells?
large and small
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The axons from the PVN and SO nuclei make up what tract to the posterior pituitary gland?
hypothalamohypophyseal tract
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The PVN large cells and So nuclei release what hormones?
vasopressin (ADH) | oxytocin
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The cell bodies of the hypothalamohypophyseal tract are found in what?
PVN large cells and SO nuclei
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Some axons from the hypothalamohypophyseal tract terminate where in the spinal cord?
lateral horn (T1-L2)
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How do hormones regulate the sympathetic nervous system?
because of the hypothalamohypophyseal tract
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What are the three sources of the hypothalamohypophyseal tract?
1. PVN large cells 2. SO nuclei 3. lateral hypothalamus
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What hormones do the PVN small cells release?
1. thyroid releasing hormone (TRH) | 2. corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH)
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WHat does the Pre-Optic nucleus deal with?
sexual behavior
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What is special about the Pre-Optic nucleus?
it contains three subnuclei that are sexually dimorphic
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What does INAH stand for?
interstitial nuclei of the anterior hypothalamus
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The pre-optic nucleus has the highest density of ____ receptors in the brain?
testosterone
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When do pre-optic neurons fire the most?
during sexual arousal
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When do pre-optic neurons fire least?
after ejaculation
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How many more neurons do males have than females in the pre-optic nucleus?
2 times as many
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How many more neurons do males have in the pre-optic nucleus than homosexual males?
2 times as many
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The neurons in the bed of stria terminalis is equal in males/________ but _____ have half as many.
1. homosexuals | 2. females/transgender
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What is the bed of stria terminalis?
1. the connection between the anterior corpus collosum and the amygdala 2. literally the closing of the anterior neurospore on day 24
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The bed of stria terminalis plays a major role in _______ ________.
sexual behavior
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The ventromedial nucleus (VM) has what 2 main function?
1. sexual arousal/ activity in females | 2. Acts as a feeding stop center--->satiety center
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What is the feeding start center?
lateral hypothalamus
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What are the three major hunger theories?
1. glucostatic 2. lipostatic 3. thermostatci
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What stimulates hunger in the lateral hypothalamus?
orexin
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What other functions does the lateral hypothalamus have?
1. reward circuitry | 2. aggressive/violent behavior
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The arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus is from ________. Where does it send axons? What does it release?
1. tuberal hypothalamus 2. lateral hypothalamus & PVN 3. neuropeptide Y (NPY)
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What is leptin?
a hormone produced by fat cells to turn off the arcuate nucleus
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CRH is produced by the ________. | Leptin causes _________ CRH release and thus ________cortisol production.
1. small cells of the PVN 2. CRH 3. cortisol
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Why does antihistamine cause drowsiness?
because histamine will be inhibited from being released
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histamine does what
wakefulness | alertness
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what releases histamine in the ascending chemical pathways of the brainstem?
tuberomammillary nucleus
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