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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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Fibres cross the midline to form the…

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Pyramidal decussation

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Pyramids of vermis

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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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Trapezoid body

Belongs to the pons

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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

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Location of Olivary nucleus

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Function of the olivary nucleus
Control of body motor function
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Function of the medulla oblongata
Respiration and circulation control
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Composition of the metecephalon
* Pons * Cerebellum * Medullary vela * Rhomboid fossa
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Pons
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Cerebellum
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The dorsal part of the pons
Tegmentum of the pons
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**CN-V Trigeminal nerve**
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Location of the motor nucleus of CN-V
Inside the pons
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Location of the cerebellum
Dorsal to the fourth ventricle
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Structure of the cerebellum
Fissures \> Lobes \> Small lobules \> _Folia_ Forms the 'tree of life'
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The grey matter of the cerebellum
Cortex cerebelli
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White matter of the cerebellum
Medulla
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Grey matter in the medulla forms...
Basal nuclei
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What attaches the cerebellum to the brainstem?
6 peduncles: 3 on each side * Rostral cerebellar peduncle * Caudal cerebellar peduncle * Middle cerebellar peduncle
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Insertion of the rostral cerebellar peduncle
Rostral medullary velum
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Insertion of the caudal cerebellar peduncle
* Caudal medullary velum * Medulla oblongata
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Insertion of the middle cerebellar peduncle
Pons
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Function of the cerebellum
* Balance * Co-ordination of skeletal muscles
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Rostral medullary velum
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Location of the medullary velae
Between the: * Rhomboid fossa (floor) * Cerebellum
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Structure of the medullary velae
* Tent shape forms * For the roof over the fourth ventricle
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Give the sulcuses of the fossa rhomboidea What is between them
* Sulcus medianus * Sulcus limitans x 2 Eminentia medialis is found between them
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The walls of the rhomboid fossa are marked by...
*Area* *vestibularis**/**acustica* | (Bilateral eminence)
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Obex
The caudal end of the sulcus medianus in fossa rhomboideus
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Which cranial nerve nuclei are found in eminentia medialis?
* IX * X * XII
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