Brainstem nuclei — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: paramedian pontine reticular formation (PPRF)

Answer: eyes look away from side of lesion

Flashcard 2: Where is the locus ceruleus located?

Answer: pons

Flashcard 3: Where is the raphe nucleus located?

Answer: pons

Flashcard 4: medial geniculate nucleus (MGN)

Answer: superior olive, inferior colliculus of tectum

Extra: hearing medial = music auditory cortex (temporal lobe)

Flashcard 5: ID Nucleus: _____

Answer: Nucleus of CN III - Located in rostral midbrain - Anterolateral to cerebral aqueduct - Anterior to nucleus of Edinger-Westphal

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Flashcard 6: ID Nucleus: _____

Answer: Nucleus gracilis

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Flashcard 7: The _____ nucleus is coexistent with the paramedian pontine reticular formation (PPRF), the center for ipsilateral horizontal gaze

Answer: abducens

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Flashcard 8: The substantia nigra appears black to dark brown because nigral cells contain _____ pigment

Answer: melanin

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Flashcard 9: ID Structure: _____

Answer: Spinal trigeminal nucleus

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Flashcard 10: ID Brainstem Level: _____

Answer: Open medulla - Presence of 4th ventricle - Inferior olivary nucleus - Presence of CN IX, X and XII

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