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Brainstem nuclei Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards

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: _____ - Located in rostral midbrain - Anterolateral to cerebral aqueduct - Anterior to nucleus of Edinger-Westphal

Answer: Nucleus of CN III

Flashcard 6: The _____ is the medullary nucleus that receives fine touch and proprioception from the lower body.

Answer: nucleus gracilis

Extra: The nucleus gracilis is located in the medulla and receives primary afferent fibers from the fasciculus gracilis, which carries fine touch, vibration, and proprioception from the lower body (below T6 level). In contrast, the nucleus cuneatus receives input from the fasciculus cuneatus (upper body, above T6).

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

Answer: abducens

Extra: https://onlinemeded.org/spa/pediatrics/ophthalmology/acquire?ref=anki

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

Answer: melanin

Extra: https://onlinemeded.org/spa/neuroscience/basal-ganglia/acquire?ref=anki

Flashcard 9: Identify the nucleus found near the midline in the floor of the fourth ventricle, just lateral to the MLF: _____

Answer: Abducens nucleus

Extra: https://onlinemeded.org/spa/neuroscience/brainstem/acquire?ref=anki Netters: Other:

Flashcard 10: Identify the brainstem level based on these features: - Presence of 4th ventricle - Inferior olivary nucleus - Presence of CN IX, X and XII Answer: _____

Answer: Open medulla

Extra: The open medulla (rostral medulla) is characterized by the presence of the 4th ventricle on its posterior surface, the inferior olivary nucleus, and the nuclei for cranial nerves IX, X, and XII.

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