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Brain organization
Medulla Oblongata
The Pons
Mesencephalon
The Cerebellum
100
1) Cushions 2) supports 3) Transports nutrients, chemical messengers and waste products
What is CSF
100
Allows brain and spinal cord to communicate
What is the Medulla Oblongata
100
Links Cerebellum with mesencephalon, diencephalon, cerebrum and spinal cord
What is the Pons
100
The Corpora Quadrigemina consist of what?
What are the Superior and Inferior Colliculus
100
the word bella means _______
What is balance
200
Specialized ependymal cells and caplliaries-secretes CSF into ventricles
What is Choroid plexus
200
Controls visceral activities Adjusts HR, contractions & blood flow Regulates respiratory rates
What are the functions of the Medulla Oblongata
200
respiration Process info to and from cerebellum
What are the functions of the pons
200
Contains descending fibers to cerebellum and ascending fibers to the thalmus
What are the cerebral peduncles
200
Functions of the Cerebellum are __________ and _________
What is adjusting postural muscles, and programming and fine tuning movements
300
In spinal cord, bottom of CSF
What is the central canal
300
Nucleus Gracilis and Cuneatus-somatic sensory to the thalmus Solitary Nucleus-visceral sensory Olivary Nuclei-somatic motor
What are the relay stations for sensory and motor pathways
300
CN of the Pons
What is CN V-VIII
300
The Red nucleus contains blood vessels and controls ______
What is subconscious muscle tone
300
Folia is found here
What is the surface of the cerebellum
400
Ventricle of the diencephalon, connects with the 4th ventricle via canal
What is the third ventricle
400
CN VIII-XII
What the CN of the Medulla Oblongata
400
Physical description of the pons
What is wide with horizontal fibers
400
Pigmented gray matter that regulates basal nuclei and dopamine
What is substantia nigra
400
Highly branched internal white matter of the cerebellum. Literally translates to 'tree of life'.
What is arbor vitae
500
Extends into Medulla and becomes continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord
What is the fourth ventricle
500
Where the Medulla Oblongata is located
What is the bottom of the brain stem
500
_______ is superior to the pons on the brainstem
What is the mesencephalon (Midbrain)
500
The superior and inferior colliculus control these two functions
What is visual and auditory
500
These 3 structures go from the spinal cord to the medulla medulla to the pons and from the pons to the midbrain and cerebellum
What are the inferior, middle and superior cerebellar peduncles