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1
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Superior Colliculus Role

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Vision

2
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Inferior Colliculus Role

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Hearing

3
Q

What does the locus ceruleus contain?

A

Noradrenaline

4
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What does the substantia nigra and the ventral tegmental area contain?

A

Dopamine

5
Q

What do neurons of the raphe contain?

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Serotonin

6
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What does the nucleus of Meynert contain?

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ACh

7
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Lateral Medullary Syndrome of Wallenberg

A

This stroke thus affects balance, taste, pain, speech, and produces a Horner’s syndrome.—also very important—loss of pain and temp in lower body below lesion on contralateral side-loss of pain and temp on ipsi side (V) of head

8
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What are the GSE nerves?

A

Oculomotor (CN III), trochlear (CN IV), abducens (CN VI), and hypoglossal (CN XII)

9
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What are the SVE nerves?

A

Trigeminal (CN V), facial (CN VII), glossopharyngeal (CN IX), vagus (CN X), and the spinal accessory (CN XI).

10
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What are the GVE nerves?

A

Oculomotor (CN III), facial (CN VII), glossopharyngeal (CN IX), and vagus (CN X).

11
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What are the GSA nerves?

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Vagus (CN X), glossopharyngeal (CN IX), trigeminal (CN V) and facial (CN VII) nerves, which are all associated with the skin of the ear.

12
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What are the SSA nerves?

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Optic (CN II) and auditory-vestibular (CN VIII) nerves.

13
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What are the SVA nerves?

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The olfactory (CN I) nerve, and taste is mediated by the facial (CN VII), glossopharyngeal (CN IX), and vagus (CN X) nerves.

14
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What are the GVA nerves?

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Facial (CN VII), glossopharyngeal (CN IX) and vagus (CN X) nerves.

15
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What CN come out of the midbrain?

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III

IV

16
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What CN come out of the pons?

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V
VI
VII
VIII

17
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What CN come out of the medulla?

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IX
X
XI
XII

18
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What artery is occluded in Lateral Medullary Syndrome of Wallenberg?

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Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery

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