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Layers of the cerebellum

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Cerebellar cortex, cerebellar white matter, deep cerebellar nuclei

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Layers of the cerebellar cortex

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Molecular, purkinje, granule

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What’s important about the purkinje cell layer of the cerebellar cortex?

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It is the only OUTPUT FROM the cerebellar cortex

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What’s important about the granule cell layer of the cerebellar cortex?

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It contains the only excitatory cells in the cerebellum

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Cerebellar white matter

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axons from cerebellar peduncles and purkinje cell layer.

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Deep cerebellar nuclei

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Embedded in white matter, axons from these nuclei GO OUT of the cerebellum.

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Afferents into cerebellum

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DSCt, olivocerebellar, (lateral cuneate nucleus to) cuneocerebellar tract, vestibular nuclei –> ICP
Pontocerebellar –> MCP

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Unconscious Proprio pathway (cerebellum) UE

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Receptors –> IL fasciculus cuneatus –> lateral cuneate nucleus –> ICP –> cerebellum

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Unconscious Proprio pathway (cerebellum) LE

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receptors –> IL fasciculus gracilus –> L3 dorsal nucleus of clarke –> DSCt –> ICP –> cerebellum

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Vestibulocerebellar system

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Flocculonodular lobe
Function: Maintain equilibrium, receives info from vestibular system and connects reciprocally w/ the vestibular nuclei
Lesion - truncal ataxia, poor visual pursuit, nystagmus

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Spinocerebellar System

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Vermis/Paravermis
Function: controls muscle tone and synergy of contracting muscles during gait.
Lesion - LE/Gait ataxia, dysarthria, dysmetria

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Pontocerebellar system

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lateral hemispheres, feed forward control system
Function: receives info from pontocerebellar and olivocerebellar tracts. Creates smooth coordinated movements
Lesion - loss of fine motor skills and coordination

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Cerebellar ataxia

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unable to stand w/ feet together eyes open or closed.
NORMAL pallesthesia, conscious proprioception, and ankle reflexes. Unstable even if vestibular & somatosensory are normal b/c can’t coordinate incoming information.

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Somatosensory ataxia

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Better balance w/ eyes open. Impaired pallesthesia, conscious proprioception, and ankle reflexes, as well as kinesthetic awareness.

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Vestibular ataxia

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Gravity dependent (normal movements lying down), balance better w/ eyes open, vertigo & nystagmus present.

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Function of the thalamus

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integrates and relays sensory info (except smell), processes some memory, regulates consciousness, arousal and attention, perception of general pain.

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Three dorsal sections of the thalamus

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lateral nuclear mass, anterior nucleus, medial nuclear mass

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Sections of lateral nuclear mass of thalamus

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Ventral lateral, ventral posterior, lateral dorsal nuclei

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Ventral lateral nucleus

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Motor function: motor relay station for the basal ganglia and cerebellum

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Ventral posterior nucleus

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sensory of face/trunk/extremities (CL)

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Lateral dorsal nucleus

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limbic system, pulvinar (cushion)

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Anterior nuclear mass

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part of limbic system

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Medial nuclear mass

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Dorsal median nucleus - part of limbic system, connection with frontal lobe

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Centromedian nucleus

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part of ascending reticular activating system

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Reticular nucleus
receives info from thalamus/cerebral cortex & projects back to the thalamus. REGULATES information into the thalamus, makes you aware of sensation
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What regulates the thalamus?
Cerebral cortex, reticular nucleus, reticular formation
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What's the blood supply to the thalamus?
posterior cerebral artery & posterior communicating artery
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What is Thalamic Syndrome?
i.e. central pain syndrome. Usually d/t vascular lesion
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What are the signs/symptoms of thalamic syndrome?
Intractable pain, CL hemianesthesia (VPL), CL decreased position sense (VPL), CL hemiplegia (post. limb of internal capsule)
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What are essential tremors?
Tremors at rest and and w/ movement, no rigidity (Tx: meds, surgery, deep brain stim of VI)
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Important nuclei of the hypothalamus
Supraoptic, Suprachiasmic, Arcuate, Lateral hypothalamic, ventral medial hypothalamic, paraventricular hypothalamic
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Supraoptic nucleus
synthesizes and releases ADH in response to increased osmolarity in blood. Lesion = diabetes insipidus
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Suprachiasmic nucleus
Connects to pineal gland via sympathetic NS. Circadian rhythm center. Receives light from retina goes to pineal gland. Light decreases melatonin, dark increases melatonin
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Arcuate nucleus
Lacks a BBB, detects concentration of leptin and insulin in the blood. Releases appetite stimulating and inhibiting hormones. Neurons in direct contact w/ blood constituents.
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What is Leptin?
Hormone released by adipose cells. increased levels with increased fat, decreased levels w/ decreased fat. Decrease in leptin you want to eat. Increase in leptin you don't want to eat.
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What is conditioned hunger?
attractive foods elicit a strong insulin response --> lowers blood glucose --> stimulates appetite
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Lateral hypothalamic nucleus
"hunger center", controls initiation of eating. Lesion = eating/drinking ceases
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Ventral medial hypothalamic nucleus
"satiety center" controls inhibition of eating, Lesion = overeating (hyperphagia)
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Mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus
Interconnects the limbic system with the hypothalamus
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Median eminence/tuber cinereum
hypothalamus - synthesize/release hormones into blood vessels of median eminence to anterior pituitary to release/inhibit other hormones.
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Afferent neuronal input into the hypothalamus comes from where?
fornix & mamillothalamic tract
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Efferent outflow from the hypothalamus
dorsal longitudinal fasciculus (of schutz) --> CN III, VII, IX & X & spinal cord via hypothalamospinal tract to T1-3 IMLCc & S2-S4 IMLCc
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Thermoregulatory center is from
Cutaneous and visceral free nerve endings to thermoreceptive neurons in the hypothalamus
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Anteromedial hypothalamus regulates
increased heat --> vasodilation --> decrease HR/BP --> increase sweating
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Posterolateral hypothalamus regulates
decreased heat --> vasoconstriction --> increase HR/BP
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If you activate the sympathetic NS what effect does it have on thermoregulatory effector organs?
Cutaneous blood vessel constriction (heat conservation), increase piloerector muscle contraction (generate heat)
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If you inhibit the sympathetic NS what effect does it have on thermoregulatory effector organs?
Cutaneous blood vessel dilation (heat release), increase sweat gland activity (heat release)
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Adrenal medulla and thyroid gland
thermoregulatory effector organs. release epinephrine and thyroid hormone. Increase body metabolism and heat production
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Somatic motor system
thermoregulatory effector organ. Shivering (generate heat)
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Factors affecting body temperature
time of day, age, emotions/stress, exercise, external environment, menstrual cycle, measurement site
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Subthalamic nucleus
located superior to substantia nigra. Interconnects with other basal ganglia nuclei. Involved in motor control. Lesion = hemiballismus (involuntary flailing of CL limb)
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Epithalamus
posterior commissure - pre-tectal neurons cross here (pupillary light reflex) pineal gland - secretes melatonin
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Parts of Metathalamus
medial geniculate nucleus, lateral geniculate nucleus
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Medial geniculate nucleus
Ventral/dorsal cochlear nuclei --> lateral lemniscus --> inferior colliculus --> medial geniculate nucleus --> PRIMARY AUDITORY AREA
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Lateral geniculate nucleus
IL temporal/CL nasal retinae --> lateral geniculate nucleus --> PRIMARY VISUAL CORTEX

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