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NBBS - ascending/descending tracts + cranial nerves Flashcards

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What makes up the brainstem?

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pons, medulla oblongata, midbrain

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What connects the brainstem to higher centres?

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crus cerebri

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What connects the brainstem to the cerebellum?

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cerebellar peduncles

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What lies between the brainstem and cerebellum?

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4th ventricle

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Which nerve exits the brainstem dorsally?

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trochlear nerve (4th cranial nerve)

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Do the pyramids contain ascending or descending fibres?

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descending (corticospinal tract)

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What side of the brainstem is the pyramidal tract on?

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ventral

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What side of the brainstem is the gracile and cuneate tracts on?

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dorsal (= dorsal column pathways)

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Do the gracile and cuneate tracts contain ascending or descending fibres?

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ascending

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What is the first cranial nerve?

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olfactory nerve

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What is the path of the olfactory nerve?

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  • olfactory receptors in nasal epithelium
  • synapses in olfactory bulb
  • olfactory tract projects to temporal lobe
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What is the 2nd cranial nerve?

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optic nerve?

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What is the path of the optic nerve?

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retina -> LGN in thalamus -> visual cortex in occipital lobe

  • Nasal side crosses chiasma, temporal side doesnt’ cross
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What is the 8th cranial nerve?

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vestibulocochlear nerve

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What is the path of the vestibulocochlear nerve?

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hair in inner ear -> nuclei in floor of 4th ventricle

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What does the vestibulocochlear nerve pass through?

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internal auditory meatus

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What does the olfactory nerve pass through?

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cribiform plate of skull

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What does the optic nerve pass through?

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optic canal of skull

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Where does the oculomotor nerve exit the brainstem?

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ventral midbrain, between crus cerebri

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Where is the abducens nucleus?

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In the pons at floor of the 4th ventricle

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What is the 3rd cranial nerve?

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oculomotor nerve

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What is the function of the oculomotor nerve?

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eye movement and innervation of levator palpebrae (includes ANS)
- regulates accomodation

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Where does the oculomotor nerve originate?

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oculomotor and Edinger-Westphal nucleus of midbrain

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Where do the oculomotor, trochelar and abducens nerve exit the skull?

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superior orbital fissure

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What is the 4th cranial nerve?
trochlear nerve
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What is the function of the trochlear nerve?
depresses & abducts eye | motor innervation of superior oblique muscle
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What is the 6th cranial nerve?
abducens nerve
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What is the function of the abducens nerve?
eye abduction and motor innvervation of lacteral rectus muscle
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Where does the abducens nerve exit the brain stem?
between the pons and medulla
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What happens in trochlear nerve palsy?
misalignment of the eye
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What happens in abducens nerve palsy?
eye goes inwards
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What happens in oculomotor nerve palsy?
severe movement restriction of eye
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What is the 5th cranial nerve?
trigeminal nerve
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What are the sensory nuclei of the trigeminal nerve?
mesencephalic - proprioception principal - light touch and discrimination spinal - pain, temperature and crude touch
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Where is the sensory nuclus of the trigeminal nerve?
stretches from midbrain to medulla | - divided into 3
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What provides the main sensory innervation of the face?
trigeminal nerve
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Where is the motor nucleus of the trigeminal nerve?
pons at the 4th ventricle
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What is the function of the motor component of the trigeminal nerve?
chewing
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What are the 3 peripheral branches of the trigeminal nerve?
1. opthalamic - upper face, exits superior orbital fissure 2. maxillary - middle face, exits foramen rotundum 3. mandibular - innervates lower face and jaw, exits foramen ovale
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What is the 7th cranial nerve?
facial nerve
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What fibres does the facial nerve have?
motor, sensory and parasympathetic
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What is the motor component of the facial nerve?
facial expression and inner ear muscle | - facila motor nuclues
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What is the sensory component of the facial nerve?
taste and external ear sensation | - nucleus solitarius
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What is the parasympathetic component of the facial nerve?
lacrimation and salivation | - superior salivatory nuclues
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Where does the facial nerve exit?
stylomastoid foramen
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What is the 9th cranial nerve?
glossopharyngeal nerve
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What functions does the glossopharyngeal nerve have?
motor - stylopharngues muscle for swallowing sensory - sensation of pharynx, tongue etc PNS - regulation of parotid gland
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What are the nuclei of the glossopharyngeal nerve?
``` motor = nucleus ambiguus sensory = spinal nucleus and nucleus solitarius PNS = inferior salivatory nucleus ```
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What is the 10th cranial nerve?
vagus nerve
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What are the functions of the vagus nerve?
motor - muscles of respiratory tract sensory PNS - viscera
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What are the nuclei of the vagus nerve
``` motor = nucleus ambiguus sensory = spinal nucleus and nucleus solitarius PNS = dorsal nucleus ```
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Where do the 9th and 10th cranial nerves exit?
the jugular foramen
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What is the 11th cranial nerve?
accessory nerve
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What function is the accessory nerve
motor only - sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles, swallowing and gag reflex
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What are the 2 origins of the accessory nerve?
C1-6 (back/neck muscles) | nucleus ambiguus in brainstem (muscles of larynx and pharynx
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What is the 12th cranial nerve?
hypoglossal nerve
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What is the function of the hypoglossal nerve?
motor innervation for tongue muscles (speech)
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Where does the hypoglossal nerve exit?
hypoglossal canal
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What cranial nerves are affected by compression of cavernous sinus?
3-6
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What is trigeminal neuroglia?
- severe pain triggered by trigeminal nerve | - caused by compression, demylination, herpes, tooth/jaw infection, brain stem tumours etc
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What is facial nerve palsy?
unilateral paralysis of the face
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What is acoustic neuroma?
compression of facial nerve by a tumour in canal
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What happens to the cranial nerves in motor neuron disease?
degeneration of nucleus ambiguus and hypoglossal nucleus
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What happens in unilateral brain stem lesions?
unilateral or contralateral effects
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What happens in bilateral brain stem lesions?
coma or death

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