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Neuro (03.23) Reticular Formation & Cerebellum Flashcards

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the reticular formation extends into the ____ as the ____

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  • cerebrum

- hypothalamus

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the reticular formation is important in the regulation of what 6 things?

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  • posture
  • sterotypic motor behaviors
  • internal environment
  • pain regulation
  • sleep and wake cycles
  • emotional tone
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from most medial to lateral, what are the three zones of the reticular formation?

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  • raphe (median)
  • paramedian (medial)
  • lateral
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the _____zone of the reticular formation spans the entire brainstem

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lateral

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the medial zone of reticular formation that is a mixture of small and large neurons and is the source of most _____ and
______ projections

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  • ascending

- descending

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the lateral zone of reticular formation is prominent in the ROSTRAL ____ and CAUDAL ____, and is primarily involved in ______ ____ ____ and ____ funcitons

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  • medulla
  • pons
  • cranial nerve reflexes
  • visceral
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during sleep paralysis, the ____ “wakes up” but the ____ do not which keeps the mm flaccid

*see weird demon creatures

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  • cerebrum

- pons

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what two tracts deal with sleep paralysis?

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  • medial reticulospinal tract

- lateral reticulospinal tract

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the reticular formation is a major alternative to the _____ tract in regulating spinal motor neurons

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corticospinal tract

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as evidence with ppl with sleep paralysis, the reticular formation influences the ____ ___ ____ DIRECTLY

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spinal motor neurons

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what four things are involved with the rhythmic motor patterns of the reticular formation?

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  • gaze centers
  • mastication
  • locomotion
  • medulla “vital center”
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what three things compose the medulla “vital center”?

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  • heart rate
  • respiration
  • swallowing, vomiting
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during bruxism, all mm are in a state of ____

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atonia

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in bruxism, the jaw mm are ____ ____

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co-contracted

both jaw opening and closing mm are contracted at the same time

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theory of bruxism that states that malocclusion is the cause and that in sleep the mm are trying to reach ideal occlusion

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peripheral causes theory

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theory of bruxism that states that sleep-related dysfunctions are the cause

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central causes theory

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the reticular formation is phylogenetically ___ and is the central core of the ____

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  • ancient

- brainstem

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concerning reticular formation, the ____ _____ is central to one well described pain suppress system

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periaqueductal gray

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concerning reticular formation, the periaqueductal gray receives pain info from the _____ tract

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spinomesencephalic

also from hypothalamus and cortex

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concerning reticular formation, after pain info is received by the periaqueductal gray is then goes to the ____ nucleus then to the posterior horn of the spinal cord to the ____ ____ nucleus

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  • raphe

- spinal V

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one way that OPIATES work to control pain is to activate ____ - ____ at MULTIPLE levels

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-PAG-raphe

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rap he can inhibit ______ ____ directly by inhibiting___ ____ or indirectly by activating _____ that inhibit the tract

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  • spinotrigeminal tract
  • pain afferents
  • interneuons
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concerning reticular formation, centers controlling inspiration, expiration, and rhythm of breathing occur where?

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pons and medulla

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concerning reticular formation, centers for controlling heart rate and blood pressure occur in the ____

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medulla

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concerning reticular formation role in arousal and consciousness, the reticular formation projects to thalamic ____ ____ which project diffusely to _____
- intralaminar nuclei | - cortex
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concerning reticular formation, heightened arousal occurs by ____ ____ or tasks that ____ ____
- sensory stimuli | - demand attention
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concerning reticular formation, bilateral damage to midbrain reticular formation results in ____ ____
prolonged coma
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the role that the reticular formation has in arousal and consciousness is known as the ___ ___ ___ ___
ascending reticular activating system (ARAS)
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in addition to arousal and consciousness, the ARAS also has a role in ___ _____ ____
sleep-wakefullness cycles
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what three neurotransmitters are neurochemical signatures of nuclei with diffuse projections in the brainstem?
- norepinephrine - dopamine - serotonin
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what neurotransmitters are neurochemical signatures of nuclei with diffuse projections in the hypothalamus
histamine containing neurons
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what neurotransmitters are neurochemical signatures of nuclei with diffuse projections in the telencephalon
acetylcholine
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what two places are noradrenergic neurons (norepi) located?
- medulla | - rostral pons
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what nuclei is located in the rostral pons that deals with noradrenergic neurons?
locus ceruleus
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what is the pathway through which the poradrenergic neurons get into the cortex?
medial forebrain bundle
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the noradrenergic projections are most heavily going to the _____ cortex
somatosensory
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locus ceruleus neurons respond to ___ ____ ___
novel environmental stimuli
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stimulation of locus ceruleus neurons produces what two things?
- increased state of arousal | - feeling of anticipation
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norepinephrine released in the cortex facilitates attention to selected ____
stimuli
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norepinephrine released in the trigeminal spinal nucleus and spinal cord _____ incoming pain signals
suppresses
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decreased levels of norepinephrine lead to what?
clinical depression *locus ceruleus neuron activity reduced
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increased levels of norepinephrine lead to what?
panic disorder
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dopaminergic (dopamine) neurons are found in what two places?
- substantia nigra (putamen & caudate) | - ventral segmental area (limbic system)
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the dopaminergic projections located in the substantia nigra activate the ___ and ___ and are associated with _____ disease
- putamen - caudate - parkinson's
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the dopaminergic projections located in the ventral tegmental area activate the ____ ___ and are associated with _____ fibers and _____ fibers
- limbic system - mesocortical fibers (frontal cortex) - mesolimbic fibers (limbic system)
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dopaminergic projections are not as _____ and tend to deal more with the ____ lobe and blanket the ____
- disperse - frontal - caudate
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concerning dopamine in the ventral tegmental area, the mesolimbic tract goes to the ____ ___ and is the sense of ____
- limbic system | - reward (or well being)
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concernign dopamine in the ventral tegmental area, the mesocortical tract goes to the ___ ____ and organizes and initiates ____
- frontal cortex | - behavior
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schizophrenia is a disease dealing with ___ in the ___ ___ area that is associated with _____ ____ (frontal lobe) and ____ (limbic system)
- dopamine - ventral segmental area - disorganized thinking (frontal lobe) - hallucinations (limbic system)
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SOCIAL WITHDRAWL is a component of schizophrenia that is marked by ____ levels of dopamine in the ____ ____
- low | - prefrontal cortex
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HALLUCINATIONS is a component of schizophrenia that is marked by ___ levels of dopamine in the ____ ____
- high | - limbic system
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drugs that ____ the level of dopamine are effective in REDUCING hallucinations
lower
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serotonergic (serotonin) neurons are located where?
pretty much all brainstem levels in raphe
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concerning serotonergic neurons, the MIDBRAIN rap he nuclei goes where?
all regions of the cortex
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concerning serotonergic neurons, the MEDULLARY rap he nuclei goes where?
spinal cord (pain suppression)
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inhibitors that relate serotonin to clinical depression
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI)
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serotonergic projections are very extensive and profuse, especially to ___ and ___ areas
- sensory | - limbic
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____ levels of serotonin cause binge eating, high carb consumption, carb preference in obese women
low
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____ levels of serotonin cause compulsive behavior and anorexia nervosa
high
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drugs that increase the level of serotonin are used to treat what two things?
- depression | - anxiety
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cholinergic (acetylcholine) neurons can be found in what three places?
- dorsolateral pontine tegmentum - basal nucleus (of Meynert) - basal forebrain
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cholinergic neurons are involved with what major disease?
alzheimer's
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concerning the cerebellum, the ___ matter is on the surface and the ____ matter is inside
- gray | - white
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what are the three functions of the cerebellum?
- regulates equilibrium - controls muscle tone and posture - provides motor coordination for voluntary movements (near future and during execution)
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midline of the cerebellum
vermis
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tuft of cerebellar cortex on the superior surface of the cerebellum
flocculus
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folds in the cerebellum
folia
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concerning the cerebellum, divides the anterior lobe from the posterior lobe
primary fissure
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concerning the cerebellum, separates flocculonodular lobe from body of cerebellum
posterolateral fissure
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the cerebellar peduncles attach the cerebellum to the _____
brainstem
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the inferior cerebellar peduncle (___ ____) has inputs from the ___ __ and ____ and monitors muscle and limb ____
- restiform body - spinal cord - brainstem - movement
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interconnects the vestibular nuclei and cerebellum
juxtarestiform body
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the middle cerebellar peduncle (___ ___) is the ___ of the three peduncles, it is LATERAL to the ____ and contains _____ from CONTRALATERAL basis pontis, it is used to relay ___ ____ from cortex
- brachium pontis - largest - pons - afferents - motor signals
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the superior cerebellar peduncle (____ ____) contains ____ to red nucleus and thalamus
- brachium conjunctivum | - efferents
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from medial to lateral, what are the four deep cerebellar nuclei?
- fastigal - globose & emboliform - dentate (biggest)
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concerning the cerebellar circuitry, the inputs come from the ____ and ____ cerebellar peduncles and the only output comes from the ____ cerebellar peduncle
- inferior - middle - superior
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from superficial to deep, what are the three layers of the cerebellar cortex?
- molecular layer - purkinje cell layer - granule layer (most numerous cells in body)
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what are the ONLY axons that leave the cerebellar cortex?
purkinje cell axons
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what are the two ways to get into the cerebellar cortex?
- climbing fibers | - mossy fibers
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where do the climbing fibers come from?
inferior olivary nucleus
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where do the mossy fibers come from?
everywhere except the inferior olivary nucleus
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____ fibers in the cerebellar cortex connect granule cells to one another
parallel
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climbing fibers regulate ___ ___ ___ and is the ____ climbing fiber on a purkinje cell
- purkinje cell firing | - ONLY
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mossy and climbing fibers send collaterals to ___ ___ before axon enters the cortex
deep nuclei
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purkinje cell axons end in ___ ____
deep nuclei
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from medial to lateral, what are the three zones of the cerebellum
- vestibulocerebellum - spinocerebellum - pontocerebellum
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what is the nucleus of the vestibulocerebellum?
fastigial nucleus (output)
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what is the nucleus of the spinocerebellum?
interposed nucleus (output)
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what is the nucleus of the pontocerebellum?
dentate nucleus
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what is the function of the vestibulocerebellum?
- control movement of the eye in response to head movements - balance *most ancient part
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what is the function of the spinocerebellum?
coordination of trunk and limb movements
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what are the two inputs of the vestibulocerebellum?
- vestibular end organ | - vestibular nuclei
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what are the two inputs of the spinocerebellum?
- spinal cord | - brainstem
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what is the input of the pontocerebellum?
motor cortex
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what is the function of the pontocerebellum?
- planning the timing of movements especially those of the upper extremity - coordination of speech
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what is the summary of function of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellar zones?
planning learned, skillful movements, those that become more precise and rapid with practice
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what is the summary of function of the medial hemispheres of the cerebellar zones?
adjusting limb movements
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what is the summary of function of the vermis of the cerebellar zones?
postural adjustments
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what are the four types of injury to the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellar zones?
- intention tremor - dysdiadochokinesia - dysmetria - dysarthia
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lateral hemisphere of cerebellar zone injury that consists of rapid alternating movements
dysdiadochokinesia
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lateral hemisphere of cerebellar zone injury that consists of finger-to-nose test
dysmetria
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lateral hemisphere of cerebellar zone injury that consists of scanning or explosive speech
dysarthia
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one cerebral hemisphere controls ____ mm
contralateral
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on half of cerebellum influences ___ limbs
ipsilateral
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cerebellum projects to ____ thalamus
contralateral

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