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Flashcards in Neuro: Brainstem Deck (6)
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1
Q

What nuclei are in the midbrain?

A
  • oculomotor
  • trochlear
  • mesencephalic
2
Q

What nuclei are in the pons?

A
  • abducens (6)
  • facial (7)
  • motor trigeminal (5)
  • sensory trigeminal (5)
  • spinal trigeminal (11)
3
Q

What nuclei are in the medulla?

A
  • hypoglossal
  • vagus
  • vestibular
  • solitary nuc
  • nuc ambiguus
  • spinal trigeminal
4
Q

What blood vessel services the ventral spinal cord and medulla?

A

anterior spinal

5
Q

What are some signs of damage to the trigeminal root?

A
  • paralysis of masticatory muscles
  • loss of pain, thermal sense, discriminative tough on face
  • loss of afferent limb of corneal reflex on the left
6
Q

What are signs of damage to the facial nerve?

A
  • paralysis of upper and lower facial muscles (on sam

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