Pons Flashcards
1
Q
Two divisions of pons
A
Ventral: basilar pons
Dorsal: tegmentum
2
Q
Caudal ponsdeep cerebellar nuclei (Fat Guys Eat Donuts)
A
fastigial, globose, emboliform, dentate (medial to lateral)
3
Q
Cerebellar peduncles
A
Inferior and middle: AFFERENT (sensory - think DCST)
Superior: EFFERENT (motor)
4
Q
Three cerebellar lobes
A
Anterior (inputs from spinal cord), Posterior (inputs from cortex, reticular formation, and ION), flocculonodular (gets input from vestibular apparatus)
