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1
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What is the function of the inferior cerebellar peduncle?

A

Carry information from the spinal cord and medulla to the cerebellum

2
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What type of information does the inferior cerebellar peduncle carry?

A

Proprioceptive information

3
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What three sources of information are carried in the inferior cerebellar peduncle?

A

1- Spinocerebellar tract
2- inferior olivary complex
3- vestibular nuclei

4
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What information is in the spinocerebellar tract?

A

proprioceptive information about the position and velocity of limbs

5
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Where does the inferior olivary complex receive information from?

A

Recieves information from most areas of cerebral cortex, red nucleus and spinal cord

6
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What is the function of the middle cerebellar peduncle?

A

Carries information from the pons to the cerebellum

7
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Where does the information of the middle cerebellar peduncle come from?

A

neurons in the basis of the pons, the pontine nuclei, receive innervation from the cerebral cortex and then relays this information

8
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Which side of the cerebellum does the middle cerebellar peduncle communicate with?

A

Contralateral cerebellum

9
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What is the major outflow source of the cerebellum?

A

Superior Cerebellar Peduncle

10
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Where does the inflow to the Superior Cerebellar Peducle come from?

A

The axons arise from the “deep cerebellar nuclei” and enter the tegmentum of the pons and then into the superior cerebellar peduncle

11
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Which peduncle has fibers that deccusate?

A

The axons entering the superior cerebellar peducle decussate at the Decussation of the Superior cerebellar Peduncle

12
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What is an intention tremor?

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The patients does not have a tremor at rest but when he/ she attemps to make a guided movement (such as reaching) the tremor appears and become more pronounced

13
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Which part of the anatomy of the brain is an intention tremor associated with?

A

Cerebellum (Hemisphere damage)

14
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What is ataxia?

A

a deficite in making coordinated movements

15
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Which part of the anatomy of the brain is an ataxia associated with?

A

Cerebellum

16
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What is dysdiadochokinesia?

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A disturbance in the ability to make rapidly alternating movements

17
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Which part of the anatomy of the brain is an dysdiadochokinesia associated with?

A

Cerebellum (hemisphere damage)

18
Q

True or false:

Disturbances in gait and posture as well as disturbances in balance are associated with pathology in the cerebellum.

A

True.

19
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What portion of of the cerebellum are disturbances in balance associated with?

A

Vermis or flocculus damage

20
Q

True or false:

Hypotonia without changes in reflexes and strength is associated with a Lower Motor Neuron Pathology

A

False…..associated with a cerebellar pathology

21
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What is Nystagmus?

A

an ascillatory movement in which the eyes are moving together, drift slowly in one direction then “flick” quickly back the other way…..repeating the cycle

22
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What is gace induced nystamus associated with?

A

Cerebellar pathology in the vermis or flocculus

23
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True or false:

Symptoms resulting from damage to the cerebellum or its peduncles occur on the opposite (contralateral) side of the body.

A

False….they occur on the ipsilateral side of the body

24
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Does the cerebellum have direct connections with cranial nerve nuclei or the spinal cord

A

No!

25
Q

True or false:

The Right cerebellum has no projections to the left side of the body (and vice versa)

A

False. The right cerebellum sends infor to the left rednucleua ans left VA and VL nuclei in the thalamus (but then these projections eventually control movements on the right side of the body….so in the end it is ipsilateral control.