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What role does the cardiac center in the medulla serve?
What role does the cardiac center in the medulla serve?
- Initiates the sleep cycle
- Adjusts the rate and force of the heartbeat (correct)
- Controls the rate of digestion
- Regulates body temperature
Which cranial nerve pair is NOT associated with the medulla?
Which cranial nerve pair is NOT associated with the medulla?
- Vestibulocochlear nerves
- Trigeminal nerves (correct)
- Vagus nerves
- Hypoglossal nerves
What is the primary function of the pons in the brain?
What is the primary function of the pons in the brain?
- Controls the respiratory rate
- Connects parts of the brain through axons (correct)
- Regulates blood pressure
- Processes auditory signals
Which of the following functions is associated with the nuclei of the pons?
Which of the following functions is associated with the nuclei of the pons?
The cerebellum is primarily responsible for which of the following functions?
The cerebellum is primarily responsible for which of the following functions?
What characterizes the loss of dopaminergic neurons originating from the substantia nigra?
What characterizes the loss of dopaminergic neurons originating from the substantia nigra?
Which statement about the reticular formation is true?
Which statement about the reticular formation is true?
What is the primary function of the reticular activating system (RAS)?
What is the primary function of the reticular activating system (RAS)?
In what location does the midbrain exist relative to the forebrain and hindbrain?
In what location does the midbrain exist relative to the forebrain and hindbrain?
Which nerve is associated with the loss of motor control due to dysfunction in the cerebellum?
Which nerve is associated with the loss of motor control due to dysfunction in the cerebellum?
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Medulla
- Regulates vital functions:
- Cardiac center: adjusts heart rate and force.
- Vasomotor center: controls blood vessel diameter for blood pressure and distribution.
- Respiratory center: controls breathing rate and depth.
- Contains nuclei for five cranial nerves:
- Vestibulocochlear nerves (VIII)
- Vagus nerves (X)
- Hypoglosal nerves (XII)
Pons
- Acts as a bridge connecting brain regions through axons.
- Relays signals from cerebrum to cerebellum for functions:
- Sleep
- Hearing
- Equilibrium
- Taste
- Eye movements
- Facial sensation
- Respiration (pneumotaxic and apneustic)
- Swallowing
- Bladder control
- Posture
- Contains nuclei for four cranial nerves:
- Trigeminal nerves (V)
- Abducens nerves (VI)
- Facial nerves (VII)
- Vestibulocochlear nerves (VIII)
Cerebellum
- Largest part of the hindbrain, located posterior to medulla and pons.
- Consists of right and left hemispheres.
Midbrain
- Short segment connecting hindbrain and forebrain.
- Extends from pons to diencephalon.
- Connects cerebrum to lower brain regions.
- Contains nuclei and tracts.
- Substantia nigra: darkly pigmented nuclei, source of dopaminergic neurons.
- Loss of these neurons leads to Parkinson's disease.
Reticular Formation
- Loosely organized gray matter extending through the core of the midbrain, pons, and medulla up into the lower diencephalon.
- Composed of multiple small nuclei interspersed with myelinated axons.
- Reticular Activating System (RAS): part of reticular formation responsible for sensory input to the cerebral cortex.
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