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What are the 3 functions of the brainstem? - Answer 1. Cranial nerve 2. Integrative 3. Conduit - relay info from periphery to the thalamus, modulate motor activity Key components of the spinomedullarly junction - Answer Nucleus gracilis Pyramidal decussation Spinal trigeminal tract and nucleus Key components of the caudal medulla - Answer Nucleus gracilis and cuneatus Pyramids Spinal trigeminal tract and nucleus Key components of rostral medulla - Answer Dorsal motor n...

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22 pages

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NEURO 3050 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT ...

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30 pages

Written in 2025/2026

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The somatosensory system includes sensations arising from stimuli impinging on what 3 groups? - Answer Skin, muscle & joints, and internal organs Where are the cell bodies of all neurons involved in primary processing of sensory information located? - Answer In a GANGLION located somewhere in the periphery For the body, the cell bodies of all neurons involved in primary processing of sensory info will be where? - Answer Dorsal Root Ganglia For the head, the cell bodies of all n...

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28 pages

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Objectives regarding Internal/External Relationships of the brainstem or how to look at cross sections of the brain 1) Where possible, correlate external BLANK on the gross brain with underlying BLANK or BLANK tracts as described in this presentation 2) For each region of the brainstem, learn the location and relationships of BLANK as listed 3) Relate the relative location of cranial nerve nuclei with their functional components. For example, nuclei that contain general somatic efferent neuro...

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phrenology - Answer different areas of the brain are responsible for different functions association areas - Answer these are localized areas found in all cortices prefrontal - Answer this part of the association area is made up of the ventromedial and dorsolateral regions ventromedial region - Answer this region of the prefrontal association area has heavy interconnections with the limbic system via the dorsomedial thalamic nucleus (aka emotions) emotions - Answer wha...

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18 pages

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central nervous system - Answer brain and spinal cord peripheral nervous system - Answer 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves ganglia - Answer collection of neurons outside the CNS nucleus - Answer collection of neurons within the CNS telencephalon - Answer forebrain-cerebral cortex and subcortical nuclei diencephalon - Answer thalamus and hypothalamus midbrain - Answer rostral to pons, smallest part of brainstem pons - Answer enla...

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9 pages

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central NS - Answer brain and spinal cord peripheral NS - Answer -12 pairs of cranial nerves -31 pairs of spinal nerves -ganglia ganglia - Answer -greek for tumor; anything gathered in a ball -located outside CNS that contains neurons -ex: enlargements after leaving SC nucleus - Answer collection of neurons in the CNS orientations - Answer Rostral: -toward nose -head = nose side = anterior -body = upward Caudal: -toward tail -head = back of head = posterior...

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13 pages

Written in 2026/2027

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