Paramedian pontine reticular formation
Paramedian pontine reticular formation The paramedian pontine reticular formation, or PPRF, is a brain region ... rostral PPRF probably coordinates horizontal saccades; the caudal PPRF may be the generator of ...
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Reticular formation
Reticular formation The reticular formation is a part of the brain ... It is absolutely essential for life. The reticular formation, phylogenetically one of the oldest portions ... in the pons, but with the ascending reticular activating system connecting to areas in the ... thalamus, hypothalamus, and cortex, and the descending reticular activating system connecting to the cerebellum ...
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Reticular formation (Psychology wiki)
Reticular formation Home Support Help Site Support Orientation ... P.N.Immunology Physiological P. Psychopharmacology The reticular formation is a part of the brain ... It is absolutely essential for life. The reticular formation, phylogenetically one of the oldest portions ... in the pons, but with the ascending reticular activating system connecting to areas in the ... thalamus, hypothalamus, and cortex, and the descending reticular activating system connecting to the cerebellum ...
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Raphe nuclei
... to be the medial portion of the reticular formation, and they appear as a ridge ... of the brain stem. In order from caudal to rostral, the raphe nuclei are known as the nucleus raphe obscurus, the raphe magnus, the raphe pontis, the raphe pallidus, the nucleus centralis superior, nucleus raphe dorsalis, nuclei linearis intermedius and ...
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List of anatomical topics
... A abdomen - abdominal aorta - abducens nerve - abducens nucleus - abducent - abducent nerve - abduction - accessory - accessory cuneate nucleus - accessory nerve - accessory olivary nucleus - accommodation reflex - acetabulum - acoustic nerve - acromion - adenohypophysis ... internal capsule - anterior lobe of cerebellum - anterior nucleus of the thalamus - anterior perforated substance - anterior ... archicerebellum - archicortex - archipallium - archistriatum - arcuate line - arcuate nucleus - area postrema - areola - arm - arrectores pilorum - ...
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Cerebellum
... and rhombencephalon. The rhombencephalon is the most caudal (toward the tail) segment of the embryonic ... nuclei. The pontocerebellar tract originates at the pontine nuclei, which receive their input from the ... The vermis sends projections to the fastigial nucleus of the cerebellum, which then sends output ... and globose nuclei is a single, fused nucleus interpositus (interposed nucleus). The vestibular nuclei in the brainstem ...
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Locus ceruleus
... Latin for 'the blue spot') is a nucleus in the brain stem responsible for physiological ... upper pons, under the cerebellum in the caudal midbrain, surrounded by the fourth ventricle. This nucleus is one of the main sources of ... it is thereby also known as the nucleus pigmentosus pontus, meaning "heavily pigmented nucleus on the pons". The neuromelanin is ...
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Pons
... It is rostral to the medulla oblongata, caudal to the midbrain, and ventral to the ... the brainstem. It is formed by transverse pontine fibres that travel from one side (left ... blood to the pons is supplied by pontine arteries. These are small arteries that branch ... present in the pons. The chief or pontine nucleus of the trigeminal nerve sensory nucleus, ...
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Medulla oblongata
... is rostral to the spinal cord and caudal to the pons, which is in turn ... pyramidal tract, medial lemniscus and the hypoglossal nucleus. This causes a syndrome called medial medullary ... the other two main arteries, including the nucleus solitarius and other sensory nuclei and fibres ... hindbrain) MYELENCEPHALON: medulla oblongata, olivary body, arcuate nucleus of medulla, solitary nucleus, nucleus ambiguus METENCEPHALON: cerebellum (arbor vitae, ...
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Fourth ventricle
... nerve as it loops around the abducens nucleus in the lower pons; sulcus limitans : which ... the developing neural tube; obex: represents the caudal tip of the fourth ventricle; the obex ... hindbrain) MYELENCEPHALON: medulla oblongata, olivary body, arcuate nucleus of medulla, solitary nucleus, nucleus ambiguus METENCEPHALON: cerebellum (arbor vitae, cerebellar ...
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