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Neuro

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Basilar section of brainstem   anterior; contains predominantly motor system structures; motor nuclei: substantia nigra, pontine nuclei, & inf olive; pontocerebellar axons; descending axons from cerebral cortex  
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spinothalamic tract   pain & temperature discrimination; pass directly through brainstem w/o synapsing  
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spinocerebellar tracts   unconscious proprioception; leave brainstem via the inf cerebellar peduncle to enter cerebellum  
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sympathetic tracts   don't synapse at all in brainstem  
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tegmentum   posterior bs; reticular formation, sensory nuc & ascending sensory pathways, CN nuc, & MLF;  
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reticular formation   adjusts the gen level of act t/o the nervous system; a complex neural network including the reticular nuclei, their connections, & pathways; integrates sensory & cortical info, regs somatic motor act, autonomics, & consciousness; mods pain info  
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tectum   only in midbrain; involved in intrinsic & extrinsic head movements & eye muscs; pretectal area & sup & inf colliculi; post to tegmentum; most post part of brainstem  
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superior cerebellar peduncle   carries efferent info from cerebellum to the midbrain  
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oculomotor parsympathetic nucleus   Edinger-Westphal nucleus (supplies ps control of the pupillary sphincter & ciliary musc)  
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