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Oculomotor nucleus
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Location: Midbrain, level of superior colliculus, midline, ventral to cerebral aqueduct
Function: Somatic Motor (eye movements); Para (pupil constriction) Blood: Paramedian branches of basilar |
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Edinger-Westphal
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Location: Midbrain, level of superior colliculus, medial
Function: contains cell bodies of preganglionic parasympathetic fibers for eye Blood: Paramedian branches of basilar |
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Trochlear
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Location: Midbrain, level of inferior colliculus, medial
Function: Motor to superior oblique muscle (eye intorsion) Blood: Basilar |
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Main Sensory V
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Location: Pons, lateral, dorsal
Function: Primary sensory neuron cell bodies for sensation in the face, mouth, sinuses Blood: Basilar |
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Motor V
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Location: Pons, lateral, dorsal
Function: Muscles of mastication, tensor tympani Blood: Basilar |
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Spinal V
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Location: Medulla and Pons, lateral/ventral
Function: Crude touch, pain, temperature from the face Blood: AICA-Basilar/PICA-Vertebral |
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Mesencephalic V
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Location: Midbrain, dorsal/lateral to cerebral aqueduct, bordering periaqueductal gray
Function: Proprioception, Jaw-Jerk reflex Blood: SCA, proximal PCA |
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Abducens
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Location: Pons, medial, dorsal
Function: Motor to lateral rectus Blood: Basilar |
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Facial Motor
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Location: Pons, medial-lateral, dorsal
Function: Muscles of facial expression, stapedius Blood: AICA/Basilar |
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Vestibular Complex
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Location: Medulla/Pons, Floor of 4th ventricle, latera
Function: Vestibular sensation Blood: AICA/Basilar, PICA/Vertebral |
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Dorsal and Ventral Cochlear
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Location: Pontomedullary junction, dorsal and ventral to inferior cerebellar peduncle, lateral
Function: Hearing sensation from ipsilateral ear Blood: AICA/Basilar |
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Nucleus of Solitary Tract
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Location: Medulla, lateral to Motor X, Dorsal
Function: Taste (VII, IX, X), Destination for visceral afferents Blood: PICA/Vertebral |
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Nucleus Ambiguus
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Location: Medulla, mediolateral, dorsoventral
Function: Motor to pharyngeal and laryngeal muscles Blood: PICA/Vertebral |
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Dorsal Motor X
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Location: Medulla, Dorsal, Medial (just lateral to XII)
Function: Parasympathetic to heart, lungs, digestive tract Blood: PICA/Vertebral |
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Hypoglossal
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Location: Medulla, Seriously Medial, Dorsal
Function: Motor to tongue Blood: Vertebral |
