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Midbrain Cross-Sections |
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| Midbrain Slide #1 |
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1- Cerebral Aqueduct 2-Periaqueductal Gray 3-Crus Cerebri 4- Decussation of Superior Cerebellar Peduncles |
5- Pons 6- Substantia Nigra 7- Medial Lemniscus 8-Superior Colliculi |
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Sample slide questions: 1) What neurotransmitter is common in #2? 2) Where does #7 originate? |
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| Midbrain Slide #2 |
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1- Cerebral Aqueduct 2- Periaqueductal Gray 3- Substantia Nigra 4- Crus Cerebri |
5- Red Nucleus 6- Lateral Geniculate 7- Medial Geniculate 8-Medial Lemniscus 9-Superior Colliculi |
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Sample slide questions: 1) What senory function is associated with #9? 2) What sensory function is associated with #6?
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| Midbrain Slide #3 |
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1- Pineal Body 2- Posterior Commissure 3- Cerebral Aqueduct 4- Red Nucleus |
5- Substantia Nigra 6- Mammillary Bodies 7- Crus Cerebri 8- Medial Lemniscus |
| Sample slide questions: 1) What descending tract begins at #4? 2) What transmitter is associated with #5?
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| Midbrain Slide #4 |
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1- Pineal Body 2- Posterior Commissure 3- Cerebral Aqueduct 4- Red Nucleus 5- Substantia Nigra 6- Crus Cerebri |
7- Mammillary Bodies 8- Medial Lemniscus 9- Medial Geniculate 10- Lateral Geniculate 11-Thalamus |
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Sample slide questions: 1) What sensory function is associated with #9? 2) Name a main fiber tract that terminates in #7? |
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| Midbrain Slide #5 |
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1-Posterior Commissure 2-Thalamus 3-Cerebral Aqueduct 4-Internal Capsule |
5-Red Nucleus 6- Substantia Nigra 7- Crus Cerebri 8- Mammillary Bodies |
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Sample slide questions: 1) What descending fibers are found in #7? 2) Name a main target of efferents from #8.
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