WorksheetsBrainstem
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 20mins
List the parts of the brainstem from superior to inferior
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What is the most inferior part of the brain?
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The medulla oblongata is located just above the
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What is the medulla oblongata made out of?
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This part of the brainstem relays sensory information to the thalamus and other brainstem centers
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Which part of the brainstem regulates autonomic functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, and coughing
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Anterior to the cerebellum
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What connects the cerebellum to the brainstem?
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A relay reflex centre for cranial nerves that controls breathing
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Increase in the length and depth of inspiration
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Prevents over-inflation of the lungs
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Damage to the motor tracts of the pons can cause
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What does the anterior surface of the midbrain consist of?
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What part of the midbrain conducts motor responses from cerebral cortex to the medulla oblongata, pons, and spinal cord?
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The poster, upper portion of the midbrain?
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The two inferior colliculi of the corpora quadrigemina are:
Auditory
Visual
How many colliculi are there total on the midbrain?
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The red nucleus and the substania nigra of the midbrain are involved in:
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This part of the brainstem processes visual and auditory information
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Midbrain:
Processes visual and auditory info
Generates involuntary eye movements and pupillary reflexes
Damage to this can caused lock-in syndrome
Relay reflex centre for cranial nerve
Relays sensory information to the thalamus
Degeneration of dopamine releasing neurons from the substania nigra
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