NSC 4366 1nd Edition Lecture 8 Outline of Last Lecture I Cranial Nerves Outline of Current Lecture II Brainstem Current Lecture Midbrain visual and auditory reflexes orienting reflexes Pons relay of information from the cochlea and vestibular apparatus control of movement and sensation from the face control of mastication Medulla integration of breathing and swallowing control of respiration control of blood pressure control of cortical arousal These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Reticular Formation Interconnected nuclei located throughout brain stem Local projections Local circuit interneurons Reflex stereotyped behaviors of face and head Chewing swallowing and vomiting Respiratory coughing hiccups sneezing Cardiovascular responses Long projection systems Ascending to cortex Descending to spinal cord Functions of long projections Pain sensory perception Posture Wakefulness arousal RAS Filters incoming stimuli to block irrelevant ones
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