Midbrain - visual and auditory reflexes: orienting reflexesPons - relay of information from the vestibular apparatus: control of movement and sensation from the face; control of masticationMedulla - integration of breathing and swallowing, control of respiration, control of blood pressure, control of cortical arousalReticular Formation: Interconnected nuclei located throughout brain stemLocal projectionsLocal-circuit interneuronsReflex /stereotyped behaviors of face and head:Chewing, swallowing and vomitingRespiratory (coughing, hiccups, sneezing)Cardiovascular responsesLong projection systemsAscending to cortex / Descending to spinal cordFunctions of long projectionsPain/ sensory perceptionPostureWakefulness/ arousal (RAS)Filters incoming stimuli to block irrelevant onesNSC 4366 1st EditionLecture 9Outline of Last Lecture I. Cranial NervesOutline of Current Lecture II. Brainstem Current Lecture:Midbrain - visual and auditory reflexes: orienting reflexesPons - relay of information from the vestibular apparatus: control of movement and sensation from the face; control of masticationMedulla - integration of breathing and swallowing, control of respiration, control of blood pressure, control of cortical arousalThese 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
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