NSC 4366 1st Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Last Lecture I Brainstem Outline of Current Lecture II Brainstem part 2 Current Lecture In caudal medulla dorsal columns from spinal cord terminate in the nuclei gracilis and cuneatus 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 Ventral Brainstem Pyramid gives its name to the underlying pyramidal corticospinal tract descending motor fibers Olive contains inferior olivary nucleus Ventral pons is dominated by transverse fibers that originate in the pons and pass through contralateral middle cerebellar peduncle to the cerebellar hemisphere
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