ILOs:
- Describe the structure of the brainstem and its component parts (midbrain, pons and medulla)
- Identify the following structures on cross-sections of the brainstem: cerebral peduncle/crus cerebri, medullary pyramids, superior and inferior colliculus; periaqueductal grey matter, red nucleus, cerebral aqueduct, otomocular nerve, substantia nigra, olivary nucleus, reticular formation/nuclei, pontine nucleus, cranial nerve nuclei
- Know the locations where individual spinal cord tracts pass through the brainstem, and where the cranial nerves exit the brainstem
- Define the term ‘brain stem’.
- Explain that all the motor cranial nerve nuclei lie in the brain stem.
- What is the brainstem?
- Outline the 3 component parts of the brainstem
- Outline the flow of CSF as seen in a T1 weighted MRI
- Outline the blood supply of the brainstem
- Glasgow’s transport network and the brainstem?!
- Describe the white matter tracts running through the brainstem
- Outline the important midbrain structures and features
- What is internuclear ophthalmoplegia and its cause?
- Outline the important pons structures and features
- Outline the important medulla structures and features
- Describe and explain the origins of the cranial nerves
- Briefly describe the structure and function of the occulomotor nerve
- Briefly describe the structure and function of the trochlear nerve