Relier Pairs Major structures & landmarks in the nervous systemVersion en ligne emphasis of function in sensory and motor systems par Taylor Hill 1 red nucleus 2 cerebellar peduncles 3 superior colliculi 4 pontine nuclei 5 midbrain 6 cerebral peduncles 7 inferior colliculi 8 brainstem 9 medulla 10 pons 11 vestibular nuclei 12 pyramids 13 dorsal column nuclei 14 reticular formation 15 vestibular nuclei 16 cerebral aqueduct 17 inferior olivary complex consists of pontine nuclei, cerebellar peduncles, vestibular nuclei, reticular formation two large cylindrical masses on ventral surface of midbrain containing descending motor fibers from the cortex two rounded masses on the ventral surface of the medulla containing motor fibers contains pyramids, inferior olivary complex, dorsal column nuclei, vestibular nuclei, reticular formation complex network of nuclei involved in integrative functions: control of complex movements, transmission of pain info, vital functions, consciousness nuclei for really of proprioceptive and discriminative touch for dorsal column-medial lemniscus system involved in cerebellum circuitry and in control of limb movements, especially shaping the hand during reaching three paired fiber bundles connecting the cerebellum and brainstem via cerebellar afferents and efferents nuclei in the basal pons that receive inputs from the cerebral cortex and project to contralateral cerebellum "climbing fibers" to cerebellum that are involved in motor learning site of origin of a descending pain-control pathway involved in directing visual attention and controlling eye movements consists of cerebral peduncles, red nucleus, cerebral aqueduct, superior & inferior colliculi involved in regulating posture and coordinating eye and head movements consists of midbrain, pons, medulla regulating posture and coordinating eye and head movements major link in the auditory system