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