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