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