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