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