KINESIOL 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Libido, Respiratory Center, Lateral Geniculate Nucleus

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: KINESIOL 1A03
• Professor: Maureen Mac Donald

Document Summary

Brainstem: connects spinal cord to brain, relay center. Cerebellum: involved in coordination of movements, balance, posture, posterior to brain stem. Diencephalon: on top of brain stem, between brain stem and cerebellum. Cerebrum: conscious thought, control, higher order processing, memories. Medulla oblongata: bottom portion, attached to spinal cord, info between brain and spinal cord, ascending and descending tracks. Cranial nerves 8 12 (viii, ix, x, xi, xii) Pyramids: nerve tracts, conscious control of skeletal muscle, descending tracks. Crossing over happens at decussation (crossing) of pyramids (right side brain = left side body) Olives: right and left, lateral to pyramids, grey matter, balance, coordination, modulation of sound. Pons: on top of medulla, p shaped thing, has a bulge, carries info. Anterior: pontine nuclei: coomunication between cerebrum and cerebellum. Posterior: cranial nerves 5-8 (v, vi, vii, viii) Midbrain: on top of pons, bulge on opposite side, between diencephalon and pons.