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• “Pons” = bridge
• Serves as an integration area
• Integrates information from the cerebellum w/ that of the cerebral cortex |
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• They are bundles of fibers connecting the cerebellum with the underlying brain stem
• There are three cerebellar peduncles (superior, middle, inferior)
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| Abducent Nerve (Cranial nerve 6) |
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• Motor nerve that innervates muscles on the lateral part of the eye
• Allows eye to move outwards
• Nucleus is found in the pons
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| What happens when there’s damage to the Abducent Nerve (Cranial nerve 6) |
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| Person becomes cross eyed |
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| Which cerebellar peduncles are found in the Pons and what is the direction of information exchange? |
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• Inferior cerebellar peduncle – sends information out of the cerebellum and towards the brainstem
• Middle cerebellar peduncle – brings information into the cerebellum
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