01:377:213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Medulla Oblongata, Cranial Nerves, Pineal Gland
20 Dec 2019
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Longitudinal fissure - between the right and left hemispheres. Corpus callosum - connecting tissue between the hemispheres. Temporal - auditory input coming in & being processed. Center for balance, coordination and smooth control. Connecting the medulla to the midbrain point of origin for four of the cranial nerves. Epithalamus - pineal gland is here, produces melatonin for sleep. Thalamus - relay and processing center for sensory information. Hypothalamus - control emotion and some autonomic function and hormones. Covering the roof of the nasal cavity. Carrying the visual information from sensory ganglia form eyes to the brain. Innervating lateral rectus - pulls the eye laterally. Innervating superior rectus - pulls the eye up. Superior oblique - look outward and downward. Inferior oblique - look outward and upward. Sensory - brings information from head to face. Sensory - part of the ear and tongue for taste. For balance and equilibrium (inner ear balance) Diverse sensory input - heart, lungs, digestive tract etc.
