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