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