Neuroanatomy index

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Basal Ganglia

Basal ganglia (Overview)

• Striatum (Caudate nucleus & Putamen)
• Lentiform Nucleus (Putamen + Globus pallidus)
• Caudate Nucleus
• Putamen
• Globus pallidus
• Subthalamic nucleus (ST Nuclues)
• Substantia Nigra

Basal Ganglia Nuclei Types:

• Input Nuclei
• Output Nuclei
• Intrinsic Nuclei

Basal ganglia pathways:

• Indirect pathway
• Direct Pathway
• Nigrostriatal Pathway

Cranial Nerves & Nuclei

Cranial Nerve Nuclei

Motor Nuclei

• Somatic motor nuclei:
  • Oculomotor Nucleus
  • Trochlear Nucleus
    
  • Abducens Nucleus
  • Hypoglossal Nucleus
• Branchial Motor Nuclei:
  • Trigeminal Motor Nucleus
  • Facial Nucleus
  • Nucleus Ambiguous
  • Spinal Accessory Nucleus
• Parasympathetic Nuclei:
  • Edinger-Westphal Nucleus
  • Superior Salivatory Nucleus
  • Inferior Salivatory Nucleus
  • Dorsal Motor Nucleus of the Vagus

Sensory Nuclei

• Visceral Sensory Column:
  • Rostral portion of Nucleus Solitarius
  • Caudal portion of Nucleus Solitarius
• General Somatosensory Nuclei:
  • Trigeminal Sensory nuclei
    • Mesencephalic nucleus of CN V
    • Main sensory nucleus of CN V
    • Spinal Trigeminal nucleus
• Special Somatic Sensory Nuclei: Hearing & Balance
  • Cochlear Nuclei
  • Vestibular Nuclei

Cranial Nerves

• CN I Olfactory Nerve
• CN II Optic Nerve
• CN III Oculomotor Nerve
• CN IV Trochlear Nerve
• CN V Trigeminal Nerve
• CN VI Abducens Nerve
• CN VII Facial Nerve
• CN VIII Vestibulocochlear Nerve
• CN IX Glossopharyngeal Nerve
• CN X Vagus Nerve
• CN XI Accessory Nerve
• CN XII Hypoglossal Nerve

Tracts

Ascending Tracts

• Dorsal Column Medial Lemniscus (DCML)
  • Fasciculus Cuneatus
  • Fasciculus Gracilis
• Cuneocerebellar Tract
• Dorsal Spinocerebellar Tract
• Ventral Spinocerebellar Tract
• Spinothalamic Tract
• Trigeminothalamic Tract
• Spinoreticular Tract
• Spinomesencephalic Tract
• Spinohypothalamic Tract
• Cochlear Pathway
• Taste Pathway
• Vision Pathway

Descending Tracts

• Pyramidal Tracts
  • Lateral Corticospinal Tract (LCST)
  • Medial Corticospinal Tract (MCST)
  • Corticobulbar Tract
• Extrapyramidal tracts
  • Rubrospinal Tract
  • Vestibulospinal Tract
  • Tectospinal Tract
  • Reticulospinal Tract