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UPPER MIDBRAIN

Above red nucleus, we call it tegmentum(καλύπτρα)


Ventrally cerebral peduncle/crus cerebri

Dorsal sup colliculi, pretectal area above sup colliculi, cerebral aqueduct

MEDIALLY III oculomotor(+)Edinger Westphal(Π) nucleus, MLF, red


nucleus, Corticospinal/bulbar tract

LATERALLY Medial lemniscus, Spinothalamic/desc hypothalamic tract,


Dentantothalamics
LOWER MIDBRAIN
Ventrally inf colliculi

Dorsal Sup Cerebellar Peduncle decussation

MEDIALLY IV nucleus, mesencephalic V nucleus(proprioception/jaw reflex),


Corticospinal/bulbar tract

LATERALLY Medial lemniscus, Spinothalamic/desc hypothalamic tract


MIDDLE PONS
MEDIALLY Corticospinal/bulbar tract, Medial lemniscus, MLF

V main sensory nucleus (touch), V motor nucleus (closest to midline)

LATERAL spinothalamic/desc hypothalamic


LOWER PONS
MEDIALLY VI nucleus,MLF,PPRF,medial lemniscus,corticospinal/bulbar tract

LATERALLY VII fibers,VIII nuclei,V spinal nucleus,spinothalamic/desc (Σ),MCP

PONTOCEREBELLAR VII, VIII, IX , X, V spinal tract


OPEN/UPPER MEDULLA
MEDIALLY XII nucleus, medial lemniscus, corticospinal/bulbar tracts

LATERALLY VIII vestivular nuclei, IX/X nucleus ambiguous(μεικτός


πυρήνας/palate, larynx,pharynx motor), solitary(VII,IX,X) nucleus (μονήρης
πυρήνας/ taste(VII,IX), Cardio,GI(X) ), spinal V nucleus, spinothalamic/desc
(Π), Inf cerebellar peduncle
CLOSED/LOWER MEDULLA

DECUSSATIONS
 Corticospinal/pyramids
 Gracilis/Cuneatus tract>>internal arcuate fibers>>medial lemniscus

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