MBB II: Week 10 Practice 45 min

Specialized Brain Stem Nuclei

Structure Location Input Output Function Associated Conditions
Rostral and
caudal reticular
nuclei

Raphe nuclei:
Rostral raphe
nucleus:

Caudal raphe
nucleus:

Locus coeruleus

Andrii Shmarhalov, MD, PhD, 2021 | AUSOM

 MBB II: Week 10 Practice 45 min

Specialized Brain Stem Nuclei

Structure Location Input Output Function Associated Conditions
Paramedian
pontine
reticular
formation

Periaqueductal
gray (PAG)

Area postrema

Pretectal area

Ventral
tegmental area

Andrii Shmarhalov, MD, PhD, 2021 | AUSOM

Andrii Shmarhalov, MD, PhD, 2021 | AUSOM