cranial nerve
(ˈkreɪ ni əl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of the paired nerves arising from the brainstem and reaching the periphery through skull openings.
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hindbrain
(hindbrain, rhombencephalon)
Princeton's WordNet
the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
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rhombencephalon
(hindbrain, rhombencephalon)
Princeton's WordNet
the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
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pons
(ˈpɒn tiz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a band of nerve fibers forming the part of the brainstem that lies between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain.
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reticular formation
(ɪˈtɪk yə lər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a network of neurons in the brainstem involved in consciousness, breathing, and the transmission of sensory stimuli to higher brain centers.
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listeriosis
(ˌlɪs təˈri ə-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an infectious disease of animals and birds, esp. attacking the brainstem in ruminants, caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes and transmissible to humans by contact with contaminated tissue.
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reticular formation
(reticular formation, RF)
Princeton's WordNet
a complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem; monitors the state of the body and functions in such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and muscle tone
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rf
(reticular formation, RF)
Princeton's WordNet
a complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem; monitors the state of the body and functions in such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and muscle tone
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corticospinal tract
(pyramidal tract, pyramidal motor system, corticospinal tract)
Princeton's WordNet
any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord
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pyramidal motor system
(pyramidal tract, pyramidal motor system, corticospinal tract)
Princeton's WordNet
any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord
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pyramidal tract
(pyramidal tract, pyramidal motor system, corticospinal tract)
Princeton's WordNet
any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord
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