BRAINSTEM Medulla oblongata Pons Mesencephalon Medulla spinalis BRAINSTEM – appearance of cranial nerves I. II. III. IV. V. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. Ncl. gracilis Ncl. cuneatus Ncll. vestibulares Ncl. m. n. VI. Ncl. coliculi inferioris S SS VS VM BM SM SM BM VM VS SS S Ncl. gracilis Ncl. m. n. VI. Ncl. m. n. III. Ncl. m. n. V. Cortex Thalamus Medulla spinalis Ganglion spinale Ncl. m. n. IV. Tr. spino-thalamicus Tr. spino-bulbaris Tr. cortico-nuclearis Tr. cortico-spinalis C R Medulla oblongata (oblongata) – representative sections SS VS VM BM SM ncl. et tr. solitarius ncl. parasymp. n. X ncl. originis n. XII ncl. originis n. XI tr. spino-c.ant. tr. spino-c.post. tr.corticospinalis lat. tr.ret.-spinalis tr.rubro- spinalis tr.spino-th. tr.vest.-spinalis FLM tr.tecto-spinalis FR S SS VS VM BM SM FLM fld tr.tecto-spinalis LM ncl. originis n. XII ncl.p.n.X ncl.o. n. X et XI ncl.+tr.sol. ncll.vest. ncl.cun.lat. tr.cuneo-cer. tr.vest.-spinalis tr.rubro- spinalis Pons C R Pons – representative sections S SS VS VM BM SM tr. tecto-spinalis FLM fld FR LM LL V C ncl.+tr.spinalis n.V. tr. ponto-cerebellaris n. VII. n. VI. ttc tr. rubro-spinalis tr. cortico-spinalis tr. spino-cereb. ant. ncl. solitarius ncl. o. n. VII ncl. p. n. VII ncl. o. n. VI Ncll. pontis SS BM ncl.tr.mes.n.V. ncl. principalis n.V. ttctr. tecto-spinalis FLM fld FR tr. rubro-spinalis LM LL tr.cortico-bulbaris pedunculus med. tr. cortico-spinalis pedunculus sup. ncl. motor. n.V. tr. spino-cereb. ant. Ncll. pontis Mesencephalon C R Mesencephalon – representative sections S SS SM ncl. mes. n.V. ncl. colliculi inf. ncl. orig. n. IV. ncl. interpeduncularis PAG aqued. cerebri FLM fld LL decussatio ped. cereb.sup. tr.tecto-spinalis tr. rubro-spinalis LM FR tr. o.,p.,t.pontinus tr.c.-nucl. tr.c.-nucl. tr.c.-spin. tr. f.pontinus n.IV. S VM BM SM aqued. cerebri ncl. colliculi sup. tr.tecto-spinalis tr. rubro-spinalis ncl. orig. n. III. n. III. fld ncl. E.W. LM LM FR PAG LL