Chapter 24 Office Hours: 12:00~13:00, every Wednesday Reticular Formation 授課老師 : 許鍾瑜 Neuroanatomy, May 14, 2012
Objectives: To understand the anatomical features of the reticular formation. To understand the major functions of the reticular formation.
Reticular formation of the brainstem: Lateral RF, afferent (parvocellular) Paramedian RF, efferent (magnocellular,gigantocellular)
Reticular formation of the brainstem: Serotonergic Dopaminergic
Reticular formation of the brainstem: (respiratory rate) (Locus ceruleus) Noradrenergic
Functions of the reticular formation conjugate eye movements, chewing movements, Swallowing, vomiting, etc.
Locomotor pattern generators (supraspinal control): Pedunculopontine nucleus + cerulean nucleus (mesencephalic part): → central tegmental tract → Nuclei in pontine RF→ med reticulospinal tr → extensors Magnocellular neurons (paramedian RF) in medullary RF → lat reticulospinal tr → flexors Cerulean nucleus (noradrenergic) Pedunculopontine nu Figure Upper pons
Gait controls
Higher-level bladder controls: (detrusor) 2 micturition centers in the pons: "L" center "M" center Confer Box 13.3 (page159) ( * promote micturition) * * * *
Respiratory controls: 3 respiratory centers in the medulla oblongata: Dorsal respiratory nu. (inspiratory) Ventral respiratory nu. (expiratory) medial parabrachial nu. (rate) Figure 24.6 Dorsal respiratory nu. (inspiratory) Lat solitary nu. Ventral respiratory nu. (retroambiguus nu. (expiratory)) Chemosensitive area (Lat RF) chemoreceptors H+H+ Choroid plexus x Figure 24.4
Cardiovascular controls: Baroreceptors DMX: dorsal motor nu. of the vagus n. 2 cardiovascular reflexes: Barovagal Barosympathetic Depressor center Pressor center (adrenergic, noradrenergic) Figure 24.7
Anti-nociceptive pathways: Segmental Supraspinal Figure 24.8 Magnus raphe nu. (serotonergic) mechanoreceptive nociceptive Lat spinothalamic tr Spinoreticular tr Ant. spinothalamic tr Enk: Enkephalin (endorphin) (Exert tonic inhibition to PAG at rest) (periaqueductal gray matter) hypothalamus suppresses these inhibitory interneurons under stress.