Point 12
Intro
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Point 12. Dorsal and Ventral Cochlear Nuclei |
This point contains an extremely cursory
outline of auditory pathways. My goal here is to help you
identify several auditory nuclei in the brain stem. You will
learn more about these pathways later in the course.
The
two cochlear nuclei lie dorsal lateral (dorsal cochlear
nucleus) and ventral lateral (ventral cochlear nucleus) to
the inferior cerebellar peduncle at the rostral pole of the
medulla (they "drape" the inferior cerebellar peduncle).
Remember that the cell groups related to the other division
of C.N. VIII, the vestibular nuclei, lie medial to the
inferior cerebellar peduncle.