KROK 1 2019 – Question 14 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
After a certain CNS structure had been destroyed in a test animal, this animal lost its orienting reflexes. What structure had been destroyed?
- A. Substantia nigra
- B. Red nuclei
- C. Lateral vestibular nuclei
- D. Corpora quadrigemina
- E. Medial reticular nuclei
Hint
Ask which brainstem centres receive visual and auditory input and trigger the reflex turning of the head and eyes toward a new stimulus.
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