The reticular formation is a set of interconnected nuclei that are located throughout the brainstem. It is not anatomically well defined, because it includes neurons located in different parts of the brain.
This is a Neurology MCQ Quiz about Sleep/Reticular Formation
Dorsolateral hypothalamus
Preoptic nucleus
Raphe nucleus
Nucleus of the solitary tract
Suprachiasmatic nucleus
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Raphe
Parapontine RF
Locus coeruleus
Lateral RF
Medial RF
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Raphe
Suprachiasmatic nucleus
Pineal body
Paraventricular nucleus
Locus coeruleus
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Serotonin
Norepinephrine
GABA
Acetyl-choline
Dopamine
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Directly to the pineal gland
Indirectly to the pineal gland
Indirectly to the raphe
Directly to the raphe
Directly to retina
Indirectly to retina
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Stage 1 sleep
A stage of sleep with sleep spindles and K complexes
REM sleep
Stage 3 sleep
Stage 2 sleep
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GABA agonist
Drug that increases chloride conductance
Drug that stimulates release of hypocretin from hypothalamus
Drug that inhibits tuberomamiliary nucleus of the hypothalamus
Drug that inhibits locus coeruleus
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Dangerous and a major health risk to the child
Associated with a stage of sleep in which serotonergic activity is very high
Easily treated with modafinil
Associated with a stage of sleep characterized by low amplitude, high frequency wave forms on the EEG
Associated with a stage of sleep that has waveforms very similar to the Beta waveforms of the waking state
Associated with a stage of sleep with high amplitude, low frequency wave forms
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Loss of stage 3
Increase in REM
Increase in the number of microawakenings
Cataplexy
Loss of muscle atonia during REM
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Serotonin
Dopamine
Noradrenalin
Acetylcholine
GABA
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Raphe
Suprachiasmatic nucleus
Pineal body
Paraventricular nucleus
Locus coeruleus
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Cholinergic neurons of the pontine RF, GABAergic neurons of the RF
Noradrenergic neurons of locus coeruleus, GABAergic neurons of the RF
Cholinergic neurons of the pontine RF, noradrenergic neurons of locus coeruleus
GABAergic neurons of the RF, serotoninergic neurons of the Raphe
Noradrenergic neurons of locus coeruleus, serotoninergic neurons of the Raphe
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Raphe nuclei
Magnocellular RF
Locus coeruleus
Lateral RF
Paramedial RF
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Raphe nuclei
Locus coeruleus
Pedunculopontine nucleus
Nucleus solitarius
Gigantocellularis nucleus
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