Neuroanatomy

Front 1

Foramen - Maxillary nerve

Back 1

Rotundum

Front 2

Foramen - Mandibular

Back 2

Foramen Ovale

Front 3

Foramen - Glossopharyngeal nerve

Back 3

Jugular foramen

Front 4

Which thalamic nucleus receives info from the mammilothalamic tract and hippocampus and sends outputs to the cingulate gyrus

Back 4

Anterior Nucleus

Front 5

Which thalamic nucleus connects prefrontal, olfactory and limbic cortex with prefrontal cortical regions?

Back 5

Dorsomedial nucleus

Front 6

Which thalamic nucleus receives input from the basal ganglia and sends output to the motor cortex?

Back 6

Ventral anterior nucleus

Front 7

Which thalamic nucleus receives input from the cerebellum and sends ouput to the motor cortex?

Back 7

Ventral lateral nucleus

Front 8

Which thalamic nucleus receives somatosensory information from face and body and sends info to the primary sensory cortex?

Back 8

Ventral posterior medial

Front 9

Which thalamic nuclei are involved in visual processing and subcortical modulation of visual attention?

Back 9

Pulvinar and Lateral posterior nuclei

Front 10

Which nucleus receives primary auditory information?

Back 10

Medial geniculate

Front 11

Which nucleus receives primary visual information

Back 11

Lateral geniculate

Front 12

Globus palidus projects to which nucleus of the thalamus?

Back 12

Ventral Anterior nucleus of the thalamus

Front 13

The subthalamic nucleus receives excitatory/inhibitory input from the external part of the globus palidus and sends excitatory/inhibitory input to the globus palidus pars interna?

Back 13

inhibitory, excitatory

Front 14

Which nucleus provides most of the direct innervation of the preganglionic sympathetic neurons?

Back 14

Paraventricular nucleus

Front 15

Which thalamic nucleus receives input from limbic structures and projects diffusely to the frontal cortex?

Back 15

Dorsomedial nucleus

Front 16

Which nucleus is felt to be the cause of amnestic confabulation in Korsakoff's syndrome?

Back 16

Dorsomedial nucleus

Front 17

Which nucleus regulates the activity of other thalamic nuclei?

Back 17

Reticular nucleus

Front 18

Fibers from the dentatorubrothalamic tract synpase on which nuclei?

Back 18

Ventral lateral and Ventral posterolateral

Front 19

The intralaminar nuclei project to _____ and _____

Back 19

cerebral cortex and basal ganglia

Front 20

Which thalamic nucleus gives rise to Dejerine Roussy syndrome (thalamic pain syndrome)

Back 20

Posterolateral nucleus

Front 21

The indirect loop (inhibits/excites) thalamocortical neurons whereas the direct loop (inhibits/excites) thalamocortical projections

Back 21

inhibits, excites

Front 22

Globus pallidus interna sends _______ to the thalamus.

Back 22

GABAergic neurons

Front 23

Substantia nigra pars reticulata sends _____ to the thalamus

Back 23

GABAergic neurons

Front 24

The subthalamic nucleus sends ____ projections to the SNpr and GPi

Back 24

Glutamatergic

Front 25

Posterior limb of the internal capsule

Back 25

Anterior choroidal artery a branch of the ica

Front 26

Caudal Pons

Back 26

labyrinthine artery branch of AICA

Front 27

Head of the caudate and rostromedial part of the anterior limb

Back 27

Recurrent artery of Heubner

Front 28

Thalamus and parts of posterior limb of internal capsule

Back 28

Thalamoperforate branches of PCA

Front 29

Medial and Anterior regions of thalamus

Back 29

Thalamoperforate branches of PCA

Front 30

Pulvinar and Lateral nuclei of thalamus

Back 30

Thalamogeniculate branches of PCA

Front 31

Inferior portions of the thalamus

Back 31

Inferior thalamic arteries from Pcomm

Front 32

Superior and medial portions of the thalamus

Back 32

Medial posterior choroidal artery

Front 33

Lateral globus pallidus, retrolenticular internal capsule, choroid plexus

Back 33

Anterior choroidal artery

Front 34

Parts of Anterior and posterior limbs of the internal capsule, caudate, putamen, and parts of globus pallidus

Back 34

Lenticulostriate vessels from the mca

Front 35

How is the pca comprimised in increased intracranial pressure.

Back 35

Compression against th tentorium cerebelli

Front 36

Foramen that the Middle meningeal artery passes through

Back 36

Foramen spinosum

Front 37

Foramen that the ICA passses through

Back 37

Foramen lacerum

Front 38

What drains into the Straight sinus?

Back 38

The inferior sagittal sinus and the great cerebral vein (of Galen)

Front 39

At which level does the artery of Adamkiewicz arise?

Back 39

T9 - L2

Front 40

Which level of the spinal cord is most susceptible to infarction?

Back 40

T1-T4