Thalamus

Front 1

pineal gland and habenular nuclei make up the ___

Back 1

epithalamus

Front 2

connects the dorsal thalami to each other

Back 2

interthalamic adhesion

Front 3

White matter separating the anterior, medial, and lateral thalamic nuclei from each other

Back 3

Internal medullary lamina

Front 4

White matter just lateral to the lateral thalamic nuclei

Back 4

external medullary lamina

Front 5

The nucleus between the external medullary lamina and the Internal Capsule

Back 5

Reticular nucleus

Front 6

Nucleus that regulates information flow through the thalamus. Lies outisde the EML

Back 6

Reticular nucleus

Front 7

the ___ part of the thalamus has dorsal and ventral tiers

Back 7

lateral

Front 8

medial and lateral geniculate bodies are part of the ____

Back 8

thalamus

Front 9

MGB and LGM lie lateral to the ___

Back 9

quadrigeminal bodies

Front 10

the main nucleus of the medial thalamic nuclei

Back 10

dorsomedial nucleus

Front 11

The nuclei within the Internal Medullary Lamina; are non-specific nuclei.

Back 11

Intralaminar nuclei

Front 12

Intralaminar nuclei are involved with ____

Back 12

arousal, attention, motor integration

Front 13

Nuclei of the thalamus that project to a specific area of the cortex

Back 13

Specific nuclei

Front 14

Relays info from the retina to the visual cortex via optic radiations.

Back 14

LGB

Front 15

Sends out auditory/ Inferior thalamic radiations to the temporal lobe

Back 15

MGB

Front 16

MGB is involved with what special sense?

Back 16

hearing

Front 17

LGB is involved with what special sense?

Back 17

vision

Front 18

Inferior colliculus is involved with what special sense?

Back 18

hearing

Front 19

Superior colliculus is involved with what special sense?

Back 19

vision

Front 20

the Brachium of the inferior colliculus goes to which part of the thalamus?

Back 20

MGB

Front 21

Non-specific nuclei of the thalamus are mostly found in the ____

Back 21

IML

Front 22

Thalamic radiations join the ___

Back 22

internal capsule

Front 23

Anterior thalamic radiations join the ___ limb of IC

Back 23

anterior

Front 24

Superior thalamic radiations join the __ limb of the IC.

Back 24

posterior

Front 25

Inferior thalamic radiations are __ radiations from the MGB.

Back 25

auditory.

Front 26

Posterior thalamic radiations are ___ from the LCB

Back 26

optic

Front 27

Syndrome characterized by allodynia, hyperesthesia, dysthesia, hyperpathia.

Back 27

thalamic pain syndrome

Front 28

syndrome characterized by ataxia, hemiparesis, hemisensory loss.

Back 28

thalamic syndrome

Front 29

Thalamic syndrome is caused by infarction of the ___

Back 29

inferolateral artery.

Front 30

dorsal columns, anterolateral system --> _____ --> post-central gyrus

Back 30

VPL

Front 31

trigeminal system --> ___ --> post-central gyrus

Back 31

VPM

Front 32

Inferior colliculus --> ____ ---> temporal lobe via auditory radiations

Back 32

MGB

Front 33

retina, optic tracts --> ___ --> occipital lobe via optic radiations

Back 33

LGB

Front 34

cerebellum ---> ____ ---> pre-central gyrus

Back 34

VL

Front 35

globus pallidus --> ___ --> pre-motor cortex

Back 35

ventral anterior nucleus of thalamus (VA) Note, is of the lateral nuclei

Front 36

hypothalamus ---> ____ --> cingulate gyrus

Back 36

anterior nucleus of thalamus

Front 37

amygdala --> ____ --> pre-frontal cortex

Back 37

dorsomedial nucleus of thalamus

Front 38

cingulate gyrus, hypothalamus --> ____ --> cingulate gyrus

Back 38

Lateral dorsal nucleus of thalamus

Front 39

parietal lobe, superior colliculus --> ___ --> parietal lobe

Back 39

Lateral posterior nucleus of thalamus.

Front 40

Superior colliculus ---> ____ ---> occipital lobe. for vision.

Back 40

pulvinar of thalamus

Front 41

Reticular formation --> ____ --> entire cortex, for arousal, etc.

Back 41

intralaminar nuclei in the IML

Front 42

cortex and brainstem ---> ____ --> thalamus. For thalamic modulation.

Back 42

reticular nucleus