Thalamus, Limbic System And Cerebellum Olsow

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The major relay for ascending sensory information in the brain is

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Thalamus

Front 2

The 4 thalamic nuclei detailed in First Aid 2011

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1.VPL(Ventral Posterolateral)
2.VPM(Ventral Posteromedial)
3.LGN(Lateral Geniculate)
4.MGN(Medial Geniculate)

Front 3

The input into the VPL comes from these 3

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1.Spinothalamic column
2.Dorsal column
3.Medial lemniscus

Front 4

The VPM receives input from these 2

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Trigeminal and gustatory pathway

Front 5

The LGN receives input from

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CN II (optic nerve)

Front 6

The MGN receives input from these 2

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Superior olive and inferior colliculi of pons

Front 7

Which of the thalamic nuclei relays info for hearing

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MGN

Front 8

Info for vision is relayed by which thalamic nucleus

Back 8

LGN

Front 9

Face sensation and taste sensation are relayed by which thalamic nucleus

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VPM

Front 10

Pain, temperature, position and proprioception are relayed by which thalamic nucleus

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VPL

Front 11

The VPL relays info to which part of the brain?

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Primary somatosensory cortex

Front 12

The VPM relays info to which part of the brain?

Back 12

Primary somatosensory cortex

Front 13

LGN relays info to which part of the brain

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Calcarine sulcus

Front 14

MGN relays info to which part of the brain

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Auditory cortex of temporal lobe

Front 15

The primary somatosensory cortex receives info from these 2 thalamic nuclei

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VPL and VPM

Front 16

The calcarine sulcus receives info from which thalamic nucleus

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LGN

Front 17

The auditory cortex of temporal lobe receives info from which thalamic nucleus

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MGN

Front 18

The limbic system is made up of these 5 parts of the brain

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Cingulate gyrus, Hippocampus, Fornix, Mammilary bodies, and Septal nucleus.

Front 19

The limbic system is responsible for the famous 5 F's. What are they?

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Feeding, Fleeing, Fighting, Feeling and Sex

Front 20

The 3 cerebellar peduncles are:

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Superior, Middle and Inferior

Front 21

The cerebellum receives input through these 2 peduncles

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Middle and Inferior peduncles

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The cerebellar output peduncle is

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The superior peduncle

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The 2 input nerves of the cerebellum are

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Climbing and mossy fibers

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The cerebellar output nerves are

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Purkinje fibers

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The middle cerebellar peduncle receives what kind of input

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Contralateral cortical input

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The inferior cerebellar peduncle receives what kind of input

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Ipsilateral proprioceptive information

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The feedback from the cerebellum goes from the superior peduncle to which part of the brain

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Contralateral cortex

Front 28

The cerebellar feedback to the contralateral cortex is for what purpose?

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Modulation of movement

Front 29

T/F: The cerebellar feedback to the contralateral cortex is inhibitory

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False. Stimulatory

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The info from the cerebellum goes through the purkinje fibers to what part of the cerebellum before leaving through the superior peduncles

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Deep nuclei of the cerebellum

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The 4 deep nuclei of the cerebellum are

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Dentate, Emboliform, Globose and Fastigial