3 and 4. CNS Anatomy II Flashcards
4 subdivisions of thalamus - function/other name
- dorsal thalamus - relay centre
- ventral subthalamus - basal ganglia
- epithalamus- pineal gland
- hypothalamus
3 types of nuclei of thalamus
- lateral
- anterior
- medial
what do the medial nuclei link to?
hypothalamus
which thalamic nuclei are part of the limbic system?
anterior
which thalamic nuclei are known as the geniculate nuclei?
lateral
2 subtypes of geniculate nuclei of the thalamus + their functions
- lateral = vision
2. medial = hearing
which nuclei of the thalamus are for emotion only? which are for mood and emotion?
emotion = anterior both = medial
which part of the brain controls homeostasis?
hypothalamus
where is the hippocampus located?
in medial temporal lobe - behind amygdala
function of hippocampus?
memory
how is info sent from the hippocampus to the hypothalamus?
fornix
difference between retrograde and anterograde amnesia?
retrograde = can recall new memories and not long term memories anterograde = new memories cannot be formed
where is the cell damage in Alzheimer’s disease?
hippocampus
which syndrome causes cell damage to the hippocampus and is related to alcoholism and thymine deficiency?
KorsaKoff’s syndrome
function of amygdala?
Fear and aggression
Which structure connects the 2 stalks of the brain hemispheres?
midbrain
what sections are created by the midbrain - where are they?
tectum - dorsal brain
tegmentum - ventral
2 parts of the tectum - function
- superior colliculi = visual
2. inferior colliculi = auditory
4 parts of tegmentum and fucntion
- substantia nigra = movement
- red nucleus = movement
- periaqueaductal gray = pain regulatio
- cerebral peduncles
what does the pons connect?
the cerebral hemisphres to the cerebellum
3 functions of pons
- respiration = reticular formarion
- adrenergic system = locus coeruleus
- postural control
name of tracts in medulla oblongata
corticospinal tracts
what do the corticospinal tracts contsin
medullary pyramids
function of medualla
send info from cerebrum to spinal cord
function of cochlear nuclei
auditory
function of gustatory nulcei
taste
function of somatosensory nuclei
sensation
what do the raphe nuclei contain
serotonin nuclei
where are peduncles
cerebellum
what are penducles?
bundles of white matter which connect cerebellum to midbrain and brainstem