7. Auditory Pathways (Keim) Flashcards

1
Q

What causes auditory agnosia?

A

Damage to the primary auditory cortex.

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2
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What artery supplies the medial geniculate colliculus?

A

The thalamogeniculate arteries supply the medial geniculate colliculus.

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3
Q

Wernicke’s area is made of what three regions?

A

Superior Temporal Gyrus

Supramarginal Gyrus

Angular Gyrus

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4
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What regions make up Broca’s area?

A

Pars opicularis and pars triangularis of the inferior frontal gyrus.

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5
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What region is associated with classification of sounds?

A

Auditory association cortex

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6
Q

Where does auditory comprehension occur?

A

Wernicke’s area

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7
Q

What is the function of the lateral temporal cortex?

A

Semantic knowledge and word recognition (definitions).

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8
Q

What nuclei do the descending fibers from the cochlea enter as they pierce the pontomedullary juction?

A

The posterior division of the ventral cochlear nucleus.

AND

The dorsal cochlear nucleus.

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9
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What region of the brain is essential for the repitition of words?

A

The arcuate fibers

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10
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Where is the lesion in transcortical sensory aphasia?

A

In the watershed area between the MCA and PCA

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What artery supplies the superior olivary complex?

A

The short circumferential branches of the basilar artery.

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12
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Where are the dorsal acoustic stria located?

A

In the pons.

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13
Q

What artery is often occluded in global aphasia?

A

Middle cerebral artery

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14
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What artery supplies the inferior colliculus?

A

The superior cerebellar A and quadrigeminal A supply the inferior colliculus.

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15
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What artery supplies the inner ear and cochlear nuclei?

A

The labyrinthine artery.

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16
Q

What artery supplies the auditory nuclei of the pons and medulla.

A

The basilar artery supplies the auditory nuclei of the pons and medulla.

17
Q

What links Wernicke’s area and Broca’s area together?

A

Arcuate fibers

18
Q

Where is the lesion in transcortical motor aphasia?

A

Watershed area between ACA and MCA.

19
Q

Where is the location of the lesion in conduction aphasia?

A

The supramarginal gyrus and the arcuate fasciculus.

(part of Wernicke’s and the link to Broca’s, but not Broca’s.)

20
Q

What are the functions of the analogues for Broca’s and Wernicke’s Areas?

A

Wernicke’s area: interpreting nonverbal signs from other people

Broca’s area: Instructions for producing non verbal communication.

21
Q

What famous area is important in word retrieval?

A

Wernicke’s area

22
Q

What nuclei do the ascending fibers from the cochlear nerve enter as they pierce the pontomedullary junction?

A

Anterior subdivision of the ventral cochlear nucleus

AND

Ventral cochlear nucleus.

23
Q

What region is responsible for auditory discrimination?

A

The primary auditory cortex.