B4 - cerebellum and internal brain structure stuff not in case flashcards
what does the superior surface of the cerebellum lie beneath?
dural tentorium cerebelli
how are the folds on the cerebellum orientated?
transversely
what divides the anterior lobe (small) from the posterior lobe (large)?
primary fissure
the neocerebellum receives afferents from where and projects where?
- pons
- to VL nucleus of thalamus
where does the STN lie?
in the diencephalon
where is the substantia nigra?
mesencephalon
what forms the lateral wall of the lateral ventricle?
caudate nucleus
the caudate nucleus can be identified as the collection of grey matter on what?
the wall of the lateral ventricles
the caudate nucleus is separated from the putamen by descending white matter fibres known as what?
internal capsule
what forms the lateral aspect of the lentiform nucleus?
putamen
where do the putamen and caudate receive input from and project to?
- putamen — receives almost exclusive input from motor and somatosensory cortices and projects back to motor areas (thus related to motor loop)
- caudate — input from cortical association areas and projects to prefrontal areas
what kind of input does the ventral striatum (including nucleus accumbens) receive?
limbic input and thus related to emotions
The arterial supply to the basal ganglia comes mainly from the_______ artery,a continuation of the _______ artery.
- MCA
- ICA
what provides ,post of the circulation to the striatum and lenticular nucleus?
lenticulostriate artery
what branches of the internal carotid artery supply the more anterior aspect of the basal ganglia? (ie. head of caudate nucleus and the nucleus accumbens)
anterior cerebral artery and the anterior choroidal artery
what artery supplies the head of caudate nucleus, anterior portion of lentiform nucelus (GP + putamen) and anterior limb of the internal capsule?
medial striate artery (of Heubner)
what are more posterior structures of the basal ganglia and thus receive vasculature from branches of the posterior cerebral and posterior communicating arteries?
STN and substantia nigra
venous drainage of basal ganglia?
via striate branches of the internal cerebral vein whcih drain into the great cerebral vein
the curved, tapering tail of the caudate follows the curvature of the ______ into the _______ lobe
lateral ventricle into the temporal lobe
what lies lateral to the internal capsule?
putamen and GP
lesions of the basal ganglia produce effects on what side of the body?
contralateral
what is the diencephalon made up of?
thalamus, epithalamus, subthalamus and hypothalamus
the thalamus contributes to the lateral wall of what and extends anteriorly into what?
- lateral wall of 3rd ventricle
- anteriorly to the interventricular foramen
the thalamus lies medial to what?
the posterior limb of the internal capsule
what connects the thalamus to the other side?
massa intermedia