B7-061 Thalamus, Hypothalamus Flashcards
separates the thalamic nuclei into regions
internal medullary lamina
thalamic nucleus that gets primary somatosensory information from the body
ventral posterolateral
VPL = Vibration Proprioception Light touch
thalamic nucleus that gets primary somatosensory information from the face
ventral posteromedial
VPM= Very Pretty Makeup for face
thalamic nucleus responsible for vision
lateral geniculate nucleus
L=lateral=light
thalamic nucleus responsible for hearing
medial geniculate nucleus
M=medial=music
thalamic nucleus that receives input from the medial lemniscus, spinothalamic tracts
VPL
Vibration, Pain, Light touch = VPL
thalamic nucleus that receives input from the trigeminal lemniscus, trigenimothalamic tract, and gustatory inputs
VPM
thalamic nucleus that receives input from the optic tract
LGN
thalamic nucleus that receives input from the inferior colliculus
MGN
2 prominent motor nuclei that live within the thalamus
ventral anterior
ventral lateral
thalamic nucleus that receives information from the Papez circuit
anterior
the medial dorsal nucleus of the thalamus is part of the […] system
limbic
thalamic nucleus that is a major motor relay nucleus between the cerebellum and primary motor cortex
ventrolateral nucleus
thalamic motor nucleus important to the feed forward system into cerebellum for smoothing movements
ventrolateral nucleus
thalamic nucleus that receives input from the basal ganglia and projects widely to the frontal eye fields and premotor motor cortex in the frontal lobe
ventral anterior nucleus
2 thalamic nuclei part of the limbic circuit
mediodorsal
anterior
thalamic nucleus that modulates the activity of the other thalamic nuclei
reticular nucleus
(doesn’t have reciprocal connections with thalamus)
functions of the hypothalamus [4]
Homeostasis
Endocrine
Autonomic
Limbic
HEAL
thalamic nuclei that receives input from the tectum and has widespread connections
thought to help orient toward relevant visual stimuli
pulvinar
the neurohypophyseal system of the hypothalamus involves what two nuclei?
supraoptic
paraventricular
the neurohypophyseal system of the hypothalamus goes to the […] pituitary
posterior
which hypothalamic nuclei release oxytocin and vasopressin?
supraoptic
paraventricular
(neurohypophyseal system)