Basal Ganglia

Question 0

Striatum = ?

Answer 0

Caudate + Putamen

Question 1

Basal ganglia = ?

Answer 1

caudate + putamen + globus pallidus

Question 2

Lentiform nucleus = ?

Answer 2

Globus pallidus + putamen

Question 3

corpus striatum = ?

Answer 3

globus pallidus + putamen + caudate nucleus (sounds exactly like the definition given for basal ganglia? check this)

Question 4

What lies between the lentiform nucleus (GP + putamen) and the insular cortex and also has reciprocal connections between the sensory cortices (i.e. visual cortex)?

Answer 4

Claustrum

Question 5

A depletion of dopamine in the SN and striatum as well of a loss of melanin-containing dopaminergic neurons in the SN are …

Answer 5

results of Parkinson’s.

Question 6

Bradykinesia, stooped posture, shuffling gait, cogwheel rigidity, pill-rolling tremor, and masked facies (WHAT?) are …

Answer 6

clinical signs of Parkinson’s.

Question 7

What are found in the melanin-containing neurons of the SN in Parkinson’s?

Answer 7

Lewy bodies.