Basal Ganglia

Question 1

components of corpus striatum

Answer 1

putamen
caudate nucleus
globus pallidus

Question 2

component of neostriatum

Answer 2

putamen and caudate nucleus

Question 3

paleostriatum

Answer 3

segments of the globus pallidus

Question 4

archistriatum

Answer 4

amygdaloid complex

Question 5

the two parallel segments of globus pallidus are separated from each other by

Answer 5

medullary laminae

which contains large cholinergic neurons

Question 6

lentiform nucleus

Answer 6

putamen and globus pallidus

Question 7

projections of medial pallidal segment

Answer 7

ipsilateral thalamic nuclei

Question 8

projections of lateral pallidal segment

Answer 8

subthalamic nucleus

Question 9

output systems of the corpus striatum

Answer 9

medial pallidal segment

pars reticulata of the substantia nigra

Question 10

the body of the caudate nucleus extends along the dorsolateral border of the thalamus from which it is separated by ___

Answer 10

the stria terminalis and the terminal vein

Question 11

largest part of the Basal ganglia

Answer 11

putamen

lies between the external capsule and the lateral medullary lamina

Question 12

the putamen is situated deep in the insular cortex and separated from it by

Answer 12

extreme capsule
claustrum
external capsule

Question 13

which structures of the basal ganglia receive principal afferent systems projecting to the corpus striatum

Answer 13

caudate nucelus and putamen

Question 14

T/F

Corticostriate fibers arising in the primary motor area (area 4) project , unilaterally, ipsilaterally and somatotopically on the putamen

Answer 14

false

bilaterally

Question 15

dominant input to the subthalamic nucleus

Answer 15

lateral pallidal segment

Question 16

dominant input to the subthalamic nucleus

Answer 16

lateral pallidal segment