Basal Ganglia Flashcards
1
Q
The collection of interconnected neurons exert influence on the motor activity of the brain through what?
A
Inhibition or Facilitation
2
Q
The ganglia or nuclei that make up the basal ganglia are what?
A
Caudate Nucleus
Lentiform Nuclus
Substantia Nigra
3
Q
The lentiform nucleus is made up of what?
A
Putamen
Globus Pallidus Externa and Interna
4
Q
The corpus striatum is made up of what?
A
Caudate Nucleus
Putamen
5
Q
The anterior limb of internal capsule separates what?
A
Caudate from putamen
6
Q
What are the two parts of the substania nigra?
A
Pars Compacta
Pars Reticulata
