Basal ganglia and cerebellar anatomy

Question 1

INPUT to the basal ganglia goes to ______

Answer 1

INPUT to the basal ganglia goes to the

striatum

(caudate and putamen and nucleus accumbens)

Question 2

the striatum is composed of the ______ and the _____

Answer 2

the striatum is composed of the

CAUDATE

and the

PUTAMEN

Question 3

The lentiform nucleus is composed of the ____ and the ________

Answer 3

The lentiform nucleus is composed of the

PUTAMEN

and the

GLOBUS PALLIDUS

Question 4

The blood supply to the striatum (the ____ and the ___) and the lateral globus pallidus is from the _____, which are/is a branch of the ________

Answer 4

The blood supply to the striatum (the caudate and the putamen) and the lateral globus pallidus is from the lenticulostriate arteries, which are a branch of the MCA

Question 5

Blood supply to the caudate HEAD is from the ______, which is a branch of the _______

Answer 5

Blood supply to the caudate HEAD is from the recurrent artery of Huebner, which is a branch of the ACA

Question 6

Blood supply to the medial globus pallidus is from the ______, which is a branch of the _______

Answer 6

Blood supply to the medial globus pallidus is from the anterior choroidal artery, which is a branch of the ICA

Question 7

The substantia nigra is composed of the

1. substantia nigra pars _____, which contains ____

and the

2. substantia nigra pars _____, which has ______ and lies near _______

Answer 7

The substantia nigra is composed of the

1. substantia nigra pars compacta, which contains the pigmented dopaminergic neurons

and the

2. substantia nigra pars reticulata, which has cells that are very similar to the GP internal segment and lies near the GP separated by the internal capsule

Question 8

Output of the basal ganglia is through the _______ and the ______

Answer 8

Output of the basal ganglia is through the globus pallidus interna and the substantia nigra pars reticulata

Question 9

Which part of the cerebellum is responsible for VOR and coordinating eye movements?

Answer 9

The flocculonodulus