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Basal Ganglia and Diencephalon Flashcards

1
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Basal Ganglia is associated with (4)

A

voluntary motor control procedural learning related to habits, eye movements and cognitive, emotional functions

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Four parts of the basal ganglia

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caudate, putamen, globus pallidus, thalamus

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3
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Basal ganglia lies deep to…

A

insular cortex

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4
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Corpus striatum consists of the …

2

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basal ganglia and internal capsule

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5
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The internal capsule are…

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myelinated fibers

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6
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The internal capsule myelinated fibers are part of the … and …. tracts.

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corticospinal, corticobulbar

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7
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The internal capsule separate the … and …. from the more lateral…. and …. nuclei.

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caudate nucleus and thalamus from the more lateral globus pallidus and putamen nuclei

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8
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The caudate nucleus is bounded on one side by the lateral ventricle and is divided into a …. It also contains …..

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head, body, tail

endorphins

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9
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The caudate nucleus is highly involved in .. and … particularly regarding ….processing.

A

learning and memory

feedback

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10
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Caudate nucleus has been thought to be involved in ..

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OCD

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11
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Lenticular nuclei consists of…

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putamen, globus pallidus nuclei

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12
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Putamen is connected to … (3)

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caudate nucleus, substantia nigra, globus pallidus

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13
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Neurons in the putamen release…

A

dopamine

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14
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Parkinsonian’s putamen..

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cause excessive inhibition of the thalamus

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15
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Main parts of the basal ganglia (5)

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striatum, globus pallidus, substantia nigra, subthalamic nucleus, red nucleus

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16
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Internal capsule has what three parts?

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anterior limb, genu (middle), posterior limb

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17
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Anterior portion of the posterior limb contains major… and … pathways.

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ascending and descending

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18
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What are the descending tracts that run in the posterior limb of the internal capsule?

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corticobulbar and coritcospinal

19
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What fibers run in the descending tracts of the posterior limb in the internal capsule?

A

Face, arm and leg

20
Q

The posterior third of the posterior limb of the internal capsule contains what fibers and from where?

A

third-order sensory fibers from the posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus

21
Q

Parkinsons is characterized by the death of dopaminergic neurons in the …

A

substantia nigra

22
Q

The function of the Basal ganglia seems to be to … other portions of the CNS to allow ….of voluntary movement.

A

disinhibit

initiation

23
Q

The normal function of the basal ganglia is …

A

inhibitory to prevent excess movements

24
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Defects in the function of basal ganglia are characterized by changes in ….

A

muscle tone, akinesia, bradykinesia, or dyskinesia

25
Q

Huntington’s is a loss of neurons in the … and .k..

A

caudate and putamen

26
Q

There is also a loss of … neurons in the striatum which results in chorea with Huntington’s disease.

A

GABA-ergic

27
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The cerebral cortex also becomes … in Huntington’s disease.

28
Q

Hemiballismus results from damage to the …. nucleus.

A

contralateral subthalamic

29
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Diencephalon Components (4)

A

thalamus, hypothalamus, subthalamus and epithalamus

30
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Thalamus is responsible for … information to cortex, ….information to and from….and motor information to and from ….

A 
sensory
motor 
basal ganglia
motor
cerebellum
31
Q

Motor output travels past thalamus not … it.

32
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Functional divisions of the thalamus (5):

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sensory, motor, arousal, multimodal, non-specific

33
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Sensory nuclei from the thalamus project fibers to the ….

A

sensory cortex

34
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Motor nuclei of the thalamus project fibers from the basal ganglia and cerebellum to the …

A

motor cortex

35
Q

Three portions of the hypothalamus

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optic chiasm, infundibulum/pituitary, mammillary bodies

36
Q

neurohypophysis is

A

posterior pituitary gland

37
Q

How many pituitary hormones from anterior portion?

38
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How many pituitary hormones from posterior portion?

39
Q 
The
Great 
Anterior 
Pituitary 
Gland
A 
TSH
GH
ACTH (adrenocorticotropin hormone)
PRL (prolactin)
Gonads: FSH and LH
40
Q

Axons from both the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei travel to the … portion of the pituitary or the…

A

posterior

neurohypophysis

41
Q

What two hormones are secreted from neurohypophysis?

A

oxytocin, vasopressins (ADH, antidiuretic hormone)

42
Q

Dysfunction of the subthalamic nucleus produces…

A

hemiballismus

43
Q

Epithalamus includes…

A

habenula nuclei, pineal body

44
Q

Pineal body secretes ..

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