basal ganglia , thalamus and the limbic system Flashcards
the basal nuceli is located what to the thalmus
lateral
the masses of the basal nuclei
corpus striatum : caudate and lentiform
lentiform: globus pallidus, putamen
amygdaloid nucels , claustrum
the corpus striatum is divided by the
internal capsule : lentiform and caudate
caudate nucleus description
large c shaped nucleus of gray matter
conisists of head body and a tail
lentiform nucleus
gray matter buried deep within the white matter of the cerebral hemispeheres
putamen nucleus: darker lateral portion
globus pallidus inner lighter portion
functions of basal ganglia
assisst in the regulation of volunatray motor movement and in learning motor skills
control complex patterns of movemnt
parkinsonism disease
degeneration of dopamine producing cells , substania n depletion of dopamine in the striatum
symptoms of parkinsons disease
hypokinetic, brady kineasia, hypertonia, slurred speech, mask like face, rigdity, resting tremor, postural distrubance , no loss of sensory or motor function
huntingtons disease
hereditary disease
due to teh degeneration of the caudate and the putamen nucelus , produces dance liek movements of the face and limbs - choreoathetosis
signs and symptoms of huntingtons disease
progressiev dementia: lossof memory and intellectual capacity
choreiform movements
computed tomography scans show what about the huntingtins diseade
shpw enlarged lateral ventricles due to the degeneration of the caudate nuclei
the diencepholon divisions
epi, hypo,sub and thalamus
thalmus
large ovoid grey matetr of nuclei
has many nuceli
forms most of the diencepholon
medial geniculate
fporms part of the audiotory pathway
lateral geniculate
forms part of the visual pathway ( visual info from the pposite field of vision)