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Basic neuroanatomy Flashcards

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Brodmann’s areas: 44, 45

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Broca’s area

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What are Mesulam’s 5 large-scale networks?

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  1. Spatial Attention (RH) 2. Language (LH) 3. Memory-emotion (limbic) 4. Exec fx-comportment (prefrontal) 5. Face-and-object ID (ventral occipitotemporal)
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The CNS arises from which germ cell layer?

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Ectoderm, which folds over the form the neural tube

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The spinomesencephalic is involved in

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Pain modulation

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Brodmann’s areas: 17

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Primary visual cortex

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The spinoreticular tract provides info on

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Emotional & arousal aspects of pain

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Brodmann’s areas: 41

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Primary auditory cortex

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MCA inferior division supplies

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Cortex below Sylvian fissure including lateral temporal lobe & variable portion of parietal

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Which thalamic nucleus is involved in the visual pathway?

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Lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)

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What information is carried by the anterolateral system?

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Pain/nociception & temperature

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Brodmann’s areas: 38, 39

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Parietal-temporal-occipital association cortex

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Which thalamic nucleus is involved in the auditory pathway?

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Medial geniculate nucleus (MGN)

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Brodmann’s areas: 4

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Primary motor cortex in precentral gyrus

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Brodmann’s areas: 8

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Frontal eye fields

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Brodmann’s areas: 9, 10, 11, 12

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Prefrontal association areas

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Which layer of neocortex receives inputs from the thalamus?

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IV - Granular/internal granular layer

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Which layer of neocortex sends outputs to subcortical structures other than the thalamus?

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V - Large pyramidal/internal pyramidal layer

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Dorsal vs. ventral nerve roots

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Dorsal = afferent sensory signals, Ventral = efferent motor signals

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Which layer of neocortex sends outputs to the thalamus?

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VI - Polymorphic/multiform layer

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What information is carried by the dorsal column/medial lemniscus pathway?

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Proprioception, fine/discriminative touch, vibration, join position sense

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Which thalamic nucleus receives somatosensory input from the body?

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Ventral posterior lateral nucleus (VPL)

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When below the midbrain, what directions do the following terms refer to? a) rostral b) caudal c) dorsal d) ventral

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a) superior b) inferior c) posterior d) anterior

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Main branches of the internal carotid arteries

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Ophthalmic, PComm, anterior choroidal, ACA, MCA

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Which intracranial arteries are particularly prone to narrowing in HTN?

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Lenticulostriate arteries

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17
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Which layers of neocortex contain mostly cortical-cortical connections?

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II - Small pyramidal/external granular layer III - Medium pyramidal/external pyramidal layer

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Signs of UMN lesions

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Hyperreflexia, hypertonia, + Babinski, spastic paralysis

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Major branches of the anterior cerebral artery

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Pericallosal, callosomarginal, recurrent artery of Heubner

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Brown-Sequard syndrome

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Hemisection of the spinal cord; results in CL loss of pain & temp below lesion, IL loss of discriminative touch & vibration below lesion, & IL motor paralysis below lesion

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MCA superior division supplies

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Cortex above the Sylvian fissure including lateral frontal lobe & peri-Rolandic cortex

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What structures make up the mesencephalon?

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Cerebral peduncles/red nucleus, midbrain tectum, midbrain tegmentum

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The spinomesencephalic tract projects to what structures?

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Midbrain periaqueductal gray matter & superior colliculi

23
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Which thalamic nucleus is involved in explicit memory?

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Anterior nucleus

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Which thalamic nucleus receives somatosensory input from the face/cranial nerves?

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Ventral posteriomedial nucleus (VPM)

25
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The sympathetic nervous system arises from what spinal cord levels?

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Brodmann’s areas: 5, 7

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Posterior parietal association areas

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Basal forebrain

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Region at the base of the frontal lobes that provides the major cholinergic innervation to the neocortex & medial temporal lobes; includes nucleus basalis of Meynert, diagonal band of Broca, septal nuclei

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Branches of the posterior cerebral artery

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Thalamoperforator, thalamogeniculate, posterior choroidal

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What neurotransmitter does the parasympathetic nervous system release onto end organs?

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Acetylcholine

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Brodmann’s areas: 42

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Secondary auditory cortex

31
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What percentage of the population have a complete Circle of Willis?

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The superior and inferior colliculi are involved in

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Superior - visual attention, inferior - auditory attention

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Where does the dorsal column/medial lemniscus pathway decussate?

34
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Brodmann’s areas: 18

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Secondary visual cortex

35
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The internal carotid arteries arise from

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Common carotids

36
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The vertebral arteries arise from

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Subclavian arteries

38
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The parasympathetic nervous system arises from what spinal cord levels?

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S2 to S4 & CNs

39
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Signs of LMN lesions

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Atrophy, fasciculations, hyporeflexia, hypotonia

41
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What are the 2 sections of the rhombencephalon?

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  1. Metecephalon (pons & cerebellum) 2. Myelencephalon (medulla)
42
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Situs inversus

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Complete reversal of cerebral laterality & specialization in which the left hemisphere is dominant for visuospatial processing & the right hemisphere is dominant for language

43
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Archicortex

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Allocortex; 3-layered hippocampal cortex & dentate gyrus; oldest region of cortex

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Which thalamic nuclei serve as relay loops for basal ganglia & cerebellar inputs to the cortex?

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Ventral anterior (VA) & lateral (VL) nuclei

47
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When above the midbrain, what directions do the following terms refer to? a) rostral b) caudal c) dorsal d) ventral

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a) anterior b) posterior c) superior d) inferior

50
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What are the 3 sections of the developing brain?

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  1. Rhombencephalon (hindbrain) 2. Mesencephalon (midbrain) 3. Prosencephalon (forebrain)
51
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Paleocortex

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Allocortex; olfactory cortex

52
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Where does the anterolateral system decussate?

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Spinal cord

53
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Brodmann’s areas: 22

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Wernicke’s area

54
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Transection of the spinal cord leads to

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Complete loss of sensation & motor function below the lesion

56
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Which layer of neocortex contains mostly dendrites & axons from other layers?

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I - Molecular layer

57
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What percentage of left handed individuals are L-hemisphere dominant for language?

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60%; 20% are mixed

58
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What neurotransmitter does the sympathetic nervous system release onto end organs?

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Norepinephrine

60
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What cognitive functions are associated with the insula?

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Previously acquired memories, non-automatic word processing, taste

61
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Main branches of the basilar artery

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PCA, SCA, AICA, PICA

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Heschl’s gyrus is larger on which side of the brain?

63
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What are the 2 sections of the prosencephalon?

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  1. Telencephalon (hemispheres) 2. Diencephalon (thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus)
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What are the divisions of the corpus callosum?

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Rostrum, genu, body, splenium

65
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Decorticate vs. decrebrate

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Decorticate = lesion is higher, flexed arms point up toward cortex Decerebrate = lesion is lower, extended arms point down

66
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Membrane that separates the frontal horns of the lateral ventricles from the CC to the fornix

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Septum pellucidum

68
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Prefrontal, post parietal, lateral temporal, portion of hippocampal cortices are all considered

69
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Brodmann’s areas: 1, 2, 3

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Primary somatosensory cortex in postcentral gyrus

70
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What artery gives rise to the lenticulostriate arteries?

71
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Which thalamic nucleus is part of a major limbic-frontal relay pathway?

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Mediodorsal nucleus (MD)

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