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Basil Ganglia and Cerebellum Flashcards

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What are the three lobes of the cerebellum?

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Anterior, Posterior and Flocculondular

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On the Arbor Vitae, what are the indentations referred to as?

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Sulci or fissures

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On the Arbor Vitae, what are the gyri called?

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Folia

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The white matter in the Arbor Vitae contains?

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Grey matter

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What is the small region of grey matter within the Arbor Vitae?

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Deep cerebellar nuclei

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What attaches the cerebellum to the brainstem?

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Peduncles

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What are the four deep cerebellar nuclei from lateral to medial?

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Dentate, emboliform, globose and fastigial

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What is the largest and most lateral nucleus of the deep cerebellar?

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Dentate

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What is the second largest and most medial nucleus of the deep cerebellar?

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Fastigial

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10
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What are the three layers of the cerebral cortex?

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Molecular layer (outer), Purkinje cell layer (middle), Granule cell layer (inner)

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What afferent fibres to the cerebellum come from spinal cord?

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Spinocerebellar fibers

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What afferent fibres to cerebellum come from pons?

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Pontocerebellar fibres

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Where does the pontocerebellar fibres receive input from?

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Cerebral cortex via corticopontine fibres

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What afferent fibres to cerebellum come from the vestibular nuclei?

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Vestibulocerebellar fibres

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What afferent fibres to cerebellum come from the inferior olivary nucleus?

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Olivocerebellar fibres

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16
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Where do the afferent projections to the cerebellum enter?

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Via cerebellar peduncles

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How do the afferent projections reach the cerebellar cortex as?

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Climbing fibres or Mossy fibres

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18
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Where do climbing fibres originate?

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In the inferior olivary nucleus

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19
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Cerebellar afferents from other sources end as?

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Mossy fibres

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20
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Explain the synapse of the climbing fibres?

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Synapse discretely but extensively on a purkinje cell

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Explain the synapse of the mossy fibres?

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Synapse diffusely on Granule cells in the granule cell layer

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22
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From the cerebellum the only output is via?

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The axons of purkinje cells

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23
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Where do purkinje cells synapse?

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On neurons of the deep cerebellar nuclei

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24
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What purkinje cells project directly to vestibular nuclei?

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Flocculonodular

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25
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What axons of the deep cerebellar nuclei cross the midline and synapse in the thalamus?

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Efferent

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Where does the thalamus send fibres to?

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Motor cortex

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27
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Deep cerebellar nuclei sends fibres to?

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Vestibular nuclei, red nucleus and reticular formation

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28
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What are the functional divisions of the cerebellum?

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Vestibiulocerebellum, Spinocerebellum and Pontocerebellum

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What does the vestibulocerebellum consist of?

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Flocculonodular lobe

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30
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Where does the vestibulocerebellum receive input from?

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Vestibular nuclei

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What is the main function of the vestibulocerebellum?

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Maintaining balance

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Where does the vestibulocerebellum project to?

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Reticular formation and vestibular nuclei and from there to the spinal cord

33
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How does the vestibulocerebellum project from the vestibular nuclei to the spinal cord?

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Via reticulospinal and vestibulospinal tracts

34
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What does the spinocerebellum consist of?

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The vermis and globose and emboliform nuclei

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What is the main function of the spinocerebellum?

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Posture and muscle tone

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Where does the spinocerebellum receive input from?

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Spinocerebellar tracts carrying proprioception, touch and pressure information

37
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Where does the spinocerebellum project via DCN to?

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Thalamus, red nucleus, reticular formation and vestibular nucleus

38
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What does the pontocerebellum consist of?

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Cerebellar hemispheres and dentate nucleus

39
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What is the main function of pontocerebellum?

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Muscle coordination

40
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Where does the pontocerebellum receive input from?

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Pontine nuclei

41
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What nuclei receives fibres from the cerebral cortex?

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Pontine nuclei

42
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Where does the pontocerebellum project to?

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Thalamic area that projects into motor cortex and red nucleus

43
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What are the three peduncles of the cerebellum?

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Superior cerebellar peduncles, Inferior cerebellar peduncle and Middle cerebellar peduncle

44
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What are the afferent fibres of the superior cerebellar peduncles?

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Ventral spinocerebellar tract and Tectocerebellar fibres

45
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What are the efferent fibres of the superior cerebellar peduncle?

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Cerebellothalamic fibres

46
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What are the afferent fibres of the middle cerebellar peduncle?

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Pontocerebellar fibres

47
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Is there any efferent fibres of the middle cerebellar peduncle?

48
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Describe a middle lesion?

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Disturbance of postural control

Patient will tend to fall over when standing or sitting despite preserved limb coordination

49
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Describe unilateral hemispheric lesion?

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Disturbance of coordination in limbs.

Results in intention tremor and instead gait in the absence of weakness or sensory loss

Lesions will affective ipsilateral side of the body

50
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Describe the bilateral cerebellar dysfunction?

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Results in slowed, slurred speech (dysarthria)

Bilateral incoordination of the arms and a staggering, wide based gait (cerebellar ataxia)

51
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Acute alcohol exposure results in?

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Bilateral cerebellar hemisphere dysfunction and presents with cerebellar ataxia

52
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What are the functions of the basal Ganglia

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To facilitate purposeful movement

Inhibit unwanted movements

Role in posture and muscle tone

53
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What is the basal ganglia?

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A number of masses of grey matter located near the base of each cerebral hemisphere

54
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What is involved in the basal ganglia?

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Corpus striatum, Striatum, Pallidum, Subthalamic nucleus and Substantia nigra

55
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What is the corpus striatum?

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A region of grey matter associated with the lateral ventricle

56
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What is involved in the corpus striatum?

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Striatum and Pallidum

Caudate nucleus, putamen and globus pallidus

57
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What does the striatum include?

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Caudate nucleus and putamen

58
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What does the palladium include?

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Globus pallidus

59
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What are the putamen and globus pallidus referred to as?

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Lentiform nucleus

60
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Where is the anterior limb of internal capsule between?

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Lentiform and caudate nuclei

61
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Where is the posterior limb of internal capsule between?

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Lentiform nucleus and thalamus

62
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Location of basal ganglia in axial brain slices?

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Head of caudate nucleus, Putamen, Globus pallidus and tail of caudate nucleus

63
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Location of the basal ganglia in coronal brain slice?

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Caudate nucleus, Putamen and Globus pallidus

64
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Where is the subthalamic nucleus?

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Below the thalamus

65
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Where does the striatum receive input from?

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Cerebral cortex (corticostriatal))
Thalamus (Thalamostriatal)
Substantia nigra (Nigrostriatal)
66
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Where does the striatum send fibres to?

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Globus pallidus (striatopallidal) and Substantia nigra (striatonigral)

67
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Where does the globus pallidus receive input from?

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Straitum (Striatopallidal) and Subthalamic nucles (Subthalamopallidal)

68
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Where does the globus pallidus send fibres to?

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Thalamus (palladothalamic) and Subthalamic nucleus (pallidosubthalamic)
Pons

69
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What side of the body does unilateral lesions of the basal ganglia affect?

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Contralateral

70
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Lesions of the basal ganglia do not cause?

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Paralysis, sensory loss, loss of power or ataxia

71
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What do lesions of the basal ganglia cause?

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Abnormal muscle control, changes in muscle tone, dyskinesias including: tremor, chorea and myoclonus

72
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What are the two disorders associated with basal ganglia?

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Parkinsons Disease and Huntingtons Disease

73
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Describe Parkinsons disease?

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Pathology: Degenration of dopaminergic neurons of the substantial nivea

Signs: Akinesia, rigidity and resting tremor

74
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Describe Huntington’s disease?

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Genetics: Autosomal dominant disorder

Pathology: progressive degeneration of the basal ganglia and cerebral cortex

Signs: Chorea and progressive dementia

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