Cerebral Cortex

Question 1

What are the boundaries of the thalamus

Answer 1

A: Interventricular foramen
P: Posterior commisure
L: Internal Capsule
S: floor of the lateral Ventricle

Question 2

Thalamic Functions

Answer 2

Relay Center
ALL Sensory except olfactory
Control level of cortical Excitability
Influence motivational and Emotional responses

Question 3

Thalamic Pain Syndrome is a.k.a.

Answer 3

Dejrrine Rousy Syndrome

Question 4

The last to recover in stroke

Answer 4

fine movements

Question 5

function of the somatosensory cortex

Answer 5

propioception

Question 6

Primary Auditory part gyrus

Answer 6

Supratemporal Gyrus (Heschls)
41, 42

Question 7

Defect in the angular gyrus 39

Answer 7

Dyslexia

Dysgraphia

Question 8

sypmtoms:Lesion in the supramarginal Gyrus 40

Answer 8

Dyscalcuria
R-L disorientation
Difficulty understanding speech

Question 9

What is Gertsmann syndrome?

Answer 9

Supramarginal Gyrus 40  symptoms + Angular gyrus lesion:
Dyscalcuria
R-L disorientation
Finger Agnosia
Agraphia

Question 10

Broken speech
Motor aphasia
Expressive aphasia
UNDERSTANDS but can’t articulate

Answer 10

Broca’s Aphasia

Question 11

Broca’s Area?

Answer 11

Brodmann’s Area 44,45

Question 12

Wordy
Babbles
Nensensical
Doesnt follow command

Answer 12

Wernicke’s Aphasia

Question 13

Wernicke’s area?

Answer 13

BA 22

Question 14

“Language superhighway”

Connects Broca’s and Wernicke’s

Answer 14

Arcuate Fasciculus

Question 15

Lesion in the arcuate fasciculus

Answer 15

Conductive Aphasia

Question 16

Projections in the Internal Capsule of the thalamus

Answer 16

Thalamocortical
Corticothalamic
Corticobulbar
corticospinal

Question 17

Atrophy of the Caudate Nucleus leads to?

Answer 17

Box-Car Ventricles (Huntington’s Disease)

Question 18

MC site of Hypertension Hemorrage

Answer 18

PUTAMENN!!

Question 19

Neuroanatomical substrate for drive related and emotional behavior, emotion, Memory

Answer 19

Limbic Association Cortex

Question 20

Limbic system location

Answer 20

Inner/Bottom surface of the temporal lobe

Question 21

Important components of the limbic system

Answer 21

Hippocampus
Dentate gyrus
Amygdala

Question 22

Important role in emotion, learning and memory

Answer 22

Hippocampus

Question 23

Agression, eating, drinking, sexual behaviors..YOLO

Answer 23

Amygdala

Question 24

regulates blood levels of glucose, salt, BP and hormones

Answer 24

Hypothalamus

Question 25

Lesion of this area cause “Sham Rage”

Answer 25

Amygdala

Question 26

Triple CAG disorder

Answer 26

Huntington’s Disease

Question 27

Primary motor symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

Answer 27

Bradykenesia

Question 28

Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

Answer 28

bradykenesia
Resting tremors
rigidity - cogwheel or lead pipe
Postural instability

Question 29

Forms the floor of the 3rd ventricle

Answer 29

Hypothalamus/Hypophysis

Question 30

Main function of the hypothalamus

Answer 30

Controls ANS
4F's feeding, fighting, fleeing, Reproduction
Motivation
Memory
Temperature regulation
Circadian Rythm

Question 31

Sex Center of the hypothalamus

Answer 31

Anterior

Question 32

What is Klüver–Bucy syndrome?

Answer 32

is a syndrome resulting from bilateral lesions of the medial temporal lobe (including amygdaloid nucleus).
compulsive eating, hypersexuality, insertion of inappropriate objects in the mouth (hyperorality), visual agnosia, and docility