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Diencephalon Flashcards

1
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Anterior portion of the diencephalon

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Interventricular foramina

Foramen of Monroe

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2
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Posterior side of the diencephalon

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Cerebral aqueduct

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3
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Superior border of the diencephalon

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Lateral ventricle
Corpus callosum
Septum pellucidum
Fornix

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4
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Lateral border of the diencephalon

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Caudate nucleus

Internal capsule

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5
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Medial border of the diencephalon

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Third ventricle

Inter thalamus adhesion

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6
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What is the largest part of the diencephalon

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Thalamus

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7
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Function of the diencephalon

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For sensory

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8
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Anterior part of the intermedullary kanina contains what nucleus

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Anterior nucleus

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9
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Function of the anterior part of the internal medullary lamina

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Limbic system
Emotional tone
Mechanism of recent memory

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10
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Which nucleus of the middle part plays a role in expression of affect, emotion and behavior

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Dorsomedial nucleus

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11
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What happens if the dorsomedial nucleus is destroyed

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Wernicke-korsakoff syndrome

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12
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Which nucleus relays information for the consciousness system

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Midline nucleus

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13
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Which dorsal tier nuclei concerned with the integration of visual, auditory and somesthetic input

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Pulvinar

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14
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Which ventral tier nuclei projects to motor area 4 and premotor area 6

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Ventral lateral

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15
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Which sub nuclei of the ventral posterior receives the spinothalamic tract

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Ventral posterolateral

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16
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Which nuclei affects the influence levels of consciousness and alertness of an individual

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Intralaminar nuclei

17
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Which metathalamic nuclei is for visual relay

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Lateral geniculate body

18
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Which metathalamic nuclei is for auditory relay

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Medial geniculate body

19
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Primary function of the hypothalamus

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Maintenance of homeostasis

20
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Components of the hypothalamus

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Mammillary bodies
Tuber cinereum
Median eminence
Infundibulum

21
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Which component of the hypothalamus is between the mammillary bodies and pituitary

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Tuber cinereum

22
Q

Which nucleus of the tuberal region is for satiety center

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Ventralmedial nucleus

23
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Which nucleus of the tuberal region is for hunger or feeding center

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Lateral hypothalamic nucleus

24
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Lesion to which nucleus of the tuberal region would cause anorexia and starvation

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Lateral hypothalamic nucleus

25
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What is the inability to thermoregulate

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Poikilothermia

26
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What nucleus of the mammillary region is for thermal regulation

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Posterior nucleus

27
Q

Epithalamus consists of what

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Pineal gland
Habenular nucleus
Posterior commissure
Stria medullaris thalami

28
Q

Superior part of the pineal gland

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Habenular commissure

29
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Center for integration of olfactory, visceral and somatic afferent pathways

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Habenular nucleus

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