Diencephalon

Question 1

Four main compartments of the diencephalon

Answer 1

Thalamus, epithalamus, hypothalamus and subthalamus

Question 2

Motor control areas that synapse in the thalamus

Answer 2

Basal ganglia and cerebellum

Question 3

Main role of the thalamus

Answer 3

Sensory relay for information that needs to reach the cortex

Question 4

Nine main nuclei of the thalamus

Answer 4

Anterior nuclear group
Mediodorsal nucleus
Pulvinar
Medial Geniculate body
Lateral Geniculate body
Ventroposteromedial nucleus
Ventroposterolateral nucleus
Ventral anterior nucleus
Ventral lateral nucleus

Question 5

Which nuclei in the thalamus is associated with the Papez circuit?

Answer 5

Anterior nuclear group

Question 6

Which nuclei in the thalamus is associated with memory?

Answer 6

Mediodorsal nucleus

Question 7

Which nuclei in the thalamus is associated with somesthetic, visual and auditory input?

Answer 7

Pulvinar nucleus

Question 8

Which nuclei in the thalamus is associated with the first degree auditory cortex?

Answer 8

Medial Geniculate body

Question 9

Which nuclei in the thalamus is associated with the firt visual cortex?

Answer 9

Lateral Geniculate body

Question 10

Which 2 nuclei in the thalamus is associated with sensory input

Answer 10

Ventroposteromedial and lateral nuclei

Question 11

Which nuclei in the thalamus is associated with sensory input from body and limbs?

Answer 11

Ventroposterolateral nucleus

Question 12

Which nuclei in the thalamus is associated with sensory input from the face and tase

Answer 12

Ventroposteromedial nucleus

Question 13

Which 2 nuclei in the thalamus is associated with motor input from basal ganglia and cerebellum?

Answer 13

Ventral anterior and ventral lateral nucleus

Question 14

Additional functions of the thalamus

Answer 14

Concerned with sensations like pain and temp
control of emotional behavior and recent memory
Autonomic control of viscera
Personality and intellect of an individual

Question 15

Functions of the hypothalamus

Answer 15

Helps maintain homeostasis
Role in autonomic, endocrine and limbic systems
Involved in feeding responses

Question 16

Name the 10 nuclei of the hypothalamus

Answer 16

Paraventricular nucleus
Dorsomedial nucleus
Posterior hypothalamus
Mammillary body 
Ventromedial nucleus
Arcuate nucleus
Supraoptic nucleus
Suprachiasmatic nucleus
Anterior hypothalamus
Preoptic nucleus

Question 17

Which 2 nuclei in the hypothalamus is associated with synthesizing ADH and oxytocin?

Answer 17

Paraventricular nucleus and supraoptic nucleus

Question 18

Which nuclei in the hypothalamus is associated with controlling behaving?

Answer 18

Dorsomedial nucleus

Question 19

Which nuclei in the hypothalamus is associated with sensing a decrease in temperature?

Answer 19

Posterior hypothalamus

Question 20

Which nuclei in the hypothalamus is associated with the limbic system?

Answer 20

Mammillary body

Question 21

Which nuclei in the hypothalamus is associated with the satiety center?

Answer 21

Ventromedial nucleus

Question 22

Which nuclei in the hypothalamus is associated with releasing and inhibitory factors?

Answer 22

Arcuate nucleus

Question 23

Which nuclei in the hypothalamus is associated with circadian rhythms?

Answer 23

Suprachiasmatic

Question 24

Which nuclei in the hypothalamus is associated with sensing elevation in body temperature?

Answer 24

Anterior hypothalamus

Question 25

Which nuclei in the hypothalamus is associated with sex hormones?

Answer 25

Preoptic nucleus

Question 26

Constituents of the epithalamus

Answer 26

Pineal body and habenular nulei

Question 27

Functions of the Pineal body

Answer 27

Has cells that synthesize melatonin, serotonin and cholecytokinin
Role in growth, development and regulation of Circadian rhythms

Question 28

Which external factor regulates activity of the pineal gland?

Answer 28

Environmental light