Diencephalon Flashcards
1
Q
What relays info from a specific system to the appropriate functional area of the cerebral cortex?
A
Relay nuclei
2
Q
What gets sensory info from:
- Ventral posteromedial nucleus
- Face
- CN V Trigeminal
- Input from the ventral trigeminothalamic tract
A
Somatosensory nuclei
3
Q
What gets sensory from:
- Ventral posterolateral nucleus
- Body
- Input from medial lemniscus
- Input from spinothalamic tract
A
Somatosensory nuclei
4
Q
What gets sensory from:
- Ventral lateral nucleus
- Ventral anterior nucleus
A
Motor nuclei
5
Q
What get sensory from:
- Lateral geniculate nucleus
- Medial geniculate nucleus
A
Special sensory nuclei
6
Q
Hypothalamic dysfunction
-What is extreme hunger, thirst and sleep aggression?
A
Overactivity
7
Q
Hypothalamic dysfunction
-What is decreased eating, thirst and sleep, apathy
A
Underactivity
8
Q
Pineal gland is an endocrine gland innervated by?
A
Sympathetic nervous system
9
Q
Epithalamus
-Secretes?
A
melatonin (sleep)
10
Q
Subthalamic - functionally related to the?
A
basal nuclei
