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Diencephalon and Cerebrum Flashcards

1
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Nucleus of Darkschewitsch
- Level of Posterior Commissure

A

Function:
- control of eye movements

Input:
- superior colliculus

Output:
- nuclei of eye muscles

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Interstitial Nucleus of Cajal
- Level of Posterior Commissure

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Function:
- control of eye movements

Input:
- superior colliculus

Output:
- Nuclei of eye muscles

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Pretectal Area
- Level of Posterior Commissure

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Function:
- Pupillary light reflex pathway

Input:
- Retina (Ipsi & Contra)

Output:
- Ipsi. & contra. Edinger Westphal nucleus

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Medial Geniculate Nucleus

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Function:
- hearing

Input:
- inferior colliculus via brachium

Output:
- auditory cortex

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Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
- Level of Posterior Commissure
- Level of Posterior Thalamus

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Function:
- Vision

Input:
- retina (ispi. & contra) via optic nerve, chiasm, tract

Output:
- ipsi. striate cortex

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Pulvinar Nucleus
- Level of Posterior commissure
- Level of Posterior Thalamus

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Function:
- vision (attention)

Input:
- retina, striate cortex, superior colliculus

Output:
- extrastriate & striate cortex

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Posterior Commissure Tract
- Level of Posterior Commissure

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Function:
- pupillary light reflex

Input:
- pretectal area

Output:
- Edinger Westphal nucleus

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Medial Lemniscus Tract
- Level of Posterior Commissure

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Function:
- contra. tactile & proprioception

Input:
- contra. gracile & cuneate nucleus

Output:
- ipsi. VPL of thalamus

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Spinothalamic Tract
- Level of Posterior Commissure

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Function:
- contra. pain and temp

Input:
- contra. substantia gelatinosa or dorsal funicular gray

Output:
- Ipsi. VPL of thalamus

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Trigeminothalamic Tract
- Level of Posterior Commissure

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Function:
- tacticle & proprioception, pain & temp, face

Input:
- principal and spinal trigeminal nuclei

Output:
- VPM of Thalamus

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Optic Tract;
- Level of Posterior Commissure
- Level of Posterior Thalamus
- Level of Mammillary Bodies

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Function:
- Vision

Input:
- contra. nasal, ipsi. temporal retina

Output:
- LGN, Superior colliculus

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Brachium of Inferior Colliculus
- Level of Posterior Commissure

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Function:
- hearing

Input:
- inferior colliculus

Output:
- Medial Geniculate

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Ventral Posterolateral (VPL) nucleus of thalamus
- Level of Posterior Thalamus

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Function:
- Somatosensory (body)

Input:
- ipsi. medial lemniscus & spinothalamic

Output:
- Primary somatosensory cortex

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Ventral Posteromedial (VPM) Nucleus of Thalamus
- Level of Posterior Thalamus

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Function:
- Somatosensory (head)

Input;
- ipsi. trigeminothalamic tract

Output:
- Primary somatosensory cortex

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Centromedian
- Level of Posterior Thalamus

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Function:
- Motor

Input:
- basal ganglia

Output:
- basal ganglia

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Red Nucleus
- Level of Posterior Thalamus

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Function:
- contra. motor

Input:
- cerebral cortex and cerebellum

Output:
- rubrospinal tract

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Substantia Nigra
- Level of Posterior Thalamus
- Level of Mammillary Bodies

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Function:
- contra. motor

Input:
- basal ganglia

Output:
- basal ganglia

18
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Internal Capsule (corona radiata) Tract
- Level of Posterior Thalamus
- Level of Mammillary Bodies

A

Function:
- motor, sensory

Input:
- thalamus

Output:
- cortex

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Cerebellorubrothalamic (Superior Cerebellar Peduncle)
- Level of Posterior Thalamus

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Function:
- motor

Input:
- contra. deep nuclei of cerebellum

Output:
- Ipsi. red nucleus, VL thalamus

20
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Corpus Callosum Tract
- Level of Posterior Thalamus
- Level of Mammillary Bodies

  • Level of Optic Chiasm
A

Function:
- vision

Input:
- striate cortex

Output:
- contra. striate cortex

**In Optic Chiasm Tract
Function:
- somatosensory, motor

Input:
- frontal lobe, parietal lobe

Output:
-frontal lobe, parietal lobe

21
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Fornix Tract
- Level of Posterior Thalamus
- Level of Mammillary Bodies

A

Function:
- memory, emotions

Input:
- hippocampus

Output:
- hypothalamus (mammillary body)

22
Q

Optic Radiations
- Level of Posterior Thalamus

A

Function:
- Vision

Input:
- ipsi. LGN

Output:
- ipsi. striate cortex

23
Q

Anterior Nuclear Group of Thalamus
- Level of Mammillary Bodies

A

Function:
- emotions (limbic)

Input:
- ipsi. mammillothalamic tract

Output:
- cingulate gyrus

24
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Ventral Lateral Nucleus of Thalamus
- Level of Mammillary Bodies

A

Function:
- motor relay

Input:
- cerebellum, basal ganglia

Output:
- motor cortex

25
Q

Posterior Hypothalamus
- Level of Mammillary Bodies

A

Function:
- endocrine function, limbic, ANS

Input:
- CSF (cerebral spinal fluid)

Output:
- pituitary, brainstem

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Mamillary Bodies
- Level of Mammillary Bodies

A

Function:
- limbic system such as emotions

Input:
- fornix

Output:
- mammillothalamic tract to anterior nuclear group of the thalamus

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Q

Subthalamic Nucleus
- Level of Mammillary Bodies

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Function:
- motor control

Input:
- ipsi. basal ganglia

Output:
- ipsi. Basal ganglia

28
Q

Caudate, Putamen, Globus Pallidus
- Level of Mammillary Bodies
- Level of Optic Chiasm

A

Function:
- motor

Input:
- cerebral cortex

Output:
- ipsi. ventral lateral nucleus of thalamus

29
Q

Amygdala
- Level of Mammillary Bodies

A

Function:
- emotion

Input:
- olfactory areas, hypothalamus, cingulate

Output:
- hypothalamus, cingulate

30
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Hippocampus
- Level of Mammillary Bodies

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Function:
- Memory, emotion

Input:
- other cerebral cortex, hypothalamus

Output:
- hypothalamus via fornix

31
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Parahippocampal gyrus
- Level of Mammillary Bodies

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Function:
- olfactory, emotion

Input:
- olfactory bulb, hypothalamus

Output:
- hypothalamus

32
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Cingulate Gyrus
- Level of Mammillary Bodies

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Function:
- memory, emotion

Input:
- anterior nuclear group of the thalamus, hypothalamus

Output:
- other cerebral cortex, hypothalamus

33
Q

Mammillothalamic
- Level of Mammillary Bodies

A

Function:
- memory, emotion

Input:
- mamillary

Output:
- anterior nuclei group of the thalamus

34
Q

Hypothalamus Nuclei
- Level of Optic Chiasm

A

Function:
- emotion

Input:
- hippocampus

Output;
- pituitary

35
Q

Septal Nuclei
- Level of Optic Chiasm

A

Function:
- limbic, olfaction

Input:
- fornix

Output:
- hypothalamus

36
Q

Internal Capsule Tract
- Level of Optic Chiasm

A

Function:
- Motor, sensory

Input:
- cortex

Output:
- cortex

37
Q

Optic Chiasm
- Level of Optic Chiasm

A

Function:
- Vision

Input:
- divide chiasm, ipsi lateral retina for all 3 parts
- outer chiasm - temp. retina ipsi
- inner - nasal retina

Output:
- 2 outer - ipis. LGN
- middle - contra. LGN

38
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Anterior Commissure
- Level of Optic Chiasm

A

Function:
- limbic structure, emotion or memory

Input:
- temporal lobes

Output:
- temporal lobes

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