Exam 3, Ch. VII Flashcards
Parts of the prosencephalon
- 3rd ventricle
- epithalamus
- thalamus
- hypothalamus
- subthalamus
Functions of the prosencephalon
- relay center to the cerebrum
- integrative
- autonomic and endocrine
What does the epithalamus include?
Pineal gland, posterior commissure
What is the other name for the pineal gland?
Hypophysis cerebri
What is the pineal gland filled with?
Epiphysial cells
T/F: the pineal gland is less numerous in capillary beds and glial support cells
False- more numerous
What is brain sand?
Calcifications in the pineal gland
Why are pineal tumors hard to remove?
- located behind major structures
- in geographic center
- posterior side of brain stem
*What does the pineal gland secrete?
Melatonin, serotonin, norepinephrine
Is the pineal gland sensitive to light directly?
No
What is involved with the circadial cycle?
Melatonin
How many people are affected by SAD?
1 in 20
*What is the largest commissure?
Corpus callosum-> 300 million neurons
Is the posterior commissure small or large?
Small, but identifiable
*What is located in the posterior commissure?
Pupillary light reflex fibers and nuclei
Just inferior and anterior to the posterior commissure is the ___, which may produce aldosterone
Subcommissural organ
What is included in the thalamus?
Lateral and medial geniculate bodies
*What joins each half of the thalamus?
Massa intermedia
*The thalamus forms the bulk of the ___ walls of the 3rd ventricle
Lateral
*All sensory input to the cerebral hemispheres, except ___, is relayed in the thalamus
Olfaction
An ___ of myelinated fibers runs through the substance of each thalamic mass and helps divide them into subdivisions
Internal medullary lamina
*What is the largest part of the thalamus only found in high primates?
Pulvinar
What forms the floor of the 3rd ventricle and portions of the 3rd ventricle’s lateral walls?
Hypothalamus
Is the hypothalamus small or large?
Small
*What is included in the hypothalamus?
Infundibular stalk and optic chiasma
Subdivisions of the medial zone of the hypothalamus?
Anterior, intermediate and posterior
T/F: the hypothalamus works unaided or uninfluenced from other centers
False- does not
The hypothalamus has vague control over the basic drives of ___
Hunger, thirst and sex
What controls the physical aspects of emotional expression?
Hypothalamus
The hypothalamus has central control over ___ functions
Fight or flight
Endocrine control of the HT: directly via ___ axon extensions into the ___ pituitary
Neuron, posterior
Endocrine control of the HT: indirectly via ___ to control the release of ___ pituitary hormones
Neurohormones, anterior
*Supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei send axons down through the infundibular stalk via the ___ tract
Hypothalamohypophyseal
*The supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei release ___ and ___
Oxytocin and ADH
What does oxytocin do?
Stimulates uterine contractions and ejection of milk
What does ADH do?
Increases water resorption
What nucleus is responsible for circadial rhythms?
Suprachiasmatic nuclei
The anterior nucleus of the HT is know for ___ functions
Parasympathetic
The ___ is a thermoregulator, especially as the body heats up
Preoptic area
What does the preoptic area stimulate?
Sweating
The dorsomedial nuclei of the intermediate area of the HT has ___ influence
Parasympathetic
The ventromedial nuclei of the intermediate area of the HT is a center for ___
Eating and thirst gratification-> “satiety center”
*Arcuate nuclei release ___ -> hypothalamic hypophysiotropic hormones
Releasing factors
What is the tuber ceinereum?
Bulge between the infundibular stalk and mammillary bodies
*Mammillary bodies deal with ___
Short-term memory
What is Korsakov’s Syndrome?
Lack of vitamin absorption, causes you to invent memories
What is anterograde amnesia?
Where forward memories stop being created for a while
What is retrograde amnesia?
Not remembering things prior to an event
___ is a thermoregulatory, especially as the body cools down
Posterior nuclei