Exam 3 (Chapter 14) - Thalamus

Question 1

What is the thalamus derived from?

Answer 1

Diencephalon

Question 2

Which nucleus mediates auditory information to the primary auditory cortex?

Answer 2

Medial geniculate nucleus

Question 3

What is the region of the thalamus that processes somesthetic information?

Answer 3

Lateral region

Question 4

The cerebral cortex receives efferents of the basal nuclei and the cerebellum via the _________.

Answer 4

Lateral region

Question 5

What function is the thalamus primarily responsible for?

Answer 5

Integration and relay of sensory and motor information.

Question 6

Which thalamic region is part of the Papez circuit?

Answer 6

Anterior thalamic region

Question 7

The intralaminar and midline thalamic region are referred to as the ________.

Answer 7

Nonspecific thalamic nuclei

Question 8

The ARAS activates the cerebral cortex via the _________.

Answer 8

Nonspecific thalamic nuclei

Question 9

Afferents to the intralaminar and midline thalamic nuclei come from the ________.

Answer 9

Medullary reticular formation

Question 10

True or False: The lateral region of the thalamus receives cerebellar efferents.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What is the name of the nucleus that relays visual information from the optic nerve to the primary visual cortex?

Answer 11

Lateral geniculate nucleus