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Hypothalamic and Limbic Systems Flashcards

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what is the main role of the hypothalamus?

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it is a regulator of homeostasis, ANS, and endocrine function

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what forms the posterior part of the hypothalamus?

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the mammillary bodies

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How is the hypothalamus divided up?

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Into a medial and lateral zone and then the medial zone has an anterior, middle, and posterior area

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what nuclei make up the anterior area?

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paraventricular nucleus, preoptic nucleus, anterior nucleus, supraoptic nucleus, and suprachiasmatic nucleus

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what nuclei make up the middle area?

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the arcuate nucleus, the ventromedial nucleus, and the dorsomedial nucleus

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what makes up the posterior area?

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the posterior nucleus and the mammillary body

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what would damage to the lateral zone result in?

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decrease in feeding (weight loss)

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what is significant about the supraoptic/paraventricular nuclei located in the anterior area?

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they contain oxytocin (PVN) and ADH (SON)

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what would a lesion of the supraoptic/paraventricular nucleus result in?

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diabetes insipidus, increase H20 intake, and increase urination

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what is significant about the suprachiasmatic nucleus?

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it receives retinal input and is involved in circadian rhythms

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what is significant about the ventromedial nucleus in the middle area?

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it is the satiety center

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what would a lesion of the ventromedial nucleus result in?

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excessive eating and abnormal weight gain

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what is significant about the dorsomedial nucleus in the middle area?

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emotional behavior- stimulation causes sham rage

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what would destruction of the dorsomedial nucleus result in?

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decreased aggression and feeding

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what is significant about the arcuate nucleus?

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it secretes releasing/ inhibiting hormones

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what afferents does the medial mammillary nucleus in the posterior area receive?

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afferents from the hippocampus via the fornix

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what would a lesion of the mammillary bodies result in?

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an inability to process short-term events into long-term memory

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What is the blood supply for the anteromedial group of the hypothalamus?

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branches from the anterior communicating and anterior cerebral arteries

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what is the blood supply of the posteromedial group of the hypothalamus?

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perforating arteries from the posterior communicating artery and posterior cerebral artery

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what is the stria terminalis and ventral amygdalofugal fibers?

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afferent fibers from the amygdala to the hypothalamus

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what is the corticohypothalamic input?

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afferent input from the orbitofrontal and cingulate area; multiple association areas; frontal lobe to the lateral zone

22
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what do the retinohypothalamic fibers target?

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the suprachiasmatic nucleus in the hypothalamus

23
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efferents from the medial zone and mammillary bodies enables what?

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the hypothalamus to influence emotional aspects of behavior

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where do efferents from the medial zone and mammillary bodies target?

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the PAG and the RF

25
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where do efferents from the mammillothalamic tract project to?

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to the anterior nucleus of the thalamus which then sends projections to the frontal lobe

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where do efferents from the lateral zone of the hypothalamus project to?

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the DM nucleus of the thalamus, which then sends projections to the frontal lobe

27
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what is the supraopticohypophysial tract made up of?

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axons of neurons in the SON and PVN

28
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where is oxytocin and ADH stored before being released into the capillary plexus of the posterior pituitary?

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herring bodies

29
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what is significant about the tuberoinfundibular tract?

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it conveys releasing hormones to median eminence and infundibulum

30
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the anterior area of the hypothalamus activates what in relation to the ANS?

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the parasympathetic activity

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the posterior area of the hypothalamus activates what in relation to the ANS?

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the sympathetic activity

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what would a lesion of the anterolateral medulla disrupt and result in?

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disrupts the hypothalamomedullary fibers–> sympathetic outflow to face and head (Horner’s syndrome)

33
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what makes up the limbic system?

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subcallosal area, cingulate gyrus, parahippocampal gyrus, uncus, hippocampal formation, amygdala, and septal nuclei

34
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connections to and from the limbic system influence what?

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behavior, memory, and pain perception

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the limbic system is interposed between what two structures?

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the hypothalamus and the neocortex

36
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what is the hippocampal formation important for?

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learning and memory

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what makes up the hippocampal formation?

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the subiculum, the hippocampus proper (ammon horn) the dentate gyrus and the parahippocampal gyrus

38
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what is the anterior part of the parahippocampal gyrus knwon as?

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the entorhinal cortex

39
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how does afferent information enter the hippocampus?

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dentate gyrus–> CA3–> CA1–> subiculum

40
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where do efferent fibers from the hippocampus terminate?

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in the medial mammillary nucleus, ventromedial nucleus, and the anterior nucleus

41
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what is an uncal herniation?

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movement of the uncus and possibly the parahippocampal gyrus downward over the edge of the tentorium cerebelli

42
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what could cause a uncal herniation?

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hemorrhagic lesion or tumor in the hemisphere

43
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what are some signs of a uncal herniation?

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dilated pupil and abnormal eye movement, double vision, weakness of extremities, later on respiration is affected and abnormal reflexes

44
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what is korsakoff’s syndrome?

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progressive degeneration of the mammillary bodies, hippocampal complex, and dorsomedial thalamic nucleus

45
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what results from korsakoff’s syndrome?

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it impedes the retention of newly acquired memory; short-term memory cannot become long term memory

46
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what is korsakoff’s syndrome caused by?

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thiamine deficiency, typically associated with chronic alcoholism

47
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what is hippocampal amnesia?

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bilateral lesions of the hippocampi

48
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what results from hippocampal amnesia?

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profound deficit in learning new material with spared procedural and working memory

49
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what is the role of the amygdala?

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it attaches emotional significance to a stimulus- emotional responses to food- visceral responses to emotional stimuli including pain

50
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what would a lesion of the amygdala result in?

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impaired recognition of fear, anger, and disgust in facial expression as well as vocal affect (fear and anger)

51
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what is Kluver-Bucy Syndrome?

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bilateral temporal lobe lesion that abolish the amygdaloid complex

52
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What does kluver-bucy syndrome result in?

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behavioral changes- hypersexuality, hyperphagia

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