Hypothalamus and Limbic System

Question 1

What is the main function of the hypothalamus?

Answer 1

Maintain homeostasis and has functions with survival drives

Question 2

What is the biologic clock?

Answer 2

Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

Question 3

Where is the amygdala located?

Answer 3

Beneath the uncus of the limbic lobe

Question 4

What are the medial nuclei of the amygdala connected to?

Answer 4

Olfactory System

Question 5

What are the central nuclei of the amygdala connected to?

Answer 5

Hypothalamus

Question 6

What are the basolateral nuclei of the amygdala connected to?

Answer 6

Cortical Areas - project to the central nuclei and provide a link between emotional experience and expression

Question 7

Kluver-Bucy Syndrome

Answer 7

Bilateral lesions to the tips of the temporal lobes leads to symptoms like: docility, hyperphagia, hyper sexuality and visual agnosia.

Question 8

Hippocampal Sclerosis

Answer 8

Severe neuronal loss and gliosis of the hippocampus that is often mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease.