Internal structures and vascular supply

Question 1

Ach is found mainly in 2 locations, wher?

Answer 1

Pedunculopontine tegmental nuclei, laterodorsal tegmental nuclei

Question 2

Ach projections to the cortex don’t arise from the brain stem but com from the ?

Answer 2

Basal forebrain (nucleus basalis)

Question 3

2 types of Ach receptor are?

Answer 3

Muscarinic, nicotinic

Question 4

main cholinergic type in CNS is?

Answer 4

Muscarininc

Question 5

Main functions of Ach in CNS is

Answer 5

attention, memory, learning

Question 6

Dopamine is found mainly in the neurons located in the?

Answer 6

substantia nigra pars compacta, and ventral tegmental area

Question 7

Mesostriatal pathways arise mainly from_________and projects to the _______________

Answer 7

Substantia nigra pars compacta, and projects to the caudate and putamen

Question 8

Mesolimbic pathways arise mainly from the _____________ and project to the?

Answer 8

ventral tegmental area and project to limbic structures (medial temporal cortex, amygdala, cingulate gyrus, nucleus accumbens).

Question 9

Mesocortical pathway arises maily from ______ and projects to the __________?

Answer 9

ventral tegmental area and projects to the prefrontal cortex.

Question 10

Cholinergic projections to the hippocampal formation arise from the?

Answer 10

medial septal nuclei and the nucleus of the diagonal band.

Question 11

Cholinergic proections to the hippocampus are involved in generating rhythmic oscillation called?

Answer 11

Hippocampal theta rhythm.

Question 12

Neurons containing NE are located in the?

Answer 12

Locus Ceruleus and lateral tegmental area

Question 13

Functions of ascending NE include?

Answer 13

modulation of attention, sleep-wake states, and mood.

Question 14

NE neurons in the lateral tegmental area of the caudal pons and medulla are involved with?

Answer 14

sympathetic functions (blood pressure, ect)