Lecture 18: Basal Ganglia Flashcards

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What are components of the basal ganglia

A
Caudate
Putamen
Globus Pallidus
Subthalamic nucleus
Substantia nigra
Nucleus Accumbens
Ventral pallidum (Substantia Innominata)
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Where is substantia nigra found?

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Midbrain

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3
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What are the two parts of substantia nigra?

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Pars reticulata

Pars compacta

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What makes up the striatum?

A

Caudate Nucleus
Putamen

(Straight can not put em in)

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5
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What makes up lenticular nucleus?

A

Putamen
Globus Pallidus

(Leonard puts globes places)

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What makes up dorsal basal nucleus?

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Caudate Nucleus
Putamen
Globus Pallidus

(DB can not put globes places)

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7
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What make up ventral striatum?

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Nucleus Acumbens
Olfactory Nucleus

(Very strict nannies always order noodles)

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What makes up ventral pallidum?

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Substantia Innominata

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9
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What makes up paleostriatum?

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Globus Pallidus

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10
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What makes up striatal complex?

A

Caudate Nucleus
Putamen
Nucleus Accumbens
Olfactory Nucleus

(Straight can not put nothing amid ordering noodles)

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What makes up palladial complex?

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Globus Pallidus

Substantia Innominata

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12
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What is the anterior limb of internal capsule between?

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Caudate nucleus and putamen

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What is the posterior limb of internal capsule between?

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Thalamus and putamen

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14
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What structures are involved with controlling facial, limb, and trunk musculature?

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Cerebral Cortex: Motor areas
Input Nuclei: Putamen
Output Nuclei: Globus Pallidus - Internal
Thalamic Nuclei: Ventral anterior and Ventral lateral

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15
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What structures are involved with controlling saccadic eye movements?

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Cerebral Cortex: Eye fields
Input Nuclei: Body of Caudate Nucleus
Output Nuclei: Substantia Nigra - Pars Reticulata
Thalamic Nuclei: Ventral anterior and Medial dorsal

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16
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What structures are involved with controlling cognition and executive behavioral functions?

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Cerebral Cortex: Parietal and Temporal Lobe
Input Nuclei: Head of Caudate Nucleus
Output Nuclei: Substantia Nigra - Pars Reticulata
Thalamic Nuclei: Ventral anterior and Medial dorsal

17
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What structures are involved with controlling the regulation of behavior and emotions?

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Cerebral Cortex: Temporal Lobe + Hippocampal Formation
Input Nuclei: Nucleus Accumbens
Output Nuclei: Ventral Pallidum (Substantia Innominata)
Thalamic Nuclei: Ventral anterior and Medial dorsal

18
Q

What causes Parkinson’s Disease?

A

Substantia nigra doesn’t release enough dopamine, affecting walking, speech, and facial expressions

Not enough movement!

19
Q

What are symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease?

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Classic Triad: pill-rolling tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia
Hypokinesia
Postular Instability
Dementia
Visual Impairments
20
Q

What can cause Parkinsonian Syndrome?

A
Head Trauma
Designer Drug MPTOP
CO and Manganese poisoning
Wilson Disease
Encephalitis Lethargica
Dopamine blocking drugs
21
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What causes Huntington’s Disease?

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Autosomal dominant disorder that causes degeneration of neurons in the striatum, leading to decreased GABA

22
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What are some symptoms of Huntington’s Disease?

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Involuntary, jerky, and rapid movements
Dementia
Unsteady gait
Slurred Speech
Depression
23
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What causes ballismus?

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Lesions of contralateral subthalamic nucleus that can cause flailing movement of the whole extremity

24
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What is chorea?

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Spontaneous, rapid, jerky, involuntary movements

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What are the symptoms of acute rheumatic fever?
Use JONES Criteria - Arthritis - Heart issue (carditis) - Subcutaneous nodules - Erythema marginatum - Sydenhma's chorea
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What are symptoms of athetosis?
Movements are writhing or snake-like
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Where can athetosis be seen with?
Dopamine blocking drugs | Hypoxic ischemic injury
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What is Writer's Cramp (Focal Dystonia)?
Persistence or fixing of posture at the extreme of an athetoid movement -In extremities or trunk