lecture 24: limbic Flashcards
what are the 6 general components of the limbic system
amygdala
hippocampus
fornix
mamillary body (hypothalamus)
cingulate
parrahippocampal
this limbic structure system is mainly related to homeostatis
hypothalamus
this limbic structure system is mainly related to memory
hippocampuswh
what is the 4 general functions of the limbic system
homeostasis,
olfaction
memory
emotion
explain why olfaction is part of the function of the limbic
since the olfactory tract/pathway has many connections to the limbic system
(scents are associated/linked with memories)
the hippocampus in located inside what gyrus
parrahippocampal gyrus
where is the amygdala located
rostral to the hypothalamus within the uncus
the amygdala is located blank to the hypothalamus within the uncus
rostral
the amygdala is located rostral to the hypothalamus within the BLANK
uncus
this limbic structure system is mainly related to emotion
amygdala
what is the function of the amygdala
involved in emotions and basic behaviour
involved in emotions and basic behaviour
=what component of the limbic system
amygdala
where is the hippocampus located
within the parrahippocampal gyrus of the temporal lobetru (fused to parrahip)
=located on the floor of the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle
true or false: the hippocampus is located within occipitotemporal gyrus of the temporal lobe
false, the parrahippocampal
the hippocampus is located within THE BLANK gyrus of the temporal lobetru
the parrahippocampal
what is the function hippocampus
involved in long term memory formation and recall/retrieval
involved in memory formation and recall
=what limbic system structure
hippocampus
(and parrahippocampal gyrus)
what is the fornix
bundle of white matter (projection and commissural fibers)
explain the commissural fibers of the fornix
hippocampal commissure (connects the two limbic structure)
explain the projection fibers of the fornix
carries output from the hippocampus to the maxillary bodies of the hypothalamus and septal area
the fornix carries output from the BLANK to the maxillary bodies of the hypothalamus and septal area
HIPPOCAMPAS
the fornix carries output from the hippocampus to where
the maxillary bodies of the hypothalamus and septal area
what is the stria terminalis
closely related white tract
=connects the amygdala to the hypothalamus
what does the stria terminalis connect
connects the amygdala to the hypothalamus
carries output from the hippocampus to the maxillary bodies of the hypothalamus and septal area
=what limbic structure
fornix
connects the amygdala to the hypothalamus
=what limbic structure
stria terminalis
the maxillary bodies are located where in the diencephalon
hypothalamus
what and where are the mammilary bodies
rounded nuclei visible on the ventral surface of the brain
what is the function of the mamillary bodies
relay center projecting signals from the hippocampus/fornix to the anterior thalamus
(otherwise the hippo cannot communicate with the thalamus and then cortex to help form the connections for the memories)
relay center projecting signals from the hippocampus/fornix to the anterior thalamus
(otherwise the hippo cannot communicate with the thalamus)
=what limbic structuer
mam bodies
the mam bodies are a relay center projecting signals from the hippocampus/fornix where
to the anterior thalamus
(otherwise the hippo cannot communicate with the thalamus and then cortex to help form the connections for the memories)
the cingulate cortex/gryus wraps around what on the medial hemispehre
corpus callosum
what is the association cortex of the limbic system
cingulate cortex
thecingulate cortex is the multimodal cortex of the limbic system
false, the association cortex
what is the function of the cingulate cortex
acts as the association cortex of the limbic system
=relays bw the limbic and other cortex area