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Lecture 3: forebrain - telencephalon & diencephalon Flashcards

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what two structures divide the forebrain and midbrain?

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mammillary body and posterior commissure

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Amygdala and hippocampus are components of _____ system and located in the ______

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limbic
telencephalon

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cerebral cortex is ______ thick and is responsible for _______ functions like perception, memory and decision making

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2-4 mm
cognitive

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what are the two regions of the cerebral cortex & how do they differ?

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  1. neocortex - newer, 6 organized layers, higher level thinking
  2. allocortex - part of limbic system, less than
    6 layers, made up of two regions
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what are the two regions of the allocortex?

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  1. paleocortex - 3-5 layers, found in amygdala, olfactory cortex (smell)
  2. archicortex - found in hippocampus, only 3 layers, memory
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list the 6 layers of the neocortex from outermost –> innermost

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  1. molecular layer: almost no neurons
  2. external granular layer
  3. external pyramidal layer
  4. internal granular layer
  5. internal pyramidal layer
  6. multiform layer
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sensory or motor cortex?

thicker, agranular =
thinner, granular =

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motor
sensory

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which cerebral arteries support the frontal lobe?

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MCA
ACA

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what are two types of neurons in the neocortex and how do they differ?
what are their neurotransmitters?

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  1. pyramidal cells - sends signal out of cerebral cortex (efferent) with long range projections (dendrites) that ascend to layer I. pyramidal shaped cell bodies. excitatory neurons = glutamate/aspartate as neurotransmitter
  2. interneurons - processes afferent info (stays in cerebral cortex). smaller, more localized dendrites. mainly inhibitory neurons = GABA as neurotransmitter but also excitatory neurons = glutamate as neurotransmitter
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Name the correct Brodmann’s area:
- M1:
- S1:
- V1:
- A1:
- Broca’s area (& which hemisphere?)
- Wernicke’s area (& which hemisphere?)

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  • 4 (precentral gyrus, frontal lobe)
  • 3, 1, 2 (postcentral gyrus, parietal lobe)
  • 17 (occipital lobe)
  • 41, 42 (temporal lobe)
  • 44, 45 ; L hemisphere
  • 22 ; L hemisphere
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regarding Broca’s and Wernicke’s area, which side corresponding areas are for language prosody?

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Right

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what is the difference between unimodal association cortex and multimodal association cortex?

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unimodal - input mainly from S1, location of memory to associated primary cortex

multimodal - input from different sources, bidirectional communication w/ sensory & motor cortex, metacognition & integration

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** MRI slide 12 **

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what is the basic functional unit of the neocortex w/ 100 neurons?

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minicolumn

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______ interneurons = localized
_______ interneurons = long distance

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cortical
subcortical

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_______ is an example of vertical communication within axonal bundles because the communication goes _____ to _______

______ is an example of transverse communication within axonal bundles because the communication goes ______ to _______

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corticospinal tract ; top to bottom & vice versa

corpus callosum ; side to side

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outer band of Baillarger comes from ________ and is in layer _____

inner band of Baillarger goes to ______ and is in layer _____

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thalamus ; layer IV

other CNS locations ; layer V

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which layer in the neocortex is NOT an efferent fiber?

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layer IV - afferent

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neocortex layers I-III contain ______ and ______ fibers
how do they communicate?

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association fibers - communicating in the same hemisphere

commissural fibers - communicating between 2 hemispheres

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neocortex layers IV-VI contain _______ fibers
how do they communicate?

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projection fibers
layer IV - from thalamus to cortex
layer V & VI - from cortex to other subcortical CNS structures

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long association fibers:
- superior longitudinal fasciculus connects:
- arcuate fasciculus connects:
- uncinate fasciculus connects:
- cingulum connects:

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  • frontal, parietal and occipital lobes
  • frontal and temporal lobes
  • orbitofrontal and temporal lobe
  • cingulate gyrus and parahippocampal gyrus
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what are the 3 commissural fiber tracts?
what do they connect?

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  1. corpus callosum - forms roof of both lateral ventricles
  2. anterior commissure - connects part of bilateral olfactory pathways and temporal lobes
  3. posterior commissure - connects part of bilateral visual pathways for pupillary reflex
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what are projection fibers?

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axonal bundles that connect cerebral cortex and subcortical CNS structures

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what are the 3 parts to the projection fibers?
- what are the pathways/tracts that correspond with each of the functions?

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  1. sensory pathways - afferent fibers mostly relayed by thalamus except olfactory pathway
  2. coordination and planning - corticobasal nuclei tract and corticopontine tract (most of efferent fibers)
  3. motor control - corticobulbar tract (efferent fibers to brainstem) and corticospinal tract (efferent fibers to spinal cord)
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projection fibers form tracts that pass between _______ and _______
basal nuclei and thalamus
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what is the genu?
between the anterior and posterior limb - interventricular foramen is also located here
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what are the 4 basal nuclei components in the telencephalon?
putamen nucleus accumbens caudate globus pallidus
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what are gaps between caudate and putamen/globus pallidus known as?
anterior limb of internal capsule
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what are the 4 primary components and the one cranial nerve that make up the diencephalon? ** which one is a component of the basal nuclei?
epithalamus (pineal gland) thalamus hypothalamus subthalamus (subthalamic nuclei)** optic nerve, CN II
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another name for the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland and located in the hypothalamus
neurohypophysis
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what does the intramedullary lamina do?
divides the anterior, medial and lateral compartments of the thalamus --> which further divide into different nuclei according to their functions
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slide 24 CT scan
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what are the functions of the following thalamic nuclei? - anterior nucleus - ventral anterior/lateral nuclei (VA/VL) - ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL) - ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPM) - lateral geniculate nucleus (LG) - medial geniculate nucleus (MG)
- limbic system (memory, emotions, behavior regulation) - motor control - somatic sensory of body - somatic sensory of face/head - visual pathway (Light) - auditory pathway (Music)
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center of ANS bridging nervous system and endocrine system defines life and death regulates homeostasis
hypothalamus
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the frontal lobe is part of the primary motor cortex which is located where? functions?
precentral gyrus, M1 head and body motor functions with input from basal nuclei and cerebellum
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what does the premotor cortex in the frontal lobe do? it has strong input to and from the _______
organizes and plans postural adjustments for skilled movement basal nuclei
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what does the supplementary motor area in the frontal lobe do?
motor planing - praxis (organizing, sequencing)
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is there is L sided injury to the supplementary motor area, what would the pt experience?
apraxia no purposeful/ordered movements which peripheral structures function normally
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what does the Broca's area do and where is it located?
coordinating speech muscles in motor association cortex
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what does the frontal eye field area in the frontal lobe do?
coordinate eye movement for balance - CN III/VI drives eyes to contralateral side
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a _______ injury to the frontal eye field causes a gain of function, moves eyes to the normal side. Example is epilepsy or infection
irritative
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a ______ injury to the frontal eye field causes a loss of function, moves eyes to injured side. Example is a stroke
destructive
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what is the last maturing brain structure?
left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
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what is the function of the orbitofrontal cortex?
personality, limbic system
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Where are the most efferent fibers located?
Internal capsule
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the parietal lobe is part of the ______ cortex located on the ______ and has a ___ neuron pathway
primary somatic sensory cortex postcentral gyrus 3
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a defect in the primary somatic sensory cortex can cause agnosia. what is that?
lack of knowledge, probably with intact other sensory perception --> inability to interpret sensations
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the right hemisphere in the parietal lobe does what?
attention giving emotional significance to events and language music perception complex visual-spatial skills --> spatial cognition
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if you have loss of function of R hemisphere in parietal lobe, what is a result?
left hemineglect syndrome (left side neglect)
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the left hemisphere in the parietal lobe does what?
praxis (coordinating, planning, moving) motor function
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damage to the left hemisphere in the parietal lobe causes ___
apraxia (loss of ability to execute skilled movement despite having the physical ability to do so)
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the corticospinal tract mainly functions in _______, which comes from the frontal lobe. However, ______% of axons in the corticospinal tract come from the _________ lobe, which deals mainly with sensory
motor control 30% parietal
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which cortex is the occipital lobe located in? _____ neuron pathway has the _____-otopy, which is ?
primary visual cortex 3 retinotopy - mapping of visual input
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what is the flow of the 3 neuron pathway for visual stimuli?
1st order neurons: retina --> transmit visual info from photoreceptors to brain to form optic nerve 2nd: optic nerve exchanges retina fibers at optic chiasm (relay station) 3rd: optic tract synapses in LGN where it sends visual info to V1 in occipital lobe to process
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vision is a _______ perception. there are many _______ ______ that project to multiple locations that work together to process visual stimuli for circadian rhythm and other functions
learned parallel pathways
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which cortex is the temporal lobe located in? _____ neuron system has the _____-otopy, which is ?
primary auditory cortex 4 tonotopy --> spatial arrangement of where sounds of different frequency are processed
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what are functions of the primary auditory cortex?
initial area for language processing decoding sounds to meaningful words localization of sound resources association area for language
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slide 36 picture
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L hemisphere is in charge of _____ R hemisphere is in charge of _______
language reception and expression prosody of language (rhythm and sound)
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Wernicke's area is Brodman area _____ if there is damage to this area, what happens?
22 difficulty understanding language and forming meaningful sentences
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Broca's area is Brodman area ___ and ___ if there is damage to this area, what happens?
44 and 45 patient knows what they want to say but can't pronounce words
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integration of L and R hemisphere is through the ______ _______
corpus callosum
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receptive/fluent aphasia is damage to the _____ --> alexia is:
wernicke's area unable to read
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expressive/non-fluent aphasia is damage to the _______ --> agraphia is:
broca's area unable to write
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what is conduction aphasia and what structure is impaired to cause this?
dissociation of comprehension and expression arcuate fasciculus impaired

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