Lecture 5 & 6 - Sensory Systems Flashcards
Cranial nerve V is______which consists of ____and _____ nerves and arises from ______.
- the trigeminal nerve
- head and face sensory (larger)
- motor; jaw movement (smaller)
- lateral pons
what are the 3 sensory branches of the trigeminal nerves? Where do their cell bodies lie? where do they relay before entering the cortex?
- ophthalmic, maxillary, mandibular
- in Meckel’s cave (trigeminal ganglion)
- The VPM nucleus of the thalamus
What are the three trigeminal sensory nuclei?
- main (relays touch; travels via DCML) , spinal (relays pain, itch, temp.; travels with anterolateral system) and mesencephalic (relays proprioception; travels to spinal and main nuclei) trigeminal nuclei
photoreceptor cells are located in the_____.
Retina
Cone cells allow for ___ visual acuity because
- high
- they connect to few bipolar cells
The fovea divides the retina into
- nasal and temporal hemiretinae
Retinal ganglion cell axons from the nasal hemiretina ____at the optic chiasm
decussate
The lateral geniculate nucleus consists of ___ layers
six (2 magnocellular, 4 parvocellular)
M-type RGC’s project to the_____
P-type RGC’s project to the _____
- magnocellular layers of the LGN
- parvocellular layers of the LGN
Ocular dominance columns
maintain segregation of contralateral and ipsilateral visual input from the retina to the cortex (V1)
Orientation columns
contain intracortical connections (rather than retinal) to do with stimulus orientation.
Colour blobs are located
in layers II and III of ocular dominance columns
input from V1 to higher visual processing areas (V4, V5) project to
- V4 to the temporal lobe (“what” pathway - colour and form)
- V5 to the posterior parietal lobe (“where” pathway - movement and speed)
other pathways from the retina travel to the ____ layers of the _____ for _____.
- dorsal
- superior colliculi
- orienting head and eyes towards important stimuli.
orientation columns respond to
- stimulus orientation/position
ocular dominance columns respond to
stimulus from either one or the other eye
what is the key difference between ocular dominance and orientation columns?
ocular dominance columns respond to retinal input whereas orientation columns are responsive to intracortical connections
what are colour blobs and where are they located?
colour blobs are specialised columns in V1 that respond to stimulus colour and are located in layers II and III of ocular dominance columns.