Lecture17: Histological Features Of Cerebal Cortex

Question 1

What are the collection of nerve cell bodies in the central white matter called?

Answer 1

Basal Ganglia

Question 2

Which cell type makes up 75% of the cellular component of the cortex?

Answer 2

Pyramidal Cells

Question 3

Which cell type has one thick dendrite that courses towards the surface of the cortex?

Answer 3

Pyramidal cells

Question 4

Which cell type is small and densely packed?

Answer 4

Stellate cells

Question 5

Which cell type gives a granular appearance?

Answer 5

Stellate cells

Question 6

Which cell type has numerous dendrites and one short axon?

Answer 6

Stellate cells

Question 7

Which cell type is present in all cortical laminae?

Answer 7

Stellate cells

Question 8

Which cell type is in the deepest cortical layer?

Answer 8

Fusiform cells

Question 9

Which cell type has axons that project to the thalamus, and dendrites that project to the cortical layer?

Answer 9

Fusiform cells

Question 10

Which layer of cells has multipolar neurons?

Answer 10

Cells of Martinotti

Question 11

Which layer of cells are located in the deepest layer of the cortex?

Answer 11

Cells of Martinotti

Question 12

Which cell type has both its axons and dendrites pointing towards the surface of the cortex?

Answer 12

Cells of Martinotti

Question 13

Which cell type is only seen horizontally in the most superficial part of the cortex?

Answer 13

Horizontal cells of Cajal

Question 14

What is the neuron alignment system called?

Answer 14

Laminar Alignment

Question 15

What is the most superficial layer called?

Answer 15

The Plexiform layer

Question 16

What is the layer of Stellate cells called?

Answer 16

The external granular layer

Question 17

What is the layer of pyramidal cells called?

Answer 17

The external pyramidal layer

Question 18

Which layer has the larger Pyramidal cells?

Answer 18

The internal pyramidal layer

Question 19

Which layer has the cells of Martinotti?

Answer 19

The multiform layer