Limbic system Flashcards
Correct statements about the limbic system include ;
It includes amygdaloid body
It includes anterior nuclei of thalamus
It plays role in feeding feeling fighting fleeding and undertaking mating activity
It includes hippocampal formation
One of its part mediates the conscious perception of smell
It is the anatomical substrate underlying behavioral expression
Correct statements about the limbic lobe include ;
. It is a part of the limbic system
. It influences learning memory behaviour
Limbic lobe makes up medial-post rim of the hemisphere
Correct statements about the parahipocampal formation include ;
. Subiculum is essential area for the flow of information into the hippocampal formation
The major input to the hippocampal formation is from hypothalamus
The fibers of postcommissural septum terminate in the medial mammillary nucleus
Correct statements about the septum pellucidum include ;
Septum pellucidum is triangular in shape
Anterior horns of the lateral ventricle are separated by septum pellucidum
Correct statements about the claustrum include ;
It is supposed that it is one of the subthalamic nuclei
It receives fibres from the visual cortex
Correct statements about the great cerebral vein of Galen include ;
It is formed by the union of two internal cerebral veins
Correct statements about the area postrema include ;
It is surrounded by fenestrated capillaries
. It plays role in food intake
It triggers vomiting in response to circulating emetic substances
It lies between the vagal triangle and the margin of the fossa
Correct statements about the reticular formation include ;
. It consists of poorly defined groups of neurons
It receives information from spinal cord
States of consciousness are influenced by reticular formation
It sends information to autonomic and control centres
. It controls states of consciousness
It is involved in somatosensory control
It controls spatiotemporal discrimination
It receives information from the main parts of the central nervous system
the following statements concerning the ventral spinothalamic tract is correct;
the first-order neurons are located in dorsal root ganglia at all level
the second-order neurons are located in dorsal horn
it is concerned light touch
the third order neurons are located in the ventral posterolateral nucleus of thalamus
Correct statements about the ventral trigeminal tract ;
it serves a pain, temperature and light touch from face and oral cavity
. the second order neurons are located in the spinal trigeminal nucleus
. the third order neurons project to the face area of the postcentral gyrus
Correct statements about the dorsal trigeminothalamic tract ;
Second order neurons are located in the principal sensory nucleus of the CNV
First-order neurons are located in trigeminal
the following statements concerning the dorsal column-medial lemniscus ;
It is involved with the perception and the appreciation of the mechanical stimuli
It mediates tactile discrimination, vibration and form recognition of three dimensional shape
Correct statements about the prefrontal cortex ;
. It is important for spatial processing of afferent information
the following statements concerning the intermediolateral group is correct ;
It contains a visceromotor nucleus
The internal capsule is perfused by the ;
middle cerebral artery
the following statements concerning the cavernous sinus is true;
It drains to the internal jugular vein via the inferior petrosal sinus
following statements concerning the rhomboid fossa is true ;
Sulcus limitans is best seen in the upper part of rhomboid fossa
the following statements concerning the mastoid antrum is correct;
Its lateral wall corresponds to the suprameatal triangle
the following statements concerning the septal area is correct ;
Septal area is telencephalic structure
