Limbic System, Diencephalon, and Forebrain

Question 1

basal ganglia in telencephalon

Answer 1

caudate, putamen, and globus pallidus

Question 2

basal ganglia in diencephalon

Answer 2

thalamus and hypothalamus

Question 3

Brodmann Area 1-3

Answer 3

primary sensory

Question 4

Brodmann area 4

Answer 4

primary motor

Question 5

Brodmann Area 17

Answer 5

primary visual

Question 6

Brodmann area 41

Answer 6

primary auditory

Question 7

location of internal capsule

Answer 7

anteriorly between caudate nucleus and lentiform; posteriorly, it lies between thalamus and lentiform nucleus

Question 8

where does internal capsule transition from anterior to posterior limb

Answer 8

at interventricular foramen, at the most anterior part of thalamus

Question 9

origin/destination for anterior capsule information

Answer 9

Origin: anterior nucleus of thalamus, DM nucleus
Dest: cingulate gyrus, prefrontal cortex

Question 10

origin/destination for posterior capsule information

Answer 10

Origin: motor cortex; VPL/VPM
Destination: spinal cord and brainstem; postcentral gyrus

Question 11

origin/destination for retrolenticular capsule information

Answer 11

Origin: Pulvinar, LGN
Dest: parietal association cortex, visual cortex

Question 12

origin/destination for sublenticular capsule information

Answer 12

Origin: LGN/MGN
Destination: Visual cortex, auditory cortex

Question 13

2 circuits of limbic system

Answer 13

1- circuit related to emotions and homeostasis) Amygdala-hypothalamus-stria terminalis
2–long term memory) hippocampus-mammillary bodies-anterior nuc. of thalamus - cingulate gyrus-parahippocampal gyrus-hippocampus (Papez circuit)