Limbic System Take Home Quiz Review Flashcards
The cingulate gyrus is
A) superior to the corpus callosum
B) lateral to the central sulcus
C) an anterior segment of the hippocampal formztion
D) medial to the parahippocampal gyrus
E) part of a larger entorhinal cortex
A) superior to the corpus callosum
The limbic system can influence visceral activity by connecting to the _________________?
hypothalamus
A rounded protuberance at the anterior end of the parahippocampal gyrus containing the amygdala
uncus
Which of the following structures has a layer of neurons called the granule cell layer?
A) amygdala
B) hippocampus
C) mammillary bodies
D) subiculum
E) dentate gyrus
E) dentate gyrus
The hippocampus proper is divided into 3 synaptic regions called
CA1-3
The hippocampal formation consists of
hippocampus + dentate gyrus + subiculum
Put the following structures in order showing the flow of info for memory processing
-entorhinal cortex
-subiculum
-dentate gyrus
-CA1
-CA3
-entorhinal cortex
-dentate gyrus
-CA3
-CA1
-subiculum
If outputs from the amygdala can generate movements, where must these output project to?
basal nuclei
The “arch” of axons that connects the hippocampus to other parts of the limbic system is known as the
fornix
Answering the question, “whats the name of the president?” is an example of ______________ and ___________ memory
declarative, semantic
The _____________ are axons that extend throughout the length of the cingulate gyrus
cingulum
This region of the limbic system got its name from resembling a sea horse
hippocampus
The entorhinal cortex is located over the ___________ lobe
temporal
A major source of the efferents leaving the hippocampus come from the ___________?
subiculum
The septum pellucidum contains which of the following limbic structures
A) insula
B) anterior cingulate cortex
C) septal nuclei
D) mammillary bodies
E) basolateral nuclei
C) septal nuclei
In humans, stimulation of the amygdala causes
fear
Damage in which limbic area causes the individual to be placid and unable to form appropriate emotional responses to a stimulus?
amygdala
Learned and repeated skills are a form of non-declarative memory, which of the following structures are required for this recall?
A) basal nuclei
B) red nucleus
C) medial thalamus
D) prefrontal cortex
E) amygdala
A) basal nuclei
Which thalamic nuclear group is often called a limbic nucleus?
anterior
