Major Limbic Forebrain Structures Flashcards
1
Q
Identify 1 - 2
A
- Habenula
2. Stria medullaris
2
Q
The limbic system was named for a ring (limbus) of structures that encircle___ and ____
A
the thalamus and associate cortical
3
Q
Identify 3 - 4
A
- Stria terminalis
4. Fornix
4
Q
Identify 5 - 6
A
- Anterior nucleus of the thalamus
6. Anterior commissure
5
Q
Identify 7
A
- Cingulate cortex
6
Q
Identify 8 - 10
8 and 9 not necessary to know
A
- Precommissural fornix
- Septal nuclei
- Olfactory tract
7
Q
Identify 11 - 14
11 - 12 not necessary
A
- Mammillothalamic tract
- Median forebrain bundle
- Amygdala (nuclei)
- Uncus
8
Q
Identify 15 - 17
A
- Parahippocampal gyrus
- Hippocampus
- Dentate gyrus
9
Q
The limbic system was named for a ring (limbus) of structures that encircle___ and ____
A
the thalamus and associate cortical
10
Q
Some limbic components form C-shaped pathways from the temporal lobe into more rostral structures of ___ and ____
A
the diencephalon and telencephalon (hippocampal formation and associated fornix; amygdala and associated stria terminalis).
