Midterms: Thalamus

Question 1

The function of this structure is emotional tone and mechanisms of recent memory

Answer 1

Anterior thalamic nuclei

Question 2

This nucleus regulates movement and contains dopaminergic neuron

Answer 2

Substantia Nigra

Question 2

Which of the following is not true about the ventral posteromedial thalamic nuclei?
a. Afferent neuronal loop are the medial and spinal lemnisci
b. Efferent neuronal loop is the primary somatic sensory cortex
c. It relays common sensations to consciousness
d. NOTA

Answer 2

b. Efferent neuronal loop is the primary somatic sensory cortex

Question 2

Which of the following is not a part of the afferent loop of the ventral posterolateral nucleus:
a. Medial lemnisci
* b. Spinal lemnisci
* c. NOTA
* d. AOTA

Answer 2

• c. NOTA

Question 2

Influences levels of consciousness and alertness,

Answer 2

Intralaminar

Question 2

integrates somatic, visceral, and olfactory information and relation to emotional * feelings and subjective states.

Answer 2

Dorsomedial

Question 3

Influences levels of consciousness and alertness. *
* a. Ventral lateral
* b. Intralaminar
* c. Ventral posterolateral
* d. Ventral anterior

Answer 3

• b. Intralaminar

Question 3

mimegrates somane, viscerdi, are onatory momon enorettonto emorona feelings and subjective states.
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Answer 3

Pulvinar??
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Question 4

These loops are essential for normal voluntary movement, highlighting the thalamus’s involvement in motor coordination and control processes.

Answer 4

a.Cerebellar-rubro-thalamic-cortical-ponto-cerebellar loop

Question 5

Function of this nucleus is still unknown

Answer 5

. Pulvinar

Question 5

Medial Geniculate concerns with hearing / while the lateral geniculate concerns with visual information.
a. Only the 1st statement is true
* b. Only the 2nd statement is true
c. Both statements are true
d. Both statements are incorrect

Answer 5

c. Both statements are true

Question 5

This nucleus is not within the medial zone

Answer 5

Lateral nucleus

Question 5

High blood pressure triggers vasopressin / which is mainly produced by the supraoptic nucleus
* a. Only the 1st statement is true
* b. Only the 2nd statement is true
* c. Both statements are true
d. Both statements are incorrect

Answer 5

• b. Only the 2nd statement is true

Question 5

Afferent fibers sources of the hypothalamus
a. Viscera
b. Cerebral cortex
c. Limbic system
d. AOTA

Answer 5

d. AOTA

Question 5

Both afferent and efferent loop of this nuclei has major input from cerebellum and * minor input from the red nucleus.

Answer 5

Dorsomedial