NEURO 6 Flashcards
Thalamus
AKA dorsal thalamus
All sensory pass thru here
Largest organ of diencephalon
2 lobes connect by masa intermedia
Sensory thalamus
Medial geniculate nucleus
Lateral geniculate nucleus
Ventral posterior nucleus
Medial geniculate nucleus
Afferent: Inferior colliculus
Efferent: Auditory (A1)
Lateral geniculate nucleus
Afferent: Optic tract
Efferent: Visual (V1)
Ventral posterior nucleus
Afferent: Medial leminiscus, ALS
Efferent: Somatosensory (thru internal capsule)
Motor thalamus
Ventral anterior nucleus & ventral lateral nucleus
Afferent: Basal nuclei
Efferent: Cortex
Hypothalamus
Signaling, controls pituitary, autonomic, essential behaviors
PVN & SON release oxytocin & vasopressin on posterior pituitary
Controls anterior pituitary thru hypophyseal
Hypothalamic pathways
Retina - SCN - PVN - IML - SCG - pineal - melatonin
Thermoregulation
Posterior hypothalamus - heat conservation, sympathetic
Anterior hypothalamus - heat dissipation, parasympathetic
Layers of cortex
Neocortex, mesocortex, allocortex
Various layers with different thickness
Neocortex
Most of brain, 6 layers
Neocortex layers
- Molecular layer, pyramidal axons
- External granular layer, recipient
- External pyramidal, cortico-cortical output
- Internal granular layer, recipient from thalamus
- Internal pyramidal layer, primary output
- Multiform layer, output
Functional unit of cortex
Cortical column
Histological map
Motor 1 = 4
Sensory 1 = 3
Auditory 1 = 41/42
Visual 1 = 17
Projection
Thru internal capsule
Cortex to subcortex