Neuro Anatomy Flashcards
Through what part of the internal capsule do the motor fibers for the face pass?
Genu
Through what part of the internal capsule do corticospinal tracts pass?
Anterior part of the posterior limb
Through what part of the internal capsule do somatosensory fibers for the face pass?
Middle part of the posterior limb
What does a lesion to the lateral hypothalamic nucleus cause?
Anorexia
Through what part of the internal capsule do somatosensory fibers for the body pass?
Posterior part of the posterior limb.
What nucleus of the hypothalamus is responsible for circadian rhythms?
suprachiasmatic nucleus.
what brain structures does the telencephalon give rise to?
cerebral hemispheres, limbic system, basal ganglia.
what brain structures does the diencephalon give rise to?
thalamus hypothalamus and optic vessicle.
what brain structures does the mesencephalon give rise to?
red nucleus, substancia nigra, periacqueductal grey.
what brain structures does the metencephalon give rise to?
pons, cerebellum
what brain structures does the myelencephalon give rise to?
medulla
what brain region primarily produces seratonin?
Raphe nucleus
what brain regions primarily produces dopamine
Substantia nigra and ventral tegmentum.
What brain region primarily produces acetyl choline?
nucleus basalis of meynert
what brain region primarily produces norepinepherine?
Locus coreleus.
