** neuro- limbic system

Question 1

critical in autonomic, endocrine, emotional, somatic functions; maintains homeostasis

Answer 1

hypothalamus

Question 2

3 types of hypothalamic connections

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limbic system
output to pituitary
interconnects visceral/somatic nuclei

Question 3

damage to limbic system would lead to

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loss of higher level thinking, primitive functions, feelings and emotions

Question 4

how does hypothalamus comm with pituitary?

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infundibular stalk

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hypothalamus organizations

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perivent
medial
lateral

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rostral continuation of PAG

Answer 6

perivent

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rostral continuation of reticular formation (RF)

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lateral

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location of thalamic nuclei, geniculates

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medial

Question 9

3 regions of hypothalamus

Answer 9

anterior
tubercle
posterior

Question 10

nuclei for periventricular zone of anterior hypothalamus

Answer 10

suprachiasmatic

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nuclei for periventricular zone of tuberal hypothalamus

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arcuate

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nuclei for medial zone of anterior hypothalamus

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paraventricular

supraoptic

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nuclei for lateral zone of tuberal hypothalamus

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tuberomammilary

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suprachiasmatic nuclei

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direct retinal input - circadian rhythm
melatonin receptors
sensitive to pineal gland activity

Question 15

involved in feeding behaviors

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arcuate nucleus

Question 16

lateral preoptic

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promotes sleep

Question 17

tuberomammillary

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histaminergic projections to cortex and thalamus

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nuclei for lateral zone of anterior hypothalamus

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lateral preoptic

Question 19

utilized by posterior pituitary ; hormones travel down axons and are released in neurohypophysis

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supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei

medial zone of ant. hypothalamus

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hypothalamus inputs

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areas of forebrain- limbic system

brain and spinal cord

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visceral and somatosensory inputs to hypothalamus

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brainstem & spinal cord via MFB and DLF

heart rate, O2, pain, outside stimuli

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T/F? Hypothalamus only controls adenohypophysis

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false; controls both neurohypophysis and adenohypophysis

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cingulate gyrus location

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deep to temporal

insular lobe

Question 24

3 nuclei groups of amygdala

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medial
central
basolateral

Question 25

medial amygdala nuclei

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olfaction

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central amygdala nuclei

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hypothalamus, PAG,

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basolateral amygdala nuclei

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cortex, emotional responses

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amygdala location

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anterior, medial temporal lobe | collection of nuclei

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third ventricle opens

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posteriorly into cerebral aqueduct

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amygdala input routes (4)

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stria terminalis direct from temporal lobe cortex amydalofugal tract lateral olfactory tract

Question 31

means for drive related information to influence movement decisions

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amygdala output to ventral striatum

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how do fibers leave amygdala?

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VAG and stria terminalis

Question 33

patient is hypersexual, sniffs everything, fearless, shows no emotion or regard for authority, keeps picking up his wallet. What do you think is wrong?

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Kluver-Bucy Syndrome | bilateral temporal lobe damage - damage to amygdala, visual association cortex, parahippocampal gyrus

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role of fornix

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important hippocampal output

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transition between hippocampus proper and parahippocampal cortex

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subiculum

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3 distinct zones of hippocampus

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dentate subiculum hippocampus proper

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Papez circuit

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interactions among limbic structures, cortex, hypothalamus | emotional experiences processed here