Nuclei of the Thalamus EC Flashcards
1
Q
VPL (Input, Info, Destination)
A
Spinothalamic tract and Dorsal Columns
Sensory information from body
to Primary Somatosensory Cortex
2
Q
VMP (Input, Info, Destination)
A
Trigeminal and Gustatory pathway
Face sensation and taste
to Primary Somatosensory Cortex
3
Q
LGN (Input, Info, Destination)
A
CNII
Vision
to Calcarine sulcus
4
Q
MGN (Input, Info, Destination)
A
Superior olive/Inferior colliculus
Hearing
to Auditory cortex of temporal lobe
5
Q
VL (Input, Info, Destination)
A
Basal Ganglia
Motor
Motor cortex