Questions from CurrentPapers (2015, 1st department) Flashcards

1
Q

Which spinal cord segments contain the Clark-Stilling nucleus?

A

Thoracic 8 - Lumbar 3

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2
Q

Which tracts terminate in Pontine nuclei?

A

Türck tract & Arnold tract (both are Corticopontine tracts)

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3
Q

Which extrapyramidal efferent pathways are crossed

A

Tectospinal and Rubrospinal (Those from the Midbrain)

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4
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Which Thalamic nuclei have motor functions?

A

VA/VL

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5
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In which Thalamic nucleus does the TrigeminoThalamic fibers terminate?

A

VPM

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6
Q

Where is the cell body of those neurons which send their axons up to the Gracile nucleus?

A

DRG (Lumbar and Sacral)

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7
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In which spinal funiculus is the Rubrospinal tract found?

A

Lateral funiculus

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8
Q

Which tracts pass through Forel’s H1-field?

A

PallidoThalamic (Lenticular ansa and Lenticular Fascicule)

CerebelloThalamic

RubroThalamic

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9
Q

What is the main neurotransmitter of the StriatoNigral fibers?

A

GABA

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10
Q

Which Proprioceptor is linked in series to the skeletal muscle fibers?

A

Golgi Tendon Organ

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11
Q

Which fibers convey heat-related information?

A

III & IV aka Adelta & C

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12
Q

Where do the climbing fibers of the Cerebellum come from?

A

Inferior Olivary nucleus (OlivoCerebellar fibers)

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13
Q

Where do the axons of Purkinje-cells terminate?

A

Deep Cerebellar nuclei

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14
Q

Which Cerebellar Peduncle contains the ventral SpinoCerebellar tract?

A

Superior Cerebellar Peduncle

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15
Q

Which Hypothalamic nuclei produce Vasopressin?

A

Supraoptic and paraventricular

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16
Q

What type of nucleus is 16?

A

GSM

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17
Q

Where is the cell body of the axons that terminate in 17?

A

DRG of Thoracic and Lumbar

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18
Q

Where does the nucleus of 18 project?

A

Thalamus, VPM

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19
Q

Which pathway is 19?

A

Medial Lemniscus / Internal Arcuate fibers

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20
Q

What type of information is conveyed by 20?

A

Protopathic (Spinothalamic tract)

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21
Q

Which crainal nerves share the nucleus in 21?

A

9, 10, 11 (Nucleus Ambiguus)

22
Q

Where and how do the fibers arising from the nucleus in 22 terminate?

A

Cerebellum, as climbing fibers

23
Q

Give the names of the tracts running in 23

A

(Superior Cerebellar Peduncle)

CerebelloRubral

CerebelloThalamic

Ventral SpinoCerebellar

24
Q

What is the neurotransmitter in 24?

A

Norepinephrine (NE)

25
Q

What is the type of information conveyed in 26?

A

Protopathic (SpinoThalamic tract)

26
Q

Where does the tract in 27 terminate?

A

VPL (Medial Lemniscus)

27
Q

Which tracts terminate in the nuclei in 28?

A

CorticoPontine tracts (Türck & Arnold)

28
Q

Where is the termination of the prothopathic tracts from the head region in the Thalamus?

A

VPM

29
Q

Projection from the MD nucleus of thalamus?

A

Frontal lobe

30
Q

In which Thalamic nuclei is the termination of the cerebellothalamic tract?

A

VA/VL

31
Q

The striatonigral pathway is_______ to the substantial nigra.

A

Inhibitory

32
Q

Where can you find an agranular cortex?

A

In motor cortex

(In an agranular cortex layer 3 and 5 are prominent)

33
Q

Basket cells are ______ interneurons in the cerebellar cortex.

A

Inhibitory

34
Q

Alpha-motorneurons are______.

A

Excitatory

35
Q

Which neuron is the only excitatory cell in the cerebellar cortex?

A

Granular cells

36
Q

How do you call the axons of the cerebellar granular cells?

A

Parallell fibers

37
Q

Where are the perikarya of the optic radiation?

A

LGB

38
Q

The basal nucleus of Meynert produce _____ (NT)?

A

Acetylcholine

39
Q

What is the NT in the nigrostriatal tract?

A

Dopamine

40
Q

What is the type of nucleus in 1?

A

GVM

(Erdinger-Westphal)

41
Q

Which neurotransmitter is produced in 2?

A

Dopamine

42
Q

Which funiculus of the Spinal Cord contains the pathway in 3?

A

Lateral Funiculus

(Rubrospinal tract)

43
Q

To which cranial nerve does the nucleus in 4 belong?

A

Vagus

(lateral ala cinerea)

44
Q

With what type of fibers does the pathway originating from 5 end in the cerebellar cortex?

A

Climbing fibers

(OlivoCerebellar tract)

45
Q

What is the type of nucleus in 6?

A

GSS

(Spinotrigeminal)

46
Q

What is the type of the nucleus in 7?

A

SVS (taste)

(Solitary nucleus)

47
Q

What is the name of the structure in 8?

A

Int. Arcuate fibers

48
Q

What is the type of information carried by the pathway in 9?

A

Protopathic

(SpinoThalamic tract)

49
Q

Where does the pathway in 10 end?

A

Thalamus - VPL

(SpinoThalamic tract)

50
Q

Input and output of LGB?

A

optic tract —> LGB –> optic radiation

51
Q

Input and output of MGB?

A

brachium of inf. coll –> MGB –> auditory radiation

52
Q

What are the thalamic pain nuclei?

A

DM and CM