Questions from CurrentPapers (2015, 1st department) Flashcards
Which spinal cord segments contain the Clark-Stilling nucleus?
Thoracic 8 - Lumbar 3
Which tracts terminate in Pontine nuclei?
Türck tract & Arnold tract (both are Corticopontine tracts)
Which extrapyramidal efferent pathways are crossed
Tectospinal and Rubrospinal (Those from the Midbrain)
Which Thalamic nuclei have motor functions?
VA/VL
In which Thalamic nucleus does the TrigeminoThalamic fibers terminate?
VPM
Where is the cell body of those neurons which send their axons up to the Gracile nucleus?
DRG (Lumbar and Sacral)
In which spinal funiculus is the Rubrospinal tract found?
Lateral funiculus
Which tracts pass through Forel’s H1-field?
PallidoThalamic (Lenticular ansa and Lenticular Fascicule)
CerebelloThalamic
RubroThalamic
What is the main neurotransmitter of the StriatoNigral fibers?
GABA
Which Proprioceptor is linked in series to the skeletal muscle fibers?
Golgi Tendon Organ
Which fibers convey heat-related information?
III & IV aka Adelta & C
Where do the climbing fibers of the Cerebellum come from?
Inferior Olivary nucleus (OlivoCerebellar fibers)
Where do the axons of Purkinje-cells terminate?
Deep Cerebellar nuclei
Which Cerebellar Peduncle contains the ventral SpinoCerebellar tract?
Superior Cerebellar Peduncle
Which Hypothalamic nuclei produce Vasopressin?
Supraoptic and paraventricular
What type of nucleus is 16?
GSM
Where is the cell body of the axons that terminate in 17?
DRG of Thoracic and Lumbar
Where does the nucleus of 18 project?
Thalamus, VPM
Which pathway is 19?
Medial Lemniscus / Internal Arcuate fibers
What type of information is conveyed by 20?
Protopathic (Spinothalamic tract)