Thalamic nuclei

Question 1

What type of nuclei receive and convey infor from all sensory systems (except olfactory), BG, cerebellum to cortex

Answer 1

Relay Nuclei

Question 2

What are the types of Relay Nuclei?

Answer 2

Ventral anterior
Ventral lateral
Ventral posterolateral
Ventral posteromedial
Medial Geniculate
Lateral Geniculate

Question 3

What type of Nuclei processes emotional and some memory information integrating sensation?

Answer 3

Association Nuclei

Question 4

What type of Nuclei connect reciprocally to large areas of the cortex?

Answer 4

Association Nuclei

Question 5

What are the types of Association Nuclei?

Answer 5

Medial group
Anterior
Lateral Dorsal
Lateral Posterior
Pulvinar

Question 6

What are the types of Non specific nuclei of the thalamus?

Answer 6

Intralaminar

Reticular

Question 7

What type of Nuclei receives sensory from the body

Answer 7

Ventral Posterolateral

Question 8

What type of Nuclei is associated with spinothalamic/medial lemniscus and sends info to somatosensory cortex?

Answer 8

Ventral Posterolateral

Question 9

What type of Nuclei receives sensory from the face?

Answer 9

Ventral Posteromedial

Question 10

What type of Nuclei follows the path of trigeminal nerve to the somatosensory cortex?

Answer 10

Ventral Posteromedial

Question 11

What type of Nuclei gives us sensations of touch, pain, temp, itch?

Answer 11

VPL or VPM depending on if from face or body

Question 12

What type of Nuclei is associated with hearing?

Answer 12

Medial Geniculate

Question 13

What type of Nuclei is associated with sound frequency, intensity, and binaural information?

Answer 13

Medial Geniculate

Question 14

What type of Nuclei is associated with vision?

Answer 14

Lateral Geniculate

Question 15

What type of Nuclei is associated with coordination?

Answer 15

Ventral lateral

Question 16

What type of Nuclei is association with execution of movement/motor learning

Answer 16

Ventral lateral

Question 17

Damage to this Nuclei can cause memory loss, inability to form new memories, loss of executive functions

Answer 17

Anterior Group

Question 18

What type of Nuclei is associated with modulation of alertness; learning and episodic memory

Answer 18

Anterior Group

Question 19

Damage to this nuclei causes problems in the sleep/wake cycle.

Answer 19

Reticular Nuclei

Question 20

This is an ascending reticular system responsible for arousal and attention.

Answer 20

Intralaminar Nuclei

Question 21

Damage to this nuclei causes word finding and spatial neglect.

Answer 21

Pulvinar

Question 22

Damage to this nuclei can cause personality changes; drowsiness and coma

Answer 22

Medial Group

Question 23

What type of Nuclei is involved in spatial learning and memory?

Answer 23

Lateral Dorsal

Question 24

What type of Nuclei processes sensory info important to visually guide behavior?

Answer 24

Lateral Posterior

Question 25

What type of Nuclei regulates consciousness, arousal, attention by projecting to widespread areas of the cortex?

Answer 25

Nonspecific Nuclei

Question 26

What type of Nuclei has reciprocal connections with areas of the cortex involved in emotions?

Answer 26

Medial Group

Question 27

What type of Nuclei adjust thalamic activity; interconnects throughout thalamus?

Answer 27

Reticular Nuclei

Question 28

The only thalamic nucleus that does not project to the cerebral cortex.

Answer 28

Reticular Nuclei

Question 29

What type of Nuclei is involved with the initiation of movement and motor planning?

Answer 29

Ventral Anterior

Question 30

Damage to this nuclei causes problems with the regulation of which signals get “attended to” in the thalamus.

Answer 30

Reticular Nuclei