Thalamic nuclei

Question 1

Ventral Posterior Lateral nucleus (VPL)

Answer 1

Mechanosensory, and to lesser extent pain; arms, trunk, let

Question 2

Ventral Posterior Medial (VPM)

Answer 2

Mechanosensory, and lesser extent pain; face

Question 3

Ventral Posterior Medial Parvocellular (VPMpc)

Answer 3

taste

Question 4

Ventral Medial Posterior (VMp)

Answer 4

another subdivision of the VP nucleus because it is not anatomically distinct; pain

Question 5

Posterior nuclei

Answer 5

viscerosensory

Question 6

Medial Dorsal (MD)

Answer 6

pain, emotions, cognition, “sensual” touch

Question 7

Solitary nuclei

Answer 7

taste; ipsilateral

Question 8

PICA feeds

Answer 8

Dorsolateral medulla

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Question 9

VMp projects to

Answer 9

Insular cortex

Question 10

MD projects to

Answer 10

anterior cingulate - emotional pain

Question 11

VPL projects to

Answer 11

somatosensory cortex, location/intensity of pain

Question 12

parabrachial nucleus

Answer 12

regulates BP, part of visceral afferent pathway

Question 13

Posterior viserosensory nucleus

Answer 13

primary afferents of IX and X –> insular cortex

Question 14

Which vessel supplies primary visual cortex?

Answer 14

posterior cerebral

Question 15

Which vessel supplies pontine nuclei?

Answer 15

basilar

Question 16

Which vessel supplies pyramids in the medulla?

Answer 16

vertebral

Question 17

What vessel supplies insular cortex?

Answer 17

MCA

Question 18

Thalamus supply

Answer 18

PCA