thalamic nuclei

Question 1

anterior nucleus

Answer 1

receives from hypothalamus

projects to cingulate cortex

Question 2

dorsomedial nucleus

Answer 2

receives from hypothalamus

projects to prefrontal cortex

Question 3

lateral dorsal nucleus

Answer 3

receives from cingulate cortex

projects back to cingulate cortex and to parietal lobe

Question 4

lateral posterior nucleus

Answer 4

receives from occipital lobe

projects to parietal lobe

Question 5

pulvinar nucleus

Answer 5

receives from occipital lobe

projects back to occipital lobe

Question 6

ventral anterior nucleus

Answer 6

receives from basal ganglia

projects to frontal lobe

Question 7

ventral lateral nucleus

Answer 7

receives from cerebellar nuclei

projects to motor cortex

Question 8

ventral posteromedial nucleus

Answer 8

receives from sense face/olfactory

projects to parietal lobe

Question 9

ventral posterolateral nucleus

Answer 9

receives sense from trunk

projects to parietal lobe

Question 10

medial geniculate nucleus

Answer 10

receives from ear

projects to temporal lobe

Question 11

lateral geniculate nucleus

Answer 11

receives from retina

projects to V1

Question 12

internal medullary lamina

Answer 12

receives from basal ganglia, pre-frontal cortex, frontal lobe, midbrain

projects to basal ganglia and frontal lobe (consciousness)