thalamus Flashcards
ant nuclei
A: mammilothalamic tract
E:cingulate gyrus
F:attention and recent memory
dorsomedial nu
A:fr other thalamic nuclei and hypothalamus
E:prefrontal area
F:mood and emotional balance
lateral dorsal nu
A:ventral tier of thalamic nu
E:precuneus,cingulate gyrus
F:integrate sensory info
lateral posterior
A:ventral tier
E:sup.parietal lobule
F:integrate sensory info
pulvinar
A:ventral tier
E:association areas in parietal,temporal,occipital lobes
F:correlate visual and auditory to other sensations
ventro anterior
A:globus p via subthalamic fasciculus
E: premotor cortex
F:relay station for striatal impulses
ventrolateral
A:dentatorubrothalamic fibre,dantatothalamic fibre
E:motor and premotor
F:relay station for cerebellar impulses
Ventro PosteroMedial vpm
A: trigeminal lemniscus, solitariothalamic tract
E:post central gyrus
F:relay station for impulses fr head,face,taste buds
VPL
A:medial lemniscus,spinal lemniscus
E:postcentral gyrus
F:relay station for conscious proprioception(all 4 sensations) for body
reticular
A:reticular formation
E:cerebral cortex
F:part of RAS
intralaminar nuclei
A:reticular formation
E:other thalamic nuclei,corpus striatum
F:awareness of painful stimuli
MGB
A:auditory nerve fibres fr inf colliculus
E: primary auditory area(41,42)
F: relay station for auditory impulses
LGB
A: optic tract
E: primary visual cortex
F:relay station for visual impulses