Topic 19: Nervous System - CNS - Forebrain - Cerebrum Layers - tracts + basal nuclei Flashcards

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recall that tracts are ___ matter

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white

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What are the 3 types of tracts?

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  • associated tracts
  • commisural tracts
  • projection tracts
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Where are associated tracts?

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  • from gyrus to gyrus in same hemispheres
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What are commissural tracts?

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from gyrus to gyrus in opposite hemispheres
ex. corpus callosum

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Where are projection tracts?

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  • run vertically (brain to spinal cord, spinal cord to brain)
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What are basal nuclei?

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  • paired masses of gray matter (within white matter)
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7
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What is the function of basal nuclei?

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control skeletal movement

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