Trans - Basal Ganglia Flashcards
functions of basal ganglia
- integrates feeling and movement
- initiates internally generated movements
- shifts and smooths fine motor behavior
- suppresses unwanted motor behaviors
- enhances motivation
- allows feelings of pleasure / ecstasy
corpus striatum - components
caudate nucleus
putamen
globus pallidus
basal ganglia not included in the corpus striatum
subthalamus
substantia nigra
lentiform nucleus - components
putamen
globus pallidus
globus pallidus - components
globus pallidus interna
globus pallidus externa
striatum - components
caudate nucleus
putamen
separates the putamen from the globus pallidus
lateral medullary lamina
separates globus pallidus interna and globus pallidus externa
medial medullary lamina
caudate nucleus - parts
head, body, tail
caudate nucleus head is continuous with
nucleus accumbens and putamen (forming the nucleus accumbens septi)
caudate nucleus tail is continuous with
amygdaloid nucleus
claustrum is connected with which cortical areas
all, including insular, visual, and limbic
claustrum - function
regulation of emotion and sexual arousal
substantia nigra - type of neurotransmitter produced
dopaminergic
substantia nigra - connected to:
striatum
subthalamus - type of neurotransmitter produced
glutaminergic
subthalamus - connected to:
globus pallidus and substantia nigra
substantia nigra - excitatory or inhibitory?
inhibitory
subthalamus - excitatory or inhibitory?
excitatory
direct pathway - function
facilitate movement
direct pathway - dopamine acts on:
D1 receptor
indirect pathway - function
inhibits movement
indirect pathway - dopamine acts on:
D2 receptor
direct pathway - effect on thalamocortical excitation
increase
indirect pathway - effect on thalamocortical excitation
decrease
main sites of input reception in both pathways
caudate nucleus and putamen
relationship of both pathways to spinal cord
no direct input or output
dopamine in basal ganglia pathway - excitatory or inhibitory
inhibitory
glutamate - excitatory or inhibitory
excitatory
GABA - excitatory or inhibitory
inhibitory
caudate nucleus and putamen - neurotransmitter used
GABA