Week 10 - Basal Nuclei, Limbic System & Blood Vessels Flashcards
The primary motor and sensory cortex representing face gets its arterial supply from the.,.,
Middle cerebral artery
Which neurotransmitter shows a marked decline in the strait in of patients with Huntington’s disease?
GABA
Match the nuclei with their functions
Amagdaloid body
Hippocampus
Hypothalamus
Caudate nucleus
Match the nuclei with their functions
Amagdaloid body - feat regulation
Hippocampus - processing of memory
Hypothalamus - autonomic control
Caudate nucleus - motor modulation
Basal ganglia is made up of all the nuclei except……
Hippocampus
The neurotransmitter of substantia nigra is……
Dopamine
The classic features of Parkinson’s Disease are…..
Slowness in movement
Rigidity
Tremor
All of the arteries supply the cerebellum except…..
Anterior cerebral artery
Broca’s and Weirnickes speech area are supplied by…..
Middle cerebral artery
The structure of the limbic system which helps to convert short term memory into long term memory is the……
Hippocampus
The corpus striatum is the name given to…..
Caudate and lentiform nucleus
Match the functional areas with the arteries which supply them.
Cerebellum
Primary motor and sensory cortex which represents lower limb
Fusiform gyrus
Auditory cortex
Match the functional areas with the arteries which supply them.
Cerebellum -
Superior cerebellar artery, posterior and anterior inferior cerebellar arteries
Primary motor and sensory cortex which represents lower limb - anterior cerebral artery
Fusiform gyrus - posterior cerebral artery
Auditory cortex - middle cerebral artery
The basal nuclei complex is associated with……… functions.
Motor
The artery which is the link between the anterior and the posterior circulation of the brain is the…..
Posterior communicating artery
True or false
Indirect pathway turns up the cortical motor activity
Direct pathway turns up the cortical motor activity
True or false
Indirect pathway turns up the cortical motor activity - false
Direct pathway turns up the cortical motor activity - true
Neurodegeneratiom of the hippocampus results in ….
Amnesia - memory loss
