white matter

Question 1

White matter fibers convey

Answer 1

Signals to and from the cortex

Question 2

projection

Answer 2

To the cortex and cortical structures

Question 3

commissural

Answer 3

Between hemispheres

Question 4

association

Answer 4

Within hemispheres or within the cortex

Question 5

projection fibers

Answer 5

ascending- subcortical structures to cerebral cortex
descending- cortex to spinal cord, brainstem, basal ganglia, thalamus

Question 6

projection fibers travel through

Answer 6

internal capsule
-anterior limb
-genu
-posterior limb

Question 7

anterior limb

Answer 7

corticopontine fibers, thalamus to limbic area

Question 8

genu

Answer 8

CN motor nuclei to reticular formation

Question 9

posterior limb

Answer 9

corticospinal and thalamocortical projections
carries somatosensory, visual, auditory, motor info to cerebral cortex

Question 10

comissural fibers

Answer 10

prefrontal cortex
premotor cortex
primary motor cortex
primary somatosensory cortex
posterior parietal cortex
occipital lobe
temporal lobe

Question 11

association fibers

Answer 11

short- between gyri
long- between lobes