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Flashcard 1: ID Nucleus: _____
Answer: Dorsal motor nucleus of X - Adjacent and lateral to the hypoglossal nucleus
Flashcard 2: ID Cortical Area: _____
Answer: Wernicke's area (Brodmann area 22)
Flashcard 3: ID Brainstem Level: _____
Answer: Rostral midbrain - Presence of colliculi - Presence of cerebral aqueduct - Presence of cerebral peduncles - Presence of CN III
Flashcard 4: ID Cortical Area: _____
Answer: Somatosensory association cortex
Flashcard 5: ID Nucleus: _____
Answer: Nucleus of CN III - Located in rostral midbrain - Anterolateral to cerebral aqueduct - Anterior to nucleus of Edinger-Westphal
Flashcard 6: ID Gyrus: _____
Answer: Cuneus gyrus
Flashcard 7: ID Nucleus: _____
Answer: Spinal trigeminal nucleus
Flashcard 8: ID the structure: _____
Answer: Pineal gland
Flashcard 9: ID Nucleus: _____
Answer: Hypoglossal nucleus - Situated near the midline just beneath the fourth ventricle
Flashcard 10: ID Structure: _____
Answer: Medial longitudinal fasciculus
Flashcard 11: ID Brainstem Level: _____
Answer: Caudal midbrain - Presence of colliculi - Presence of cerebral aqueduct - Presence of CN IV
Flashcard 12: ID Nucleus: _____
Answer: Cochlear nucleus - Just lateral to the inferior cerebellar peduncle
Flashcard 13: ID Structure: _____
Answer: Medial lemniscus
Flashcard 14: ID Brainstem Level: _____
Answer: Closed medulla - Absence of 4th ventricle - Decussation of medullary pyramids
Flashcard 15: Parts in yellow are supplied by? _____
Answer: Anterior cerebral artery
Flashcard 16: ID Cranial Nerve: _____
Answer: CN IX (Glossopharyngeal)
Flashcard 17: ID Gyrus: _____
Answer: Cingulate gyrus
Flashcard 18: ID Nucleus: _____
Answer: Nucleus ambiguus
Flashcard 19: ID Nucleus: _____
Answer: Spinal trigeminal nucleus
Flashcard 20: ID Nucleus: _____
Answer: Nucleus of Edinger-Westphal - Located in rostral midbrain - Anterolateral to cerebral aqueduct - Posterior to nucleus of CN III
Flashcard 21: ID Spinal Cord Section: _____
Answer: Cervical
Flashcard 22: ID Nucleus: _____
Answer: Nucleus solitarius
Flashcard 23: ID Structure: _____
Answer: Medial lemniscus
Flashcard 24: ID Vessel: _____
Answer: Anterior cerebral artery
Flashcard 25: ID Nucleus: _____
Answer: Inferior olivary nucleus
Flashcard 26: ID Sulcus: _____
Answer: Central sulcus
Flashcard 27: ID Structure: _____
Answer: Medial longitudinal fasciculus
Flashcard 28: ID Brainstem Level: _____
Answer: Rostral pons - Presence of 4th ventricle - Ventral enlargement - Presence of CN V
Flashcard 29: ID the structure: _____
Answer: Mammillary body
Flashcard 30: ID Cortical Area: _____
Answer: Prefrontal cortex
Flashcard 31: ID Cortical Area: _____
Answer: Primary visual cortex
Flashcard 32: ID Sulcus: _____
Answer: Calcarine sulcus
Flashcard 33: ID Brainstem Level: _____
Answer: Caudal pons - Presence of 4th ventricle - Ventral enlargement - Presence of CN VI and VII
Flashcard 34: The structure marked in the image is _____ and its fibers end in the _____ nucleus of the thalamus.
Answer: mamillary body
Flashcard 35: The structure marked A is the splenium of the corpus callosum and it is connected to the _____ cortex.
Answer: striate
Flashcard 36: ID Nucleus: _____
Answer: Abducens nucleus - Found near the midline in the floor of the fourth ventricle, just lateral to the MLF
Flashcard 37: ID Cortical Area: _____
Answer: Frontal eye field (Brodmann area 8)
Flashcard 38: Structures corresponding to B in the below image is _____
Answer: Choroid plexus
Flashcard 39: ID Structure: _____
Answer: Medial lemniscus
Flashcard 40: ID Brainstem Level: _____
Answer: Open medulla - Presence of 4th ventricle - Inferior olivary nucleus - Presence of CN IX, X and XII
Flashcard 41: ID Red-Curvy Structure: _____
Answer: Arcuate fasciculus
Flashcard 42: ID Cortical Area: _____
Answer: Primary auditory cortex (Brodmann area 41 & 42)
Flashcard 43: ID Gyrus: _____
Answer: Precentral gyrus
Flashcard 44: ID the structure: _____
Answer: Pretectal nuclei (light reflex)
Flashcard 45: ID Structure: _____
Answer: Red nucleus
Flashcard 46: ID Cortical Area: _____
Answer: Premotor cortex (Brodmann area 6)
Flashcard 47: Area marked C is also known as _____ (5,7)
Answer: Sensory Association area
Flashcard 48: ID Cortical Area: _____
Answer: Primary motor cortex (Brodmann area 4)
Flashcard 49: ID Nucleus: _____
Answer: Vestibular nucleus
Flashcard 50: ID Structure: _____
Answer: Main sensory nucleus of V
Flashcard 51: Most likely site of location of Cavernous sinus in the given image is: _____
Answer: B
Flashcard 52: ID Structure: _____
Answer: Spinal trigeminal nucleus
Flashcard 53: ID Gyrus: _____
Answer: Postcentral gyrus
Flashcard 54: ID Vessel: _____
Answer: Middle cerebral artery
Flashcard 55: ID Gyrus: _____
Answer: Lingual gyrus
Flashcard 56: ID Cortical Area: _____
Answer: Broca's area (Brodmann area 44 & 45)
Flashcard 57: ID Nucleus: _____
Answer: Facial nucleus - Located ventrolateral to the abducens nucleus
Flashcard 58: ID Nucleus: _____
Answer: Spinal trigeminal nucleus
Flashcard 59: Interlaminar pathway gives signals for color vision to layers _____ and 3 of the visual cortex having clusters of cells called blobs
Answer: 2
Flashcard 60: Chiari _____ malformation commonly results in aqueductal stenosis, which causes hydrocephalus
Answer: II
Flashcard 61: Lesions to CN _____ result in deviation of the uvula away from the side of the lesion
Answer: X (vagus)
Flashcard 62: All the fibres of the _____ except the hippocampal comissure are long association fibres
Answer: fornix
Flashcard 63: Rules of 4: Lesions in the brain stem that affect the _____ result in contra-lateral weakness of the arm and leg
Answer: corticospinal tract
Flashcard 64: Foramen of the skull:Neurovascular structures passing through the posterior part of foramen magnum include:_____ nerve and posterior spinal artery
Answer: spinal root of accessory
Flashcard 65: Relations of the lateral ventricle: BodyRoof: _____ of the corpus callosum Floor and lateral wall: Caudate nucleus, stria terminalis, thalamostriate vein, thalamus, choroid plexus, and body of the fornix (lateral to medial)Medial wall: Septum pellucidum
Answer: body
Flashcard 66: The _____ separates the thalamus and the caudate nucleus from the lentiform nucleus
Answer: internal capsule
Flashcard 67: The basal ganglia and cerebellum funnel information for skilled voluntary movement to the _____ and motor cortex by way of the thalamus.
Answer: premotor
Flashcard 68: The auditory input from the superior olivary nucleus travels via the _____ to the inferior colliculus (midbrain)
Answer: lateral lemniscus
Flashcard 69: _____ sinus and superior saggital sinus drains into the confluence of sinuses
Answer: Occipital
Flashcard 70: What is the output of the neocerebellum?To _____ nucleus of the thalamus via the dentate nucleus
Answer: ventrolateral
Flashcard 71: Continuous EEG monitoring in Polysomnography is recorded from _____ and parietal lobe leads attached to the brain
Answer: occipital
Flashcard 72: _____ pupillae is supplied by the parasympathetic fibers of the ciliary ganglion
Answer: Sphincter
Flashcard 73: The innervation of the cranial dura mater is derived mainly from the three divisions of the _____ cranial nerve, the C2 and C3 spinal nerves, and the cervical sympathetic trunk.
Answer: 5th
Flashcard 74: The infraorbital nerve is a continuation of the _____ nerve that runs across the orbital floor
Answer: maxillary
Flashcard 75: The _____ cistern contains the AICArtery, Cranial nerves 5, 7, 8 and superior petrosal veins
Answer: Cerebellopontine
Flashcard 76: Lesion to areas after the optic chiasm result in _____-ocular and homonymous contra-lateral deficits in vision
Answer: bin
Flashcard 77: One component of the basal ganglia is the _____, which consists of the putamen (motor) and caudate (cognitive)
Answer: striatum
Flashcard 78: The dural venous sinuses are present between the _____ and the endosteal layer of the dura mater.
Answer: meningeal
Flashcard 79: Branches of Mandibular nerve:Main trunk of the mandibular nerve gives rise to _____ and Nervous spinosus
Answer: N. to medial pterygoid
Flashcard 80: Purkinje cells in the _____ of the cerebellum project to the fastigial nuclei
Answer: vermis
Flashcard 81: Branches of Mandibular nerve:_____ and lingual nerve of the posterior division are the sensory branches
Answer: Auriculotemporal
Flashcard 82: _____ layer of Dura mater is actually the periosteum of the skull bones.
Answer: Endosteal
Flashcard 83: The CSF in the 4th ventricle may enter the _____ via the lateral foramina (2) of Luschka
Answer: subarachnoid space
Flashcard 84: The afferent pathways of basal ganglia consist of _____ and thalamostriatal pathways
Answer: corticostriatal
Flashcard 85: The _____ nucleus is the portion of the medial longitudinal fasciculus responsible for vertical gaze
Answer: rostral interstitial
Flashcard 86: The length of the intra-_____ part of the optic nerve is 5-9mm
Answer: canalicular
Flashcard 87: The _____-order neuron of the dorsal column-medial lemniscal tract decussates in the caudal medulla
Answer: 2nd
Flashcard 88: _____ gyrus is located in the primary auditory cortex.
Answer: Heschl's
Flashcard 89: The _____ of the reticular formation is located in the posterior rostral pons and is responsible for synthesis of norepinephrine
Answer: locus coeruleus
Flashcard 90: _____ motoneurons are always ipsi-lateral to the muscle they innervate
Answer: Lower
Flashcard 91: Boundaries of the 3rd ventricle:Roof - _____Lateral wall - Thalamus, hypothalamusAnterior wall - Anterior commissure, Lamina terminalisPosterior wall - Pineal gland, Posterior commissure, Aqueduct of SylviusFloor - Optic chiasma, Infundibulum, mamillary bodies, posterior perforating substance, tegmentum of midbrain (anterior to posterior)
Answer: Choroid plexus
Flashcard 92: The dentate nucleus sends axons that decussate in the _____ and then synapse in the contralateral ventral lateral (VL) nucleus of the thalamus
Answer: superior cerebellar peduncle
Flashcard 93: The 1st-order neuron of the hypothalamospinal tract arises from the hypothalamus and synapses in the _____ horn of the spinal cord at the level of T1
Answer: lateral
Flashcard 94: What are the adult derivatives of the wall of the metencephalon? _____ and cerebellum
Answer: pons
Flashcard 95: Within the ventral horn, alpha and gamma motoneurons that innervate _____ are located more ventrally
Answer: extensors
Flashcard 96: The corticobulbar innervation of facial motoneurons to muscles of the _____ face is bi-lateral
Answer: upper
Flashcard 97: _____ fibers that enter the cerebellum originate from the inferior olivary nuclei of the contralateral medulla
Answer: Climbing
Flashcard 98: The flexure between the _____ and the myelencephalon is called as the pontine flexure.
Answer: metencephalon
Flashcard 99: The abducens nucleus sends axons that course within the contralateral _____ to reach the oculomotor nucleus
Answer: MLF
Flashcard 100: The vestibular system communicates directly with the nucleus tractus solitarius via the _____ nerve (CN VIII)
Answer: vestibulocochlear
Flashcard 101: The arrangement of cerebellar nuclei from _____ is dentate, emboliform, globose, and fastigial.
Answer: lateral to medial
Flashcard 102: Layers of the cerebellum:Granular layer: contains _____ cells that receive input from parallel fibers and mossy fibers
Answer: Golgi
Flashcard 103: Output fibres from thalamus project to the _____ and to the basal nuclei and hypothalamus
Answer: cerebral cortex
Flashcard 104: At the superior end of the sulcus limitans, a bluish-gray area is produced by a cluster of nerve cells containing _____ pigment called substantia ferruginea
Answer: melanin
Flashcard 105: Special Visceral Efferent: Nucleus Ambiguus _____ nerve: Innervating stylopharyngeus, pharyngeal, external laryngeal, oesophageal striated muscles, muscles of the soft palate, sternocleidomastoid, and trapezius.
Answer: IX, X, XI
Flashcard 106: At the _____, 60% of the optic fibers from the nasal half of each retina cross and project into the contralateral optic tracts
Answer: optic chiasm
Flashcard 107: Relations of the lateral ventricle: Inferior hornRoof: _____ of the corpus callosum and tail of caudate Floor: collateral eminence and hippocampus
Answer: tapetum
Flashcard 108: The cell bodies of _____-secreting neurons (from the posterior pituitary) originate primarily in the paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus
Answer: oxytocin
Flashcard 109: The _____ is a membrane separating the anterior horns of the left and right lateral ventricles of the brain.
Answer: septum pellucidum
Flashcard 110: Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is characterized by:- damage _____laterally to the mammillary bodies - periventricular hemorrhagic lesions to the dorsomedial nucleus of the thalamus
Answer: bi
Flashcard 111: Rules of 4: Lesions in the brain stem that affect the _____ result in ipsi-lateral ataxia of the arm and leg
Answer: spinocerebellar pathway
Flashcard 112: _____ hematoma is due to tearing of bridging veins that lie between the dura and arachnoid
Answer: Subdural
Flashcard 113: Components of Papez Circuit are: He-_____ Man-Mamillary body Ate-Anterior thalamus Cat-Cingulate gyrus
Answer: Hippocampus
Flashcard 114: Chorda tympani joins the _____ nerve & relays in submandibular ganglion
Answer: lingual
Flashcard 115: Layers of the cerebellum:Molecular layer - _____ and basket cells recieve excitatory input from parellel fibres and form inhibitory synapses on Purkinje cells
Answer: Stellate
Flashcard 116: The insula forms the base of the _____ cistern and lies between the frontal and temporal lobes.
Answer: Sylvian
Flashcard 117: The _____ of the corpus callosum connects frontal lobes
Answer: rostrum
Flashcard 118: Facial nerve divides into 2 main terminal trunks: _____ and Cervicofacial.
Answer: Temporofacial
Flashcard 119: In accomodation reflex pathway, the afferent fibres from optic tract reach the _____ and finally end at the parastriate cortex
Answer: LGB
Flashcard 120: Rules of 4: Lesions in the brain stem that affect the _____ result in ipsi-lateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia
Answer: MLF
Flashcard 121: The most common site for a _____ aneurysm is at the junction of the anterior communicating and anterior cerebral arteries
Answer: berry (saccular)
Flashcard 122: Medial midbrain (Weber) syndrome is caused by occlusion of the _____ branches of the posterior cerebral artery
Answer: paramedian
Flashcard 123: In addition to CNs, the cavernous sinus also contains portions of the _____ artery and hypothalamospinal tract fibers en route to the orbit
Answer: internal carotid
Flashcard 124: Layers of the cerebellum:Purkinje layer - The axons of Purkinje cells passes through the _____ layer into the white matter and synapses with the cerebellar nuclei.
Answer: granular
Flashcard 125: The flexure between the _____ and the diencephalon is called as the telencephalic flexure.
Answer: telencephalon
Flashcard 126: The two major outputs/ efferents of the basal ganglia are from _____ and substantia nigra pars reticulata
Answer: Globus pallidus interna
Flashcard 127: The _____ nucleus of the thalamus generally receives input from the hypothalamus and sends output to the prefrontal cortex.
Answer: dorsomedial
Flashcard 128: Acoustic neuroma most commonly arises from the _____ division of 8th cranial nerve at the site of transition of central to peripheral myelin i.e. Obersteiner-Redlich zone.
Answer: vestibular
Flashcard 129: Layers of the cerebellum:_____ fibres end on the dendrites of granule cells and form complexes called as glomeruli
Answer: Mossy
Flashcard 130: The _____-order neuron of the dorsal column-medial lemniscal tract ascends contra-laterally in the medial lemnicscus (brainstem and above)
Answer: 2nd
Flashcard 131: The _____ sinus terminates by joining with the great cerebral vein of Galen to form the straight sinus
Answer: inferior sagittal
Flashcard 132: The CSF in the 4th ventricle may enter the _____ via the medial foramen (1) of Magendie
Answer: subarachnoid space
Flashcard 133: The _____ of the internal capsule contains corticospinal, corticorubral and frontopontine fibres
Answer: posterior limb
Flashcard 134: One component of the basal ganglia is the _____, which consists of the putamen and globus pallidus
Answer: lentiform nucleus
Flashcard 135: Layers _____ of the LGB receive the projections of the axons from the temporal retina of the ipsilateral eye (uncrossed fibres)
Answer: 2, 3 and 5
Flashcard 136: The facial nerve exits the facial nucleus and loops around the _____ nucleus, forming the internal genu of the facial nerve
Answer: abducens
Flashcard 137: The posterior perforated substance present in the _____ is pierced by the posterior cerebral arteries.
Answer: interpeduncular fossa
Flashcard 138: The primary visual (striate) cortex is divided into _____ (superior) and lingual (inferior) gyri via the calcarine fissure
Answer: cuneus
Flashcard 139: Frontal eye field (area _____) is located in the middle frontal gyrus
Answer: 8
Flashcard 140: The fibers in the corticospinal tract leave the cerebral cortex in the _____ limb of the internal capsule
Answer: posterior
Flashcard 141: Layers of the cerebellum:Granular layer: _____ cells send inhibitory output to the granule cells
Answer: Golgi
Flashcard 142: Lesions to the somatosensory association cortex in the _____dominant hemisphere result in astereognosia, which is the inability to recognize objects by touch
Answer: non-
Flashcard 143: _____ branch of the vagus (cranial nerve X) is called Arnolds nerve.
Answer: Auricular
Flashcard 144: Rules of 4: Lesions in the brain stem that affect the _____ result in contra-lateral alteration of pain and temperature in the arm and leg
Answer: spinothalamic tract
Flashcard 145: The 2nd-order neurons of the dorsal column-medial lemniscal tract synapse in the _____ nucleus of the thalamus
Answer: ventral posterolateral (VPL)
Flashcard 146: At the level of superior collicus:_____ tegmental decussation is due to the tectospinal tract
Answer: Dorsal
Flashcard 147: In Marcus Gunn jaw-winking phenomenon, a branch of the _____ division of the fifth cranial nerve is misdirected to the levator muscle
Answer: mandibular
Flashcard 148: The output pathways of spinocerebellum consist of 1. to the _____ via the fastigial nucleus (vermis)2. to the brainstem via the nucleus interpositus(globose+emboliform) (lateral parts)
Answer: brainstem
Flashcard 149: In _____, primary CNS tumors are usually supra-tentorial
Answer: adults
Flashcard 150: Unilateral inattention and neglect occurs due to damage to the _____ of the representational hemisphere
Answer: inferior parietal lobule
Flashcard 151: _____ are focal pouches of arachnoid mater and subarachnoid space protruding through the walls of dural venous sinuses.
Answer: Pacchionian bodies
Flashcard 152: The length of the intra-_____ part of the optic nerve is 10-16mm
Answer: cranial
Flashcard 153: Hypothalamic secretion of GnRH is mediated by the _____ nucleus and arcuate nucleus
Answer: preoptic
Flashcard 154: During the _____ week of the development, the Blake's pouch perforates to form Foramen Magendie
Answer: 9th
Flashcard 155: Risk of rupture of Berry aneurysm is higher if it is at the top of the _____ artery or at the origin of posterior communicating artery
Answer: basilar
Flashcard 156: Parasympathetic pathway of the parotid gland:Preganglionic fibres of the otic ganglion originate in the _____ and travel in the glossopharyngeal nerve and its tympanic branch.
Answer: inferior salivatory nucleus
Flashcard 157: Content of cisterna magna includes: _____ arteries, origin of PICArtery and Cranial nerves 9,10,11,12
Answer: Vertebral
Flashcard 158: _____ segment of Facial nerve lies medial to the short process of incus at the level of aditus.
Answer: Vertical
Flashcard 159: Rules of 4: Lesions in the brain stem that affect the _____ result in ipsi-lateral alteration of pain and temperature on the face in the distribution of CN V
Answer: spinal trigeminal nucleus
Flashcard 160: Cranial nerve _____ is responsible for accommodation via innervation of ciliary muscle
Answer: III (oculomotor)
Flashcard 161: _____ cells are interneurons in the retina that transmit signals from rod bipolar cells to ganglionic cells
Answer: Amacrine
Flashcard 162: Relations of the Thalamus:Superiorly, It is covered by a sheet of white matter called _____ above which lies the body of the fornix and the ventricle
Answer: stratum zonale
Flashcard 163: Phylogenetically, the oldest part of the cerebellum is _____ and it is concerned with fastigial nucleus
Answer: archicerebellum/ vestibulocerebellum
Flashcard 164: _____cellular pathway originates form layers 1 and 2 of the lateral geniculate body
Answer: Magno
Flashcard 165: The lateral ventricle drains into the _____ via the foramen of Monro
Answer: 3rd ventricle
Flashcard 166: The corticobulbar innervation of facial motoneurons to muscles of the _____ face is contra-lateral
Answer: lower
Flashcard 167: The cerebellum receives _____-lateral input from the cerebral cortex via the middle cerebellar peduncle
Answer: contra
Flashcard 168: The _____ of the midbrain has the corpora quadrigemina
Answer: tectum
Flashcard 169: The _____ cistern contains the Great cerebral vein of galen
Answer: Quadrigeminal
Flashcard 170: The _____ of the internal capsule contains both corticospinal and corticonuclear fibres
Answer: genu
Flashcard 171: The _____ nucleus receives information about pain and temperature from the ipsilateral face
Answer: spinal trigeminal
Flashcard 172: Contralateral homonymous hemianopia is a visual deficit associated most commonly with an _____ or with a(n) lateral geniculate body lesion
Answer: optic tract
Flashcard 173: Axons of cells in the cochlear nuclei _____-laterally innervate the superior olivary nuclei in the pons
Answer: bi
Flashcard 174: Mucormycosis will penetrate the _____ of the skull, entering the brain
Answer: cribriform plate
Flashcard 175: Relations of the lateral ventricle: Anterior hornAnteriorly: _____ of the corpus callosumRoof: Anterior part of the body of the corpus callosum Floor and lateral wall: Caudate nucleusMedial wall: Septum pellucidum and anterior column of fornix
Answer: Genu and rostrum
Flashcard 176: The globus pallidus is divided into an _____ and external segment
Answer: internal
Flashcard 177: CN _____ provides parasympathetic innervation to the parotid gland for salivation
Answer: IX (glossopharyngeal)
Flashcard 178: Rules of 4: Lesions in the brain stem that affect the _____ result in contra-lateral loss of vibration sense and proprioception in the arm and leg
Answer: medial lemniscus
Flashcard 179: In the _____, the outer band of Baillarger can be seen with the naked eye and is known as the stria of Gennari
Answer: visual cortex
Flashcard 180: _____ spinocerebellar tract enters the cerebellum through the superior cerebellar peduncle
Answer: Anterior
Flashcard 181: _____cellular pathway originates from layers 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the lateral geniculate body
Answer: Parvo
Flashcard 182: _____ are thin myelinated or unmyelinated axons, which are afferents and efferents passing through the striatum.
Answer: Wilson's pencils
Flashcard 183: _____ vein is formed by the union of two internal cerebral veins
Answer: Great cerebral
Flashcard 184: Visual information from the _____ retina travels in the dorsal optic radiation (parietal lobe) before synapsing in the cuneus gyrus
Answer: superior
Flashcard 185: The _____ pituitary is a collection of nerve axons whose cell bodies are located in hypothalamic nuclei
Answer: posterior
Flashcard 186: Relations of the Thalamus:The posterior end is expanded to form the _____, which overhangs above the superior colliculus.
Answer: pulvinar
Flashcard 187: Alzheimer's disease affects the _____ and temporal lobe initially
Answer: parietal
Flashcard 188: The first muscle to be affected in cavernous sinus thrombosis is the _____ because of the involvement of abducens nerve that passes through the sinus
Answer: lateral rectus
Flashcard 189: The _____ lobe of the pituitary gland is primarily composed of endocrine cells
Answer: anterior
Flashcard 190: Two kinds of excitatory input enter the cerebellum in the form of _____ fibers and mossy fibers
Answer: climbing
Flashcard 191: The input pathways to spinocerebellum consist of proprioceptive input from _____ columns of the spinal cord, trigeminal nerve, visual and auditory systems
Answer: dorsal
Flashcard 192: Falx cerebri contains the superior _____, inferior sagittal, and straight sinuses in it.
Answer: sagittal
Flashcard 193: In pupillary light reflex pathway, first neurons (sensory) connects each retina with both _____ nuclei in the midbrain at the level of the superior colliculi.
Answer: pretectal
Flashcard 194: What is the output of the flocculonodular lobe?To _____ nuclei of the brainstem via the fastigial nucleus
Answer: vestibular
Flashcard 195: Each cerebral peduncle of the midbrain is divided into an anterior _____ and posterior tegmentum by the substantia nigra
Answer: crus cerebri
Flashcard 196: The _____ part of the insular cortex is granular and anterior part is agranular.
Answer: posterior
Flashcard 197: Rules of 4: There are four _____ structures that start with "S"1. Spinocerebellar pathway2. Spinothalamic tract 3. Spinal trigeminal nucleus 4. Sympathetic (hypothalamospinal) pathway
Answer: lateral
Flashcard 198: The primary visual cortex( Brodmann area _____) is located in the posterior part of the calcarine sulcus in the occiptal lobe.
Answer: 17
Flashcard 199: _____ syndrome is caused by occlusion of paramedian branches of the anterior spinal artery and/or vertebral arteries
Answer: Medial medullary
Flashcard 200: At the level of superior collicus:_____ tegmental decussation is due to the rubrospinal tract
Answer: Ventral
Flashcard 201: Chiari _____ malformation is characterized by downward displacement of the cerebellar vermis and tonsils and the medulla through the foramen magnum
Answer: II
Flashcard 202: Accessory visual areas are area _____ (secondary) and area 19 (tertiary).
Answer: 18
Flashcard 203: The length of the intra-_____ part of the optic nerve is 1mm
Answer: ocular
Flashcard 204: The _____ commissure is located in the superior lamina of the pineal gland
Answer: habenular
Flashcard 205: The _____ nucleus of V receives proprioceptive input from the face
Answer: mesencephalic
Flashcard 206: The rootlets of CN _____ and X exit between the olive and inferior cerebellar peduncle
Answer: IX
Flashcard 207: Branches of Mandibular nerve:Branches from the _____ division include the muscular branches, deep temporal and buccal nerve
Answer: anterior
Flashcard 208: The T-shaped choroid plexus of the 4th ventricle is formed from the _____ and is supplied by the posterior inferior cerebellar arteries.
Answer: Tela choroidea
Flashcard 209: The length of the intra-_____ part of the optic nerve is 25-30mm
Answer: orbital
Flashcard 210: The _____ fibers of the cerebellum originate from the contralateral inferior olivary nucleus in the medulla oblongata
Answer: climbing
Flashcard 211: Relations of the lateral ventricle: Posterior hornRoof and lateral wall: _____ of the corpus callosum Medial wall: forceps major and calcar avis
Answer: tapetum
Flashcard 212: Visual information from the _____ retina travels in Meyer's loop (temporal lobe) before synapsing in the lingual gyrus
Answer: inferior
Flashcard 213: The _____ band of Baillarger is seen in the ganglionic layer of cerebral cortex.
Answer: inner
Flashcard 214: _____ fibres from the inferior olivary nuclei use glutamate as their neurotransmitter
Answer: Climbing
Flashcard 215: The axons from the lateral geniculate body that project to the _____ cortex are known as optic radiations
Answer: primary visual (striate)
Flashcard 216: Scala _____ is connected with the subarachnoid space through the aqueduct of cochlea.
Answer: tympani
Flashcard 217: The epithalamus consists of: "Please Have Some Pot my G"Anterior and posterior _____ nucleiMedial and lateral habenular nucleiStria medullaris thalamiPosterior commissurePineal gland
Answer: paraventricular
Flashcard 218: The _____ component of CN III is located centrally (centrally or peripherally)
Answer: motor
Flashcard 219: At the level of inferior collicus:There is decussation of the _____ and the trochlear nerve
Answer: superior cerebellar peduncles
Flashcard 220: _____ spinocerebellar tract enters the cerebellum through the inferior cerebellar peduncle*along with? (COVeRT)
Answer: Posterior
Flashcard 221: _____ herniation may cause compression of the posterior cerebral artery, causing infarction of the occipital lobe
Answer: Uncal
Flashcard 222: Major reward centers are located along the course of the _____ bundle, especially in the lateral and ventromedial nuclei of the hypothalamus.
Answer: medial forebrain
Flashcard 223: _____ herniation involves displacement of the cingulate gyrus under the falx cerebri
Answer: Subfalcine (cingulate)
Flashcard 224: The _____ (chemoreceptor trigger zone) is located adjacent to the nucleus tractus solitarius in the 4th ventricle
Answer: area postrema
Flashcard 225: The _____ of the 4th ventricle is formed by the superior and inferior medullary velum
Answer: roof
Flashcard 226: The emboliform and globose nuclei send axons that decussate in the _____ and then synapse in the red nucleus of the midbrain
Answer: superior cerebellar peduncle
Flashcard 227: Cerebellar circuitry begins with Purkinje cells that receive excitatory input from _____ fibers and parallel fibers (of granule cells)
Answer: climbing
Flashcard 228: The fibers from the _____ and the splenium of the corpus callosum which form the lateral wall of the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle constitute the tapetum.
Answer: trunk
Flashcard 229: The _____ cistern contains the Basilar Artery
Answer: Pontine
Flashcard 230: The 3rd ventricle drains into the _____ via the cerebral aqueduct (of Sylvius)
Answer: 4th ventricle
Flashcard 231: Layers of the cerebellum:Purkinje layer: _____ fibers form excitatory synapses with the Purkinje cells, Stellate cell and Basket cells
Answer: Parallel
Flashcard 232: The lowest projection of ligamentum denticulatum lies at the level of _____ - L1 spinal nerves.
Answer: T12
Flashcard 233: The 2nd-order neurons of the spinothalamic tract synapse in the _____ nucleus of the thalamus
Answer: ventral posterolateral (VPL)
Flashcard 234: Purkinje cells in the _____ of the cerebellum project to the globose and emboliform nuclei
Answer: intermediate hemisphere
Flashcard 235: Course of 3rd Nerve:Lies on the anterior surface on midbrain in between the _____ artery and the superior cerebellar artery in the interpeduncular fossa
Answer: posterior cerebral
Flashcard 236: Neurons of the _____ cortex also known as area 6 are involved in planning of motor activities
Answer: premotor
Flashcard 237: Purkinje cells in the _____ of the cerebellum project to the dentate nucleus
Answer: lateral hemisphere
Flashcard 238: The _____ band of Baillarger is seen in the internal granular layer of cerebral cortex.
Answer: outer
Flashcard 239: _____/specialized glial cells in circumventricular organs help with the transport of neurochemicals to CSF.
Answer: Tanycytes
Flashcard 240: _____ visceral efferent columns contain nuclei of parasympathetic cranial nerves:III: Edinger-Westphal nucleusVII: Superior salivatory nucleusIX: Inferior salivatory nucleusX: Dorsal motor nucleus of vagus
Answer: General
Flashcard 241: The _____ is the gelatinous component of the crista ampullaris that extends from the crista to the roof of the ampullae.
Answer: cupula
Flashcard 242: The area between the ACA/MCA, PCA/MCA (_____ Border Zone) and the Deep / Superficial branches of the MCA (Internal Border Zone) represent watershed zones
Answer: Cortical
Flashcard 243: Medial motor pathways:The _____ tract originates in the superior colliculus of the midbrain and projects to the contralateral cervical spinal cord to control head and eye movements.
Answer: tectospinal
Flashcard 244: Relations of the Thalamus:Laterally, it is related to the posterior limb of the _____
Answer: internal capsule
Flashcard 245: The third order neurons of the _____-spinothalamic pathway project to somatosensory cortex
Answer: neo
Flashcard 246: The _____ nerve passing through the jugular foramen has a separate canal.
Answer: glossopharyngeal
Flashcard 247: Each semicircular canal has 2 ends: ampullated & non-ampullated which open into _____.
Answer: vestibule
Flashcard 248: General/Special Visceral Afferent: Cranial Nerves _____
Answer: 7,9,10
Flashcard 249: _____ is a flat fibrous sheet on either side of the spinal cord present between the ventral and dorsal spinal roots
Answer: Ligamentum denticulatum (Modification of Pia mater)
Flashcard 250: Foramen of the skull:What part of the brain passes through the posterior part of foramen magnum?_____
Answer: medulla oblongata and cerebellar tonsils (2)
Flashcard 251: _____ sulcus is superficially situated and does not indent the lateral ventricle.
Answer: Incomplete
Flashcard 252: On the basis of function:_____ sulcus - A sulcus that separates two areas by its lip and contains a third area in its walls
Answer: Operculated
Flashcard 253: The largest division of the thalamus is the _____ thalamic nuclei.
Answer: lateral
Flashcard 254: The _____ input constitutes the largest input to the thalamus
Answer: cerebral cortex
Flashcard 255: Unilateral trigeminal nerve compresion can be due to _____ artery
Answer: superior cerebellar
Flashcard 256: All the muscles of the tongue are supplied by _____ nerve
Answer: hypoglossal
Flashcard 257: The _____ cranial fossa is supplied by all the three branches of the trigeminal nerve.
Answer: anterior
Flashcard 258: _____ artery forms the main supply of the ventral optic chiasma
Answer: Anterior communicating and internal carotid
Flashcard 259: Ependymomas are usually _____-tentorial tumors
Answer: infra
Flashcard 260: In the first 2 decades of life, ependymomas typically occur near the floor of the _____
Answer: fourth ventricle
Flashcard 261: Relations of the Thalamus:Anterior pole of thalamus forms the posterior boundary of the _____
Answer: interventricular foramen
Flashcard 262: The foveola forms the bottom of the fovea and is devoid of _____ cells
Answer: ganglion
Flashcard 263: What part of the internal capsule carry the occipitopontine fibres?_____
Answer: Retrolentiform
Flashcard 264: Stem cells of the brain are located in the subventricular zone and the _____ gyrus
Answer: dentate
Flashcard 265: Dandy-Walker syndrome is characterized by hypoplasia of midcerebellar region and _____, along with agenesis of posterior cerebellar vermis
Answer: corpus callosum
Flashcard 266: _____ are the first-order neurons in the visual pathway.
Answer: Photoreceptors
Flashcard 267: Which condition is characterised by atresia of the median aperture (foramen of Magendie) and lateral aperture (foramen of Luschka) of the 4th ventricle?_____
Answer: Dandy-Walker syndrome
Flashcard 268: What is the only segment of the intratemporal part of facial nerve that is not within the fallopian canal?_____
Answer: Meatal
Flashcard 269: In pupillary light reflex pathway, fourth neurons (postganglionic motor) leaves the ciliary ganglion and passes in the _____ nerves to innervate the sphincter pupillae.
Answer: short ciliary
Flashcard 270: Nomenclature of basal ganglia:Corpus striatum: _____
Answer: Caudate nucleus + putamen+ globus pallidus (3)
Flashcard 271: Great cerebral vein opens into the _____ sinus
Answer: straight
Flashcard 272: Both retrolentiform and sublentiform parts of the internal capsule carry the _____ fibres
Answer: parietopontine
Flashcard 273: Which veins drain the insular region?_____
Answer: Deep middle cerebral veins
Flashcard 274: A _____ sulcus is one that is deep enough to indent the wall of a ventricle
Answer: complete
Flashcard 275: Both internal and external medullary lamina of the thalamus are sheets of _____ matter
Answer: white
Flashcard 276: Most common site of epidermoid cyst in the brain is _____
Answer: CP angle.
Flashcard 277: The splenium of the corpus callosum is connected to the _____ cortex
Answer: striate
Flashcard 278: Nomenclature of basal ganglia:Neostriatum: _____
Answer: Caudate nucleus + putamen (2)
Flashcard 279: Vestibule has a(n) elliptical recess for lodging the _____
Answer: utricle
Flashcard 280: In internuclear ophthalmoplegia, the lesion in MLF is _____lateral to the side of the aDduction deficit
Answer: ipsi
Flashcard 281: What part of the cerebellum is concerned with vestibulo-ocular reflex?_____
Answer: Flocculonodular lobe
Flashcard 282: What is the centre of the stapedial reflex?_____
Answer: Superior olivary complex
Flashcard 283: Parts in yellow are supplied by? _____
Answer: Anterior cerebral artery
Flashcard 284: Types of white matter:_____ fibers: fibers passing to and from the brainstem to the cerebral cortex.
Answer: Projection
Flashcard 285: The labrynthine artery arises from which artery?_____
Answer: AICA>Basilar
Flashcard 286: Auricular branch of Vagus is also known as _____ nerve
Answer: Arnold's
Flashcard 287: The largest subarachnoid cistern is the _____ cistern
Answer: cerebellomedullary
Flashcard 288: Layers of the cerebellum:The _____ cells form the only excitatory neurons in the cerebellar cortex.
Answer: granule
Flashcard 289: Superior cerebral veins open into the _____ sinus
Answer: superior saggital
Flashcard 290: K_____ receives both contralateral and ipsilateral retinal inputs
Answer: 2
Flashcard 291: Which nucleus of the Vth nerve receives the sensations of proprioception from the muscles of mastication and from the facial and extraocular muscles?_____
Answer: Mesencephalic nucleus
Flashcard 292: Thickest part of the corpus callosum is the _____
Answer: splenium
Flashcard 293: How many branches are given of by the ICA in its cavernous part?_____*which are?
Answer: 6
Flashcard 294: The pathologic lesion in one and half syndrome is in the _____
Answer: dorsal pontine tegmentum
Flashcard 295: Relations of the Thalamus:Medially, it forms the lateral wall of the _____
Answer: third ventricle
Flashcard 296: _____ nucleus of the cerebellum controls horizontal ocular saccades
Answer: Floccular
Flashcard 297: _____ branch of trigeminal nerve is involved in Trotter s triad.
Answer: Mandibular
Flashcard 298: Recurrent artey of Heubner is a branch of the _____ cerebral artery
Answer: Anterior
Flashcard 299: _____ tracts transmit Auditory & visual impulses via inferior & superior colliculli, respectively
Answer: Tectocerebellar
Flashcard 300: What is the input of the neocerebellum?_____
Answer: Cortex
Flashcard 301: What part of cerebellum has distinct topographic representation of the body?_____
Answer: Spinocerebellum
Flashcard 302: Relations of the Thalamus:Inferiorly, it is bound by plane connecting the _____
Answer: hypothalamic sulci
Flashcard 303: What parts of the internal capsule are supplied by the recurrent artery of Heubner?_____
Answer: Anterior limb and genu
Flashcard 304: The best plane for measurement of the volume of the hippocampus is the _____ plane
Answer: coronal
Flashcard 305: Congruous homonymous hemianopia, is usually seen with lesions of the _____
Answer: occipital cortex
Flashcard 306: In pupillary light reflex pathway, third neurons (preganglionic motor) connects the Edinger Westphal nucleus to the _____.
Answer: ciliary ganglion
Flashcard 307: The final center for the horizontal movement of the eye is the _____ nucleus.
Answer: abducent
Flashcard 308: _____ are the second-order neurons in the visual pathway.
Answer: Bipolar cells
Flashcard 309: Which cerebellar peduncle contains only afferent fibres?_____
Answer: Middle
Flashcard 310: Which nuclei of the thalamus influence the activity of the motor cortex?_____
Answer: VA and VL
Flashcard 311: Which nucleus of the Vth nerve receives the sensations of touch and pressure from the face?_____
Answer: Principal sensory nucleus
Flashcard 312: The _____ genu of the facial nerve lies at the junction of the 3rd and the 4th intratemporal segments
Answer: 2nd
Flashcard 313: The sensory epithelium of the utricle and saccule is called _____
Answer: macula
Flashcard 314: _____ are the third-order neurons in the visual pathway.
Answer: Ganglion cells
Flashcard 315: Total number of cones in each eye is _____ million
Answer: 6
Flashcard 316: Which artery supplies the facial nerve in the internal auditory canal?_____
Answer: Labyrinthine branch of AICA
Flashcard 317: Which muscles are innervated by the inferior divison of the oculomotor nerve?_____
Answer: Medial rectus, inferior rectus and inferior oblique (3)
Flashcard 318: The location of the anterior neuropore is represented in adults as _____.
Answer: lamina terminalis
Flashcard 319: K3 and K5 receive _____lateral retinal inputs
Answer: ipsi
Flashcard 320: In pupillary light reflex pathway, second neurons (internuncial) connects each pretectal nucleus to both _____ nuclei.
Answer: Edinger Westphal
Flashcard 321: In adults, ependymomas commonly occur in the _____
Answer: spinal cord
Flashcard 322: What part of the thalamus is involved in processing neurotransmission from the paleo-spinothalamic pathway?_____
Answer: Intralaminar nucleus
Flashcard 323: Internal medullary lamina divides the thalamus into _____ parts
Answer: 3
Flashcard 324: Which thalamic nuclei are associated with amnestic memory?_____
Answer: Dorsomedial and midline
Flashcard 325: Incongruous homonymous hemianopia, is usually seen with lesions of the _____
Answer: optic tract
Flashcard 326: Wernicke's area is situated in the _____ gyrus.
Answer: superior temporal
Flashcard 327: What is the site of implanting auditory brainstem implant?_____
Answer: Lateral recess of 4th ventricle
Flashcard 328: Auditory brainstem implant is placed in the lateral recess of _____ ventricle
Answer: 4th
Flashcard 329: Nomenclature of basal ganglia:Lentiform nucleus: _____
Answer: Putamen + globus pallidus (2)
Flashcard 330: Which artery supplies of the fornix of the brain?_____
Answer: Anterior cerebral artery
Flashcard 331: There are _____ openings in the vestibule for the semicircular canals.
Answer: 5
Flashcard 332: Which brainstem tract pathway is a lateral motor pathway?_____
Answer: Rubrospinal and corticospinal pathway (2)
Flashcard 333: _____ layer is the dura mater proper
Answer: Meningeal
Flashcard 334: Types of white matter:_____ fibers: connect corresponding regions of two hemispheres.
Answer: Commissural
Flashcard 335: Regulation of emotion is by the _____
Answer: frontal lobe
Flashcard 336: _____ tracts transmit proprioceptive input from whole body via relay in inferior olive
Answer: Olivocerebellar
Flashcard 337: Tight junctions between adjacent choroid epithelial cells represents the structural basis of the blood-_____ barrier
Answer: CSF
Flashcard 338: A deep furrow called the _____ isthmus separates the mesencephalon from the metencephalon
Answer: rhombencephalic
Flashcard 339: The conjunctiva, lacrimal sac and the caruncle is supplied by the _____ nerve
Answer: infra-trochlear
Flashcard 340: _____ results in a lack of development of gyri and sulci of the brain
Answer: Lissencephaly
Flashcard 341: Occipital sinus is present in Falx _____.
Answer: cerebelli
Flashcard 342: Which artery supplies the facial nerve in the CP angle?_____
Answer: AICA
Flashcard 343: The ventricles of the brain are lined by _____.
Answer: ependymocytes
Flashcard 344: At the _____, the retina is the thickest of all
Answer: foveal rim
Flashcard 345: Dorello's canal contains the _____ nerve.
Answer: abducent
Flashcard 346: _____ nerve is the primary sensory supply of the eye
Answer: Ophthalmic
Flashcard 347: Both anterior and posterior limb of the internal capsule carry the _____ fibres
Answer: frontopontine
Flashcard 348: Prosopagnosia occurs due to the lesions of the inferior _____ lobe.
Answer: temporal
Flashcard 349: Which ocular muscles have crossed projections of their brainstem nuclei?_____
Answer: Superior oblique and Superior rectus
Flashcard 350: How many branches are given of by the ICA in its cerebral part?_____*which are?
Answer: 4
Flashcard 351: Which part of basal ganglia recieves the afferent pathway input?_____
Answer: Striatum
Flashcard 352: Chorda tympani branches off the facial nerve in the _____ segment of the intratemporal part
Answer: mastoid/vertical
Flashcard 353: Anterior thalamic nuclei have 3 subdivisions:_____
Answer: Anteroventral, Anteromedial and Anterodorsal
Flashcard 354: The septum pellucidum extends from the corpus callosum to the _____
Answer: fornix
Flashcard 355: _____ artery forms the main supply of the dorsal optic chiasma
Answer: Anterior cerebral
Flashcard 356: Which nerve runs within the cavernous sinus in close proximity to the internal carotid artery?_____
Answer: Abducent nerve
Flashcard 357: The calcar avis is formed by the white matter of the _____.
Answer: calcarine sulcus
Flashcard 358: Branches of Mandibular nerve:Inferior alveolar nerve of the posterior division supplies the _____
Answer: mylohyoid and anterior belly of digastric (2 motor)
Flashcard 359: The parts of brain devoid of BBB are also known as _____
Answer: circumventricular organs
Flashcard 360: Which lobes of brain are commonly involved in an oligodendroglioma?_____
Answer: frontal or temporal lobe
Flashcard 361: Perilymph drains into CSF via the _____
Answer: cochlear aqueduct
Flashcard 362: _____ sinus forms the left transverse sinus
Answer: Straight
Flashcard 363: Types of white matter:_____ fibers: connect various cortical regions within the same hemisphere
Answer: Association
Flashcard 364: Striate branch of middle cerebral artery is also called as _____ artery
Answer: Charcot's
Flashcard 365: Millard-Gubler syndrome is due to a lesion in the _____
Answer: pons
Flashcard 366: A fall on the temporal region may produce a contrecoup injury in the _____ lobe
Answer: ipsilateral
Flashcard 367: General Somatic Efferent (SE/GSE): Cranial Nerves _____
Answer: 3, 4, 6, 12
Flashcard 368: _____cytes play a critical role in retinal vascularisation
Answer: Astro
Flashcard 369: Which thalamic nuclei does not project to neocortex?_____
Answer: Reticular nucleus
Flashcard 370: The cranial nerve nuclei in the floor of the IV ventricle are _____
Answer: VI, VIII, X and XII (4)
Flashcard 371: Brocas area is situated in the _____ gyrus.
Answer: inferior frontal
Flashcard 372: External medullary lamina separates the thalamus from the _____
Answer: reticular nucleus
Flashcard 373: Sensory root of the facial nerve is also called the nerve of _____
Answer: Wrisberg
Flashcard 374: What part of the brain acts as a gatekeeper to allow motor system to perform only those acts that are goal-directed in OCDs?_____
Answer: Caudate nucleus
Flashcard 375: Branches of Mandibular nerve:Deep temporal nerve of the anterior division supply the _____ muscle
Answer: Temporalis
Flashcard 376: The fibers present in the fornix are _____ fibers except for the hippocampal commissure of fornix which has commissural fibers
Answer: association
Flashcard 377: The pattern of the arrangement of cranial nerve nuclei from the ventral to dorsal aspect is _____
Answer: Somatic Efferent > Visceral Efferent > Visceral Afferent > Somatic Afferent (4(a>b>c>d))
Flashcard 378: The window of the limbic system is the _____
Answer: amygdala
Flashcard 379: Meckel's cave houses the _____ ganglion
Answer: trigeminal
Flashcard 380: In Terson syndrome, the aneurysm most commonly arises from _____ artery
Answer: anterior communicating
Flashcard 381: 80% of the fibers of the optic nerve originate from the _____ region.
Answer: macular
Flashcard 382: Which three mixed cranial nerves apart from the olfactory nerve, contribute to olfaction?_____
Answer: V, IX and X
Flashcard 383: Area marked C is also known as _____ (5,7)
Answer: Sensory Association area
Flashcard 384: Anterior cerebral artery and _____ artery supply the corpus callosum.
Answer: anterior communicating
Flashcard 385: The Papez circuit is a closed neural circuitry that starts and ends in the _____, which forms the basal ganglia.
Answer: hippocampus
Flashcard 386: Layers of the cerebellum:_____ layer - It is the innermost layer.
Answer: Granular
Flashcard 387: _____ sinus may continue as right transverse sinus
Answer: Superior saggital
Flashcard 388: Pachymeninges includes _____
Answer: arachnoid + dura
Flashcard 389: Which veins drain most of the lateral surface of the hemispheres?_____
Answer: Superficial middle cerebral veins
Flashcard 390: The length of the intracranial part of facial nerve is _____ mm
Answer: 15-17
Flashcard 391: The structure marked A is the splenium of the corpus callosum and it is connected to the _____ cortex.
Answer: striate
Flashcard 392: Substantia Nigra pars _____ is the major source of dopaminergic neurons to the striatum.
Answer: compacta
Flashcard 393: Which ganglion supplies the parotid gland?_____
Answer: Otic
Flashcard 394: Fibers passing through the most lateral part of crus cerebri are _____ fibers.
Answer: temporopontine
Flashcard 395: Parasympathetic supply to the nose comes from _____ nerve
Answer: greater superficial petrosal
Flashcard 396: Forceps major is the fibers of the _____ of the corpus callosum.
Answer: splenium
Flashcard 397: CSF flows from the fourth ventricle via the foramen of _____ to the subarachnoid space of the cisterna magna
Answer: magendie
Flashcard 398: At the upper border of the pons, the basilar artery divides into two _____ arteries.
Answer: posterior cerebral
Flashcard 399: The _____ nerve is the smallest (most slender) cranial nerve.
Answer: trochlear
Flashcard 400: Fibers passing through the most medial part of crus cerebri are _____ fibers.
Answer: frontopontine
Flashcard 401: The red nucleus is _____ a usual site of normal intracranial calcification in elderly
Answer: not
Flashcard 402: First synapse of the DCML pathway occurs in the _____
Answer: ipsilateral medulla
Flashcard 403: _____ nerve (V) innervates the dura mater of all three cranial fossae.
Answer: Trigeminal
Flashcard 404: Area 44 and 45 correspond to _____ area and 22 corresponds to _____ area
Answer: Broca's speech; Wernicke's
Flashcard 405: Prosopagnosia, occurs due to the lesions of the _____
Answer: inferior temporal lobe.
Flashcard 406: The cavernous sinus, transverse sinus, and inferior petrosal sinus are _____ dural venous sinuses while the straight sinus is an _____ sinus.(paired/unpaired)
Answer: paired; unpaired
Flashcard 407: Area postrema and Organum vasculosum are _____ organs that have tanycytes and lack blood-brain barrier.
Answer: circumventricular
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