Diencephalon — Flashcards

Anterior thalamic nuclei have 3 subdivisions:_____

Output fibres from thalamus project to the _____ and to the basal nuclei and hypothalamus

Hint: major

The _____ nucleus of the thalamus generally receives input from the hypothalamus and sends output to the prefrontal cortex.

One component of the basal ganglia is the _____, which consists of the putamen (motor) and caudate (cognitive)

Rules of 4: There are four _____ structures that start with "S"1. Spinocerebellar pathway2. Spinothalamic tract 3. Spinal trigeminal nucleus 4. Sympathetic (hypothalamospinal) pathway

ID the structure: _____

The largest division of the thalamus is the _____ thalamic nuclei.

ID Nucleus: _____

ID Cortical Area: _____

ID Brainstem Level: _____