Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

The _____ of the reticular formation is located in the posterior rostral pons and is responsible for synthesis of norepinephrine

_____ motoneurons are always ipsi-lateral to the muscle they innervate

Within the ventral horn, alpha and gamma motoneurons that innervate _____ are located more ventrally

_____ gyrus is located in the primary auditory cortex.

Relations of the lateral ventricle: Inferior hornRoof: _____ of the corpus callosum and tail of caudate Floor: collateral eminence and hippocampus

The abducens nucleus sends axons that course within the contralateral _____ to reach the oculomotor nucleus

The corticobulbar innervation of facial motoneurons to muscles of the _____ face is bi-lateral

Rules of 4: Lesions in the brain stem that affect the _____ result in ipsi-lateral ataxia of the arm and leg

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is characterized by:- damage _____laterally to the mammillary bodies - periventricular hemorrhagic lesions to the dorsomedial nucleus of the thalamus

Layers of the cerebellum: Molecular layer - _____ and basket cells receive excitatory input from parallel fibers and form inhibitory synapses on Purkinje cells