Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

The most common site for a _____ aneurysm is at the junction of the anterior communicating and anterior cerebral arteries

Facial nerve divides into 2 main terminal trunks: _____ and Cervicofacial.

_____ hematoma is due to tearing of bridging veins that lie between the dura and arachnoid

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.

Chorda tympani joins the _____ nerve & relays in submandibular ganglion

In addition to CNs, the cavernous sinus also contains portions of the _____ artery and hypothalamospinal tract fibers en route to the orbit

The cell bodies of _____-secreting neurons (from the posterior pituitary) originate primarily in the paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus

In accomodation reflex pathway, the afferent fibres from optic tract reach the _____ and finally end at the parastriate cortex

Components of Papez Circuit are: He-_____ Man-Mamillary body Ate-Anterior thalamus Cat-Cingulate gyrus

The _____ of the corpus callosum connects frontal lobes