Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

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

The _____ of the corpus callosum connects frontal lobes

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

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

Rules of 4: Lesions in the brain stem that affect the _____ result in ipsi-lateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia

Layers of the cerebellum: Purkinje layer - The axons of Purkinje cells pass through the _____ layer into the white matter and synapse with the cerebellar nuclei.

The _____ is a membrane separating the anterior horns of the left and right lateral ventricles of the brain.

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

The insula forms the base of the _____ cistern and lies between the frontal and temporal lobes.

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