Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Chorda tympani joins the _____ nerve & relays in submandibular ganglion

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

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

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

One component of the basal ganglia is the _____, which consists of the putamen and globus pallidus

Layers _____ of the LGB receive the projections of the axons from the temporal retina of the ipsilateral eye (uncrossed fibres)

The facial nerve exits the facial nucleus and loops around the _____ nucleus, forming the internal genu of the facial nerve

The posterior perforated substance present in the _____ is pierced by the posterior cerebral arteries.

Lesions to the somatosensory association cortex in the _____dominant hemisphere result in astereognosia, which is the inability to recognize objects by touch

The _____ sinus terminates by joining with the great cerebral vein of Galen to form the straight sinus