Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Acoustic neuroma most commonly arises from the _____ division of 8th cranial nerve at the site of transition of central to peripheral myelin i.e. Obersteiner-Redlich zone.

The fibers in the corticospinal tract leave the cerebral cortex in the _____ limb of the internal capsule

Hypothalamic secretion of GnRH is mediated by the _____ nucleus and arcuate nucleus

Risk of rupture of Berry aneurysm is higher if it is at the top of the _____ artery or at the origin of posterior communicating artery

In Marcus Gunn jaw-winking phenomenon, a branch of the _____ division of the fifth cranial nerve is misdirected to the levator muscle

_____ cells are interneurons in the retina that transmit signals from rod bipolar cells to ganglionic cells

Rules of 4: Lesions in the brain stem that affect the _____ result in contra-lateral alteration of pain and temperature in the arm and leg

During the _____ week of the development, the Blake's pouch perforates to form Foramen Magendie

Parasympathetic pathway of the parotid gland:Preganglionic fibres of the otic ganglion originate in the _____ and travel in the glossopharyngeal nerve and its tympanic branch.

Content of cisterna magna includes: _____ arteries, origin of PICArtery and Cranial nerves 9,10,11,12