Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

_____ branch of the vagus (cranial nerve X) is called Arnolds nerve.

The lateral ventricle drains into the _____ via the foramen of Monro

Phylogenetically, the oldest part of the cerebellum is _____ and it is concerned with fastigial nucleus

The 2nd-order neurons of the dorsal column-medial lemniscal tract synapse in the _____ nucleus of the thalamus

At the level of superior collicus:_____ tegmental decussation is due to the tectospinal tract

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.

The output pathways of spinocerebellum consist of 1. to the _____ via the fastigial nucleus (vermis)2. to the brainstem via the nucleus interpositus(globose+emboliform)  (lateral parts)

In _____, primary CNS tumors are usually supra-tentorial

Unilateral inattention and neglect occurs due to damage to the _____ of the representational hemisphere

Relations of the Thalamus:Superiorly, It is covered by a sheet of white matter called _____ above which lies the body of the fornix and the ventricle