Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

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

_____ are focal pouches of arachnoid mater and subarachnoid space protruding through the walls of dural venous sinuses.

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

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

The length of the intra-_____ part of the optic nerve is 10-16mm

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

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

Rules of 4: Lesions in the brain stem that affect the _____ result in ipsi-lateral alteration of pain and temperature on the face in the distribution of CN V

Content of cisterna magna includes: _____ arteries, origin of PICA and cranial nerves IX, X, XI, XII

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