Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

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

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

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

Cranial nerve _____ is responsible for accommodation via innervation of ciliary muscle

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

The _____ pituitary is a collection of nerve axons whose cell bodies are located in hypothalamic nuclei

Axons of cells in the cochlear nuclei _____-laterally innervate the superior olivary nuclei in the pons

Contralateral homonymous hemianopia is a visual deficit associated most commonly with an _____ or with a(n) lateral geniculate body lesion

Relations of the Thalamus:The posterior end is expanded to form the _____, which overhangs above the superior colliculus.

The _____ nucleus receives information about pain and temperature from the ipsilateral face