Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Mucormycosis will penetrate the _____ of the skull, entering the brain

The _____ cistern contains the Great cerebral vein of galen

The _____ of the midbrain has the corpora quadrigemina

The cerebellum receives _____-lateral input from the cerebral cortex via the middle cerebellar peduncle

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

Visual information from the _____ retina travels in the dorsal optic radiation (parietal lobe) before synapsing in the cuneus gyrus

_____ vein is formed by the union of two internal cerebral veins

_____ spinocerebellar tract enters the cerebellum through the superior cerebellar peduncle

_____cellular pathway originates from layers 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the lateral geniculate body

_____ are thin myelinated or unmyelinated axons, which are afferents and efferents passing through the striatum.