Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

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

In the _____, the outer band of Baillarger can be seen with the naked eye and is known as the stria of Gennari

Alzheimer's disease affects the _____ and temporal lobe initially

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

The corticobulbar innervation of facial motoneurons to muscles of the _____ face is contra-lateral

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

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

The primary visual cortex( Brodmann area _____) is located in the posterior part of the calcarine sulcus in the occiptal lobe.

In pupillary light reflex pathway, first neurons (sensory) connects each retina with both _____ nuclei in the midbrain at the level of the superior colliculi.

Falx cerebri contains the superior _____, inferior sagittal, and straight sinuses in it.