Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Flashcard 181: CN _____ provides parasympathetic innervation to the parotid gland for salivation

Answer: IX (glossopharyngeal)

Flashcard 182: Relations of the lateral ventricle: Anterior hornAnteriorly: _____ of the corpus callosumRoof: Anterior part of the body of the corpus callosum Floor and lateral wall: Caudate nucleusMedial wall: Septum pellucidum and anterior column of fornix

Answer: Genu and rostrum

Flashcard 183: The globus pallidus is divided into an _____ and external segment

Answer: internal

Flashcard 184: Mucormycosis will penetrate the _____ of the skull, entering the brain

Answer: cribriform plate

Flashcard 185: The _____ of the midbrain has the corpora quadrigemina

Answer: tectum

Flashcard 186: The cerebellum receives _____-lateral input from the cerebral cortex via the middle cerebellar peduncle

Answer: contra

Flashcard 187: The _____ of the internal capsule contains corticonuclear (corticobulbar) fibres

Answer: genu

Extra: The internal capsule is divided into: - **Anterior limb**: Frontopontine and anterior thalamic radiation. - **Genu**: **Corticonuclear** (corticobulbar) fibers. - **Posterior limb**: **Corticospinal** fibers and sensory (thalamocortical) fibers. - **Retrolentiform**: Optic radiation. - **Sublentiform**: Auditory radiation.

Flashcard 188: Chiari _____ malformation is characterized by downward displacement of the cerebellar vermis and tonsils and the medulla through the foramen magnum

Answer: II

Flashcard 189: Accessory visual areas are area _____ (secondary) and area 19 (tertiary).

Answer: 18

Flashcard 190: Rules of 4: There are four _____ structures that start with "S"1. Spinocerebellar pathway2. Spinothalamic tract 3. Spinal trigeminal nucleus 4. Sympathetic (hypothalamospinal) pathway

Answer: lateral