Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

The _____ part of the insular cortex is granular and anterior part is agranular.

What is the output of the flocculonodular lobe?To _____ nuclei of the brainstem via the fastigial nucleus

Two kinds of excitatory input enter the cerebellum in the form of _____ fibers and mossy fibers

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

The length of the intra-_____ part of the optic nerve is 1mm

Each cerebral peduncle of the midbrain is divided into an anterior _____ and posterior tegmentum by the substantia nigra

At the level of superior collicus:_____ tegmental decussation is due to the rubrospinal tract

The _____ lobe of the pituitary gland is primarily composed of endocrine cells

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

_____ syndrome is caused by occlusion of paramedian branches of the anterior spinal artery and/or vertebral arteries