Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

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

The primary visual cortex (Brodmann area _____) is located in the walls of the calcarine sulcus in the occipital lobe.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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