Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

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

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

The first muscle to be affected in cavernous sinus thrombosis is the _____ because of the involvement of abducens nerve that passes through the sinus

The rootlets of CN _____ and X exit between the olive and inferior cerebellar peduncle

Major reward centers are located along the course of the _____ bundle, especially in the lateral and ventromedial nuclei of the hypothalamus.

The _____ nucleus of V receives proprioceptive input from the face

The _____ band of Baillarger is seen in the ganglionic layer of cerebral cortex.

_____ fibres from the inferior olivary nuclei use glutamate as their neurotransmitter

The _____ (chemoreceptor trigger zone) is located adjacent to the nucleus tractus solitarius in the 4th ventricle

The _____ commissure is located in the superior lamina of the pineal gland