Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Lesions to CN _____ result in deviation of the uvula away from the side of the lesion

Foramen of the skull:Neurovascular structures passing through the posterior part of foramen magnum include:_____ nerve and posterior spinal artery

Relations of the lateral ventricle: BodyRoof: _____ of the corpus callosum Floor and lateral wall: Caudate nucleus, stria terminalis, thalamostriate vein, thalamus, choroid plexus, and body of the fornix (lateral to medial)Medial wall: Septum pellucidum

Chiari _____ malformation commonly results in aqueductal stenosis, which causes hydrocephalus

Interlaminar pathway gives signals for color vision to layers _____ and 3 of the visual cortex having clusters of cells called blobs

All the fibres of the _____ except the hippocampal commissure are projection fibres

The innervation of the cranial dura mater is derived mainly from the three divisions of the _____ cranial nerve, the C2 and C3 spinal nerves, and the cervical sympathetic trunk.

The dural venous sinuses are present between the _____ and the endosteal layer of the dura mater.

The basal ganglia and cerebellum funnel information for skilled voluntary movement to the _____ and motor cortex by way of the thalamus.

_____ sinus and superior sagittal sinus drain into the confluence of sinuses