Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Relations of the lateral ventricle: Inferior hornRoof: _____ of the corpus callosum and tail of caudate Floor: collateral eminence and hippocampus

The vestibular system communicates directly with the nucleus tractus solitarius via the _____ nerve (CN VIII)

At the _____, 60% of the optic fibers from the nasal half of each retina cross and project into the contralateral optic tracts

Special Visceral Efferent: Nucleus Ambiguus _____ nerve: Innervating stylopharyngeus, pharyngeal, external laryngeal, oesophageal striated muscles, muscles of the soft palate, sternocleidomastoid, and trapezius.

The arrangement of cerebellar nuclei from _____ is dentate, emboliform, globose, and fastigial.

At the superior end of the sulcus limitans, a bluish-gray area is produced by a cluster of nerve cells containing _____ pigment called substantia ferruginea

Output fibres from thalamus project to the _____ and to the basal nuclei and hypothalamus

Hint: major

Layers of the cerebellum:Granular layer: contains _____ cells that receive input from parallel fibers and mossy fibers

The length of the intra-_____ part of the optic nerve is 5-9mm

The _____-order neuron of the dorsal column-medial lemniscal tract decussates in the caudal medulla