Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Layers of the cerebellum:_____ layer - It is the outermost layer contains stellate cells and basket cells, dendrites of Purkinje cells.

If a lateral horn is absent, the spinal cord is between _____ - C8 or L3 - S5

One component of the basal ganglia is the _____, which is located in the rostral midbrain

All ascending tracts of the spinal cord decussate except _____ and rostral spinocerebellar tracts

The axons of _____ganglionic sympathetic neurons enter the sympathetic trunk in white rami communicantes.

Most (80-90%) of the corticospinal tract fibers decussate just below the _____ at the pyramidal decussation

The fasciculus _____ carries input from the spinal level T6 and above

Neuroblastoma originates from _____ cells and can occur anywhere along the sympathetic chain

_____ to a site of CNS or PNS axon injury there is anterograde (Wallerian) degeneration

Pre-ganglionic sympathetic neurons from _____ - L2 can bypass the sympathetic chain and synapse in prevertebral (pre-aortic) ganglia (splanchnic nerves)