Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

The _____ sulcus separates the frontal and parietal lobes

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

The _____ exits the brainstem at the pontomedullary junction (lateral to the abducens nerve), leaves the skull via the stylomastoid foramen, and courses through the parotid gland.

The only cranial nerve to emerge from the **dorsal** aspect of the brainstem is _____.

The _____ acts as the primary relay station for all sensory information (except olfaction) as it travels to the cerebral cortex.

Damage to the _____ can result in a lack of interhemispheric communication (ex. patient unable to retrieve with one hand an object palpated with the other)

Identify the medullary structure located lateral to the pyramids: _____

Medial midbrain syndrome is also known as _____ syndrome

Chiari _____ malformation is congenital and is mostly asymptomatic in childhood

Cranial nerve that exits the brainstem from the pontomedullary junction, medial to the facial nerve: _____