Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Flashcard 281: Lesions to CN I (olfactory) result in _____

Answer: anosmia

Flashcard 282: The straight sinus drains into the _____

Answer: confluence of sinuses

Flashcard 283: Pituitary adenoma may present with _____ due to compression of the optic chiasm

Answer: bitemporal hemianopsia

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 284: Two kinds of excitatory input enter the cerebellum in the form of _____ fibers and mossy fibers

Answer: climbing

Flashcard 285: The 1st-order neurons of the dorsal column-medial lemniscal tract are sensory nerve endings with cell bodies located in a(n) _____

Answer: DRG

Flashcard 286: Axons of the retinal ganglion cells leave the eye via the _____ nerve

Answer: optic

Flashcard 287: The _____ cell is the only excitatory neuron with its cell body in the cerebellar cortex

Answer: granule

Flashcard 288: Output from photoreceptors (rods, cones) is transmitted to _____ cells, which reside in the inner nuclear layer of the retina

Answer: bipolar

Flashcard 289: Damage to a posterior spinal artery affects _____ dorsal column

Answer: ipsilateral

Flashcard 290: Pure motor Lacunar Strokes are caused by damage to what brain structure? _____

Answer: Posterior limb of internal capsule

Extra: causing weakness of the entire contralateral body (face, upper and lower limb) without sensory symptoms.