Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

The _____ nervous system consists of the cranial and spinal nerves, which give rise to axons and neurons

What cells synthesize the myelin for cranial nerve II?_____

ID Cortical Area: _____

What visual deficit results from a lesion of Meyer's loop (e.g. temporal lesion, MCA occlusion)? _____

Primary vestibular fibers synapse with secondary fibers in the _____ nuclei

ID Vessel: _____

ID Structure: _____

Conduction aphasia is caused by damage to the _____, which is a large fiber bundle that connects Broca's area with Wernicke's area

The nucleus _____ receives visceral sensory information (e.g. taste, baroreceptors, gut distention)

Pilocytic astrocytomas are most often found in the posterior fossa, such as the _____; may be supratentorial