Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Flashcard 361: Retinal _____ may be secondary to retinal breaks, diabetic traction, and inflammatory effusions

Answer: detachment

Flashcard 362: Primary vestibular fibers synapse with secondary fibers in the _____ nuclei

Answer: vestibular

Flashcard 363: What cells synthesize the myelin for cranial nerve II?_____

Answer: Oligodendrocytes

Flashcard 364: Which layer of the six-layered neocortex contains cell bodies of neurons that form the corticospinal and corticobulbar tracts? _____

Answer: Internal pyramidal layer (layer V)

Flashcard 365: Conduction aphasia is caused by damage to the _____, which is a large fiber bundle that connects Broca's area with Wernicke's area

Answer: arcuate fasciculus

Flashcard 366: Which branch of the basilar artery supplies the anterior inferior surface of the cerebellum?

Answer: Anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA)

Flashcard 367: Which cranial nerve provides taste to the anterior 2/3rds of the tongue? _____ *bonus-which branch

Answer: Facial nerve (CN VII) (Chorda tympani branch)

Flashcard 368: Rabies virus travels retrograde to the _____ ganglia before spreading to the CNS

Answer: dorsal root

Flashcard 369: The _____ nervous system consists of the cranial and spinal nerves, which give rise to axons and neurons

Answer: peripheral

Flashcard 370: Which cortical area corresponds to **Brodmann area 17**?

Answer: Primary visual cortex (V1)

Extra: Brodmann area 17 is located in the occipital lobe, specifically in the walls and floor of the calcarine sulcus.