Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Cauda equina syndrome may be associated with '_____ anesthesia'

How many neurons are required for the dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway? _____

Damage to the watershed zone between the middle and posterior cerebral arteries results in defects in higher-order _____ processing

The _____ comprises the nerve roots of lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal spinal nerves below the conus medullaris

What syndrome is associated with lesion of the following areas? 1. Spinothalamic tract 2. Spinal trigeminal nucleus 3. Hypothalamospinal tract 4. Nucleus ambiguus (CN IX, X) 5. Vestibular nucleus (CN VIII) 6. Inferior cerebellar peduncle

Does the adrenal medulla have postganglionic sympathetic fibers?_____

Holoprosencephaly is characterized by a monoventricle and fusion of _____ on MRI

The post-ganglionic neurons of the ANS have cell bodies in the _____ nervous system

The language centers are found in the "dominant" hemisphere, which is most commonly the _____ hemisphere (80%)

The inferior colliculus sends auditory information to the _____ of the thalamus