Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Flashcard 431: Lesions of the dorsal column-medial lemniscus tract in the thalamus and cerebral cortex present on the _____-lateral side below the lesion

Answer: contra

Flashcard 432: Which sulcus separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe?

Answer: Central sulcus (Sulcus of Rolando)

Extra: The central sulcus separates the **frontal lobe** (precentral gyrus/motor cortex) from the **parietal lobe** (postcentral gyrus/sensory cortex).

Flashcard 433: _____ cells line the ventricles in the adult brain

Answer: Ependymal

Flashcard 434: Which thalamic nucleus receives visual input from CN II? _____

Answer: Lateral geniculate body (LGB)

Flashcard 435: LMN lesions cause _____-lateral flaccid paralysis at the level of the lesion

Answer: ipsi

Flashcard 436: Identify the cranial nerve that provides motor innervation to the stylopharyngeus muscle and taste to the posterior 1/3 of the tongue.

Answer: CN IX (Glossopharyngeal nerve)

Flashcard 437: Which nucleus of the Hypothalamus is responsible for both thermoregulation and sexual behavior?_____

Answer: Preoptic Nucleus

Flashcard 438: _____ aphasia is caused by damage to Broca's area, Wernicke's area, and the arcuate fasciculus

Answer: Global

Flashcard 439: Light reflex: Light in either retina sends a signal via CN II to the _____ nuclei

Answer: pretectal

Flashcard 440: The closer a destructive axon lesion is to the neuronal _____, the more likely the neuron is to die

Answer: cell body