Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Flashcard 501: Hypertensive hemorrhages most often occur in the _____ of the basal ganglia, followed by thalamus, pons, and cerebellum

Answer: putamen

Flashcard 502: Sensory fibers containing pain and temperature information ascend or descend 1 - 2 spinal segments in _____ tract before synapsing in the dorsal horn with a 2nd-order neuron

Answer: Lissauer's

Flashcard 503: Axons from the ciliospinal center of Budge exit at T1 and synapse on the _____ ganglion

Answer: superior cervical

Flashcard 504: Which type of sensory receptor is found on finger tips and joints? _____

Answer: Ruffini corpuscles

Flashcard 505: What dermatome is found at the inguinal ligament? _____

Answer: L1

Flashcard 506: The medial lemniscus is positioned more _____ (medially or laterally) as it ascends through the midbrain

Answer: laterally

Flashcard 507: Chiari _____ malformation is congenital and is mostly asymptomatic in childhood

Answer: I

Flashcard 508: Which tract is responsible for transmitting unconscious proprioception to the cerebellum?

Answer: Spinocerebellar tract

Extra: The spinocerebellar tracts (dorsal and ventral) are located in the lateral funiculus of the spinal cord and are essential for coordinating movement by conveying unconscious proprioceptive information from the body to the cerebellum.

Flashcard 509: Which midbrain structure, located at the level of the superior colliculus, appears reddish due to its iron content and is involved in motor coordination?

Answer: Red nucleus

Flashcard 510: The superior sagittal sinus drains into the _____ sinuses

Answer: confluence of