Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Flashcard 511: Which cranial nerves (4) are located in the pons? _____

Answer: V, VI, VII, and VIII

Flashcard 512: Which nerves (2) carry parasympathetics to the GI tract? _____

Answer: Vagus, Pelvic splanchnic

Flashcard 513: Which matter in the spinal cord contains functionally similar axons called tracts or fasciculi? _____

Answer: White matter

Flashcard 514: Chiari _____ malformation is congenital and is mostly asymptomatic in childhood

Answer: I

Flashcard 515: 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 516: How many neurons are required for the spinocerebellar tract pathway? _____

Answer: Two

Flashcard 517: The superior sagittal sinus drains into the _____ sinuses

Answer: confluence of

Flashcard 518: Which cranial nerves (4) carry parasympathetics? _____

Answer: III, VII, IX, X

Flashcard 519: What syndrome is associated with lesion of the following areas? _____1. Corticospinal tract2. Medial lemniscus3. Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)

Answer: Medial medullary syndrome (Inferior alternating hemiplegia)

Flashcard 520: How many neurons are required for the lateral corticospinal tract pathway (voluntary muscle movement)? _____

Answer: Two (UMN & LMN)