Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Flashcard 511: Chiari _____ malformation is congenital and is mostly asymptomatic in childhood

Answer: I

Flashcard 512: Which cranial nerves (4) are located in the pons? _____

Answer: V, VI, VII, and VIII

Flashcard 513: What dermatome is found at the inguinal ligament? _____

Answer: L1

Flashcard 514: Which type of sensory receptor is found on finger tips and joints? _____

Answer: Ruffini corpuscles

Flashcard 515: The medial lemniscus is positioned more _____ (medially or laterally) as it ascends through the midbrain

Answer: laterally

Flashcard 516: 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 517: 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 518: How many neurons are required for the lateral corticospinal tract pathway (voluntary muscle movement)? _____

Answer: Two (UMN & LMN)

Flashcard 519: _____ circuit describes the neural circuit for emotional expression and includes the hippocampus, mammillary bodies, anterior thalamic nuclei, cingulate gyrus, and entorhinal cortex

Answer: Papez

Flashcard 520: What syndrome is associated with a lesion of the following areas? 1. Spinothalamic tract 2. Spinal trigeminal nucleus 3. Hypothalamospinal tract 4. Facial nucleus (CN VII) 5. Cochlear nucleus (CN VIII) 6. Vestibular nucleus (CN VIII) 7. Middle and inferior cerebellar peduncles 8. Labyrinthine artery

Answer: Lateral pontine syndrome (AICA syndrome / Marie-Foix syndrome)