Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Flashcard 551: The 3rd-order neuron of the hypothalamospinal tract carries _____ to the eyelids, pupil, and skin of the face

Answer: sympathetics

Flashcard 552: The neuronal cell bodies of the ventral roots of spinal nerves are found in the _____ of the spinal cord

Answer: ventral horn

Flashcard 553: Which dural venous sinus is the main location of CSF return via arachnoid granulations? _____

Answer: Superior sagittal sinus

Flashcard 554: The _____ horn of gray matter contains sensory neurons

Answer: dorsal

Flashcard 555: What is the destination of the lateral geniculate body (LGB) of the thalamus? _____

Answer: Primary visual cortex (calcarine sulcus)

Flashcard 556: The confluence of sinuses drain into _____ sinuses

Answer: transverse

Flashcard 557: Which cranial nerve nuclei (4) are located medially? _____

Answer: III, IV, VI, and XII

Flashcard 558: Which cranial nerve provides taste to the posterior 1/3rd of the tongue? _____

Answer: Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)

Flashcard 559: _____ is due to failure of the left and right hemispheres to separate

Answer: Holoprosencephaly

Flashcard 560: Which Brodmann area corresponds to the **premotor cortex**?

Answer: Brodmann area 6 (Premotor cortex)

Extra: Brodmann area 6 is located anterior to the primary motor cortex (Area 4). It includes the premotor cortex and the supplementary motor area (SMA), and it is responsible for planning and sequencing complex movements.