Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Flashcard 61: What neuronal macro-structure is highlighted with Nissl substance?

Answer: cell body, NOT axon

Flashcard 62: The cerebellum sends output info to...?

Answer: contralateral motor cortex via superior cerebellar peduncle

Flashcard 63: The cerebellum receives ipsilateral inputs from...?

Answer: DCML proprioceptive fibers via inferior cerebellar peduncle

Flashcard 64: The cerebellum receives contralateral inputs from...?

Answer: motor cortex via middle cerebellar peduncle

Flashcard 65: balance

Answer: medial cerebellum

Flashcard 66: What is the predominant glial cell type in CNS white matter?

Answer: oligodenroglia

Flashcard 67: What glial cell type promotes PNS neuronal regeneration?

Answer: Schwann cell

Flashcard 68: C type free nerve ending

Answer: unmyelinated, slow conduction

Extra: skin, viscerapain, temperature

Flashcard 69: Meissner's corpuscle

Answer: large, myelinated, quick adaptation

Extra: glabrous (hairless) skinfine touch, position mnemonic: Meissners Missy Massage

Flashcard 70: endoneurium (PNS neuroanatomy)

Answer: connective tissue that invests a single nerve fiber