Neuroanatomy US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Neuroanatomy Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 81: What is the function of the thalamus?
Answer: central relay center for all sensory information EXCEPT olfaction
Flashcard 82: ventral posteriomedial nucleus (VPM)
Answer: trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal nerves
Extra: facial sensation, taste
mnemonic: V Peri-Mouth (crappy mnemonic...)
primary somatosensory cortex (parietal lobe)
Flashcard 83: ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL)
Answer: spinothalamic, DC-ML
Extra: pain/temp, pressure/touch, vibration/proprioception
mnemonic: Very Painful Loving
primary somatosensory cortex (parietal lobe)
Flashcard 84: lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)
Answer: optic nerve
Extra: vision
lateral = light
primary visual cortex (occipital lobe)
Flashcard 85: ventral lateral nucleus (VL)
Answer: basal ganglia
Extra: motor
mnemonic: Viper-Lamborghini
primary motor cortex (frontal lobe)
Flashcard 86: Outline the direct pathway of the basal ganglia.
Answer: motor cortex - putamen - GPi - thalamus - motor cortex - motor nerves
Flashcard 87: Anatomically, how do the direct and indirect pathways of the basal ganglia differ?
Answer: indirect pathway includes GPe and STN
Flashcard 88: subthalamic nucleus (STN)
Answer:
Extra: globus pallidus externus (GPe) globus pallidus internus (GPi)
Flashcard 89: globus pallidus internus (GPi)
Answer: subthalamic nucleus (STN)
Extra: putamen thalamus
Flashcard 90: putamen
Answer: motor cortex, substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc)
Extra: substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) globus pallidus externus (GPe), globus pallidus internus (GPi)
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