Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Facial nerve divides into 2 main terminal trunks: _____ and Cervicofacial.

The _____ of the corpus callosum connects frontal lobes

_____ hematoma is due to tearing of bridging veins that lie between the dura and arachnoid

Chorda tympani joins the _____ nerve & relays in submandibular ganglion

In addition to CNs, the cavernous sinus also contains portions of the _____ artery and hypothalamospinal tract fibers en route to the orbit

The cell bodies of _____-secreting neurons (from the posterior pituitary) originate primarily in the paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus

Rules of 4: Lesions in the brain stem that affect the _____ result in ipsi-lateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia

In accomodation reflex pathway, the afferent fibres from optic tract reach the _____ and finally end at the parastriate cortex

Components of Papez Circuit are: He-_____ Man-Mamillary body Ate-Anterior thalamus Cat-Cingulate gyrus

Layers of the cerebellum:Molecular layer - _____ and basket cells recieve excitatory input from parellel fibres and form inhibitory synapses on Purkinje cells