Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

_____ are focal pouches of arachnoid mater and subarachnoid space protruding through the walls of dural venous sinuses.

Parasympathetic pathway of the parotid gland:Preganglionic fibres of the otic ganglion originate in the _____ and travel in the glossopharyngeal nerve and its tympanic branch.

The length of the intra-_____ part of the optic nerve is 10-16mm

Hypothalamic secretion of GnRH is mediated by the _____ nucleus and arcuate nucleus

The output pathways of the spinocerebellum consist of: 1. To the _____ via the fastigial nucleus (vermis) 2. To the brainstem via the nucleus interpositus (globose + emboliform) (intermediate zone)

Rules of 4: Lesions in the brain stem that affect the _____ result in ipsi-lateral alteration of pain and temperature on the face in the distribution of CN V

Content of cisterna magna includes: _____ arteries, origin of PICA and cranial nerves IX, X, XI, XII

In Marcus Gunn jaw-winking phenomenon, a branch of the _____ division of the fifth cranial nerve is misdirected to the levator muscle

Rules of 4: Lesions in the brain stem that affect the _____ result in contra-lateral alteration of pain and temperature in the arm and leg

Risk of rupture of Berry aneurysm is higher if it is at the top of the _____ artery or at the origin of posterior communicating artery