Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

In _____, primary CNS tumors are usually supra-tentorial

Unilateral inattention and neglect occurs due to damage to the _____ of the representational hemisphere

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

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

_____ segment of Facial nerve lies medial to the short process of incus at the level of aditus.

Rules of 4: Lesions in the brain stem that affect the _____ result in contra-lateral loss of vibration sense and proprioception in the arm and leg

Relations of the Thalamus:The posterior end is expanded to form the _____, which overhangs above the superior colliculus.

Axons of cells in the cochlear nuclei _____-laterally innervate the superior olivary nuclei in the pons

Mucormycosis will penetrate the _____ of the skull, entering the brain

Contralateral homonymous hemianopia is a visual deficit associated most commonly with an _____ or with a(n) lateral geniculate body lesion