Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Flashcard 181: CN _____ provides parasympathetic innervation to the parotid gland for salivation

Answer: IX (glossopharyngeal)

Flashcard 182: The cerebellum receives _____-lateral input from the cerebral cortex via the middle cerebellar peduncle

Answer: contra

Flashcard 183: Relations of the lateral ventricle: Anterior hornAnteriorly: _____ of the corpus callosumRoof: Anterior part of the body of the corpus callosum Floor and lateral wall: Caudate nucleusMedial wall: Septum pellucidum and anterior column of fornix

Answer: Genu and rostrum

Flashcard 184: The globus pallidus is divided into an _____ and external segment

Answer: internal

Flashcard 185: Relations of the Thalamus:The posterior end is expanded to form the _____, which overhangs above the superior colliculus.

Answer: pulvinar

Flashcard 186: Mucormycosis will penetrate the _____ of the skull, entering the brain

Answer: cribriform plate

Flashcard 187: The _____ of the internal capsule contains corticonuclear (corticobulbar) fibres

Answer: genu

Extra: The internal capsule is divided into: - **Anterior limb**: Frontopontine and anterior thalamic radiation. - **Genu**: **Corticonuclear** (corticobulbar) fibers. - **Posterior limb**: **Corticospinal** fibers and sensory (thalamocortical) fibers. - **Retrolentiform**: Optic radiation. - **Sublentiform**: Auditory radiation.

Flashcard 188: The first muscle to be affected in cavernous sinus thrombosis is the _____ because of the involvement of abducens nerve that passes through the sinus

Answer: lateral rectus

Flashcard 189: The primary visual cortex (Brodmann area _____) is located in the walls of the calcarine sulcus in the occipital lobe.

Answer: 17

Flashcard 190: _____ syndrome is caused by occlusion of paramedian branches of the anterior spinal artery and/or vertebral arteries

Answer: Medial medullary