Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

The 3rd ventricle drains into the _____ via the cerebral aqueduct (of Sylvius)

Medial motor pathways:The _____ tract originates in the superior colliculus of the midbrain and projects to the contralateral cervical spinal cord to control head and eye movements.

The area between the ACA/MCA, PCA/MCA (_____ Border Zone) and the Deep / Superficial branches of the MCA (Internal Border Zone) represent watershed zones

General/Special Visceral Afferent: Cranial Nerves _____

Relations of the Thalamus:Laterally, it is related to the posterior limb of the _____

Each semicircular canal has 2 ends: ampullated & non-ampullated which open into _____.

The third order neurons of the _____-spinothalamic pathway project to somatosensory cortex

The _____ nerve passing through the jugular foramen has a separate canal.

All the muscles of the tongue are supplied by _____ nerve

_____ is a flat fibrous sheet on either side of the spinal cord present between the ventral and dorsal spinal roots