Brain and Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Special Visceral Efferent: Nucleus Ambiguus _____ nerve: Innervating stylopharyngeus, pharyngeal, external laryngeal, oesophageal striated muscles, muscles of the soft palate, sternocleidomastoid, and trapezius.

The arrangement of cerebellar nuclei from _____ is dentate, emboliform, globose, and fastigial.

At the superior end of the sulcus limitans, a bluish-gray area is produced by a cluster of nerve cells containing _____ pigment called substantia ferruginea

Output fibres from thalamus project to the _____ and to the basal nuclei and hypothalamus

Hint: major

Layers of the cerebellum:Granular layer: contains _____ cells that receive input from parallel fibers and mossy fibers

The length of the intra-_____ part of the optic nerve is 5-9mm

The _____-order neuron of the dorsal column-medial lemniscal tract decussates in the caudal medulla

_____ gyrus is located in the primary auditory cortex.

The _____ of the reticular formation is located in the posterior rostral pons and is responsible for synthesis of norepinephrine

Boundaries of the 3rd ventricle:Roof - _____Lateral wall - Thalamus, hypothalamusAnterior wall - Anterior commissure, Lamina terminalisPosterior wall - Pineal gland, Posterior commissure, Aqueduct of SylviusFloor - Optic chiasma, Infundibulum, mamillary bodies, posterior perforating substance, tegmentum of midbrain (anterior to posterior)