Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Rules of 4: Lesions in the brain stem that affect the motor nuclei or nerves typically result in _____-lateral loss of the affected nerve

How many neurons are required for the dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway? _____

What syndrome is associated with lesion of the following areas? _____1. Spinothalamic tract2. Spinal trigeminal nucleus 3. Hypothalamospinal tract4. Nucleus ambiguus (CN IX, X)5. Vestibular nucleus (CN VIII)6. Inferior cerebellar peduncle

ID Structure: _____

Where is the nucleus of CN XI (accessory nucleus) located? _____

Most fibers in the optic tract project to the _____ of the thalamus

The _____ comprises the nerve roots of lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal spinal nerves below the conus medullaris

Does the adrenal medulla have postganglionic sympathetic fibers?_____

Damage to the watershed zone between the middle and posterior cerebral arteries results in defects in higher-order _____ processing

Holoprosencephaly is characterized by a monoventricle and fusion of _____ on MRI