Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Flashcard 461: Meningiomas most often occur near surfaces of the brain, especially _____ regions

Answer: parasagittal

Flashcard 462: Which Brodmann area corresponds to the **Frontal eye field**?

Answer: Brodmann area 8

Extra: The frontal eye field (FEF) is located in the posterior part of the middle frontal gyrus. It is responsible for voluntary (saccadic) eye movements to the contralateral side. Destructive lesions to this area result in the eyes deviating toward the side of the lesion ("looking at the lesion").

Flashcard 463: Identify the spinal cord level characterized by a small overall diameter, a high ratio of gray matter to white matter, and large ventral and dorsal horns:

Answer: Sacral

Flashcard 464: The middle layer of the cerebellar cortex is the _____ layer

Answer: Purkinje

Flashcard 465: The _____ of the cerebellum is involved in motor planning

Answer: lateral hemisphere

Flashcard 466: What is the destination of the ventral posterolateral (VPL) nucleus of the thalamus? _____

Answer: Primary somatosensory cortex

Flashcard 467: What is the adult derivative of the cavity of the diencephalon? _____

Answer: Third ventricle

Flashcard 468: The medial lemniscus is initially positioned _____ (medially or laterally) in the caudal medulla

Answer: medially

Flashcard 469: The motor/sensory areas corresponding to the upper limbs are located in the _____ aspects (medial or lateral) of the pre-/post-central gyri

Answer: lateral

Flashcard 470: _____ herniation is a potentially lethal complication of epidural hematoma

Answer: Transtentorial