Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Flashcard 481: The middle of the 3 primary vesicles (developing brain) is the _____

Answer: midbrain

Flashcard 482: Lesions of the cochlear part of CN VIII or cochlear nuclei result in profound _____-lateral (uni- or bilateral) sensorineural hearing loss

Answer: uni

Flashcard 483: Which type of glial cell is a derivative of mononuclear phagocytes?_____

Answer: Microglia

Flashcard 484: There is/are _____ coccygeal pair of spinal nerves

Answer: one

Flashcard 485: What cells synthesize the myelin for cranial nerve I?_____

Answer: None

Flashcard 486: Identify the cortical area located in the posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus (Brodmann area 22).

Answer: Wernicke's area

Extra: Wernicke's area is responsible for the comprehension of language. It is located in the posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus of the dominant hemisphere.

Flashcard 487: Sensory fibers containing pain and temperature information ascend or descend 1 - 2 spinal segments in _____ tract before synapsing in the dorsal horn with a 2nd-order neuron

Answer: Lissauer's

Flashcard 488: What cells synthesize the myelin for cranial nerves III through XII?_____

Answer: Schwann cells

Flashcard 489: Which cranial nerve has some LMNs that receive only contralateral corticobulbar innervation? _____

Answer: Facial nerve (CN VII)

Flashcard 490: Lesions to CN III (oculomotor) result in a "_____" pupil (size)

Answer: blown/dilated