USA neuroscience exam 2 STUDYGUIDE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Thalamic function: Integration and relay of __________ information to cortex - CORRECT
ANSWER sensory
Thalamic function: Integration and relay of _________ information from cerebellum and
________ to motor cortex - CORRECT ANSWER motor control; basal ganglia
Thalamic function: gating of passage of __________ and ___________ information -
CORRECT ANSWER sensory and motor
Thalamic function: Transmit _______________ from brainstem to cortex - CORRECT
ANSWER state of concsiousness
3 main categories of Thalamic Nuclei: - CORRECT ANSWER Relay Nuclei,
Intralaminar Nuclei, Reticular Nucleus
Two subcategories of Relay Nuclei - CORRECT ANSWER Specific and non specific
(widely projecting)
Specific relay nuclei are characterized by projections to these two areas - CORRECT
ANSWER motor and sensory areas
6 types of specific relay nuclei (hint: looks like country abbreviations in an olympic relay) -
CORRECT ANSWER VPL, PM, LGN, MGN, VL, Anterior nucleus
Non specific (widely projecting) nuclei function are characterized by involvement with
_________________ orientation - CORRECT ANSWER Projections to large (wide)
regions involved in BEHAVIORAL ORIENTATION towards stimuli.
, location of the specific relay nuclei in the thalamus - CORRECT ANSWER lateral
thalamus
2 types of nonspecific (widely projected) nuclei - CORRECT ANSWER Pulvinar, MD
(Dr. Pul-veneer the dentist)
Interlaminar thalamic nuclei are characterized by location within this area - CORRECT
ANSWER Internal medullary lamina
Interlaminar thalamic nuclei serve as the main _________ and _______ with the basal
ganglia - CORRECT ANSWER inputs and outputs
the thin sheet of the Reticular nuclei are located lateral to_____ and medial to __________-_
- CORRECT ANSWER Thalamus; internal capsule
The reticular nuclei are unique in that they DO NOT project to what area - CORRECT
ANSWER The cortex
Reticular nuclei serve as the main inputs and outputs within what structure - CORRECT
ANSWER The thalamus
This separates the posterior lobe from the flocculonodular lobe in the cerebellum -
CORRECT ANSWER posterolateral fissure
Four functional regions of the cerebellum include ______hemisphere,
___________hemisphere, ________, and ___________ lobe - CORRECT
ANSWER Lateral hemisphere, intermediate hemisphere, vermis, flocculonodular lobe.
______________ is responsible for motor planning for extremities. (Hint: extremely LATE) -
CORRECT ANSWER Lateral hemisphere
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Thalamic function: Integration and relay of __________ information to cortex - CORRECT
ANSWER sensory
Thalamic function: Integration and relay of _________ information from cerebellum and
________ to motor cortex - CORRECT ANSWER motor control; basal ganglia
Thalamic function: gating of passage of __________ and ___________ information -
CORRECT ANSWER sensory and motor
Thalamic function: Transmit _______________ from brainstem to cortex - CORRECT
ANSWER state of concsiousness
3 main categories of Thalamic Nuclei: - CORRECT ANSWER Relay Nuclei,
Intralaminar Nuclei, Reticular Nucleus
Two subcategories of Relay Nuclei - CORRECT ANSWER Specific and non specific
(widely projecting)
Specific relay nuclei are characterized by projections to these two areas - CORRECT
ANSWER motor and sensory areas
6 types of specific relay nuclei (hint: looks like country abbreviations in an olympic relay) -
CORRECT ANSWER VPL, PM, LGN, MGN, VL, Anterior nucleus
Non specific (widely projecting) nuclei function are characterized by involvement with
_________________ orientation - CORRECT ANSWER Projections to large (wide)
regions involved in BEHAVIORAL ORIENTATION towards stimuli.
, location of the specific relay nuclei in the thalamus - CORRECT ANSWER lateral
thalamus
2 types of nonspecific (widely projected) nuclei - CORRECT ANSWER Pulvinar, MD
(Dr. Pul-veneer the dentist)
Interlaminar thalamic nuclei are characterized by location within this area - CORRECT
ANSWER Internal medullary lamina
Interlaminar thalamic nuclei serve as the main _________ and _______ with the basal
ganglia - CORRECT ANSWER inputs and outputs
the thin sheet of the Reticular nuclei are located lateral to_____ and medial to __________-_
- CORRECT ANSWER Thalamus; internal capsule
The reticular nuclei are unique in that they DO NOT project to what area - CORRECT
ANSWER The cortex
Reticular nuclei serve as the main inputs and outputs within what structure - CORRECT
ANSWER The thalamus
This separates the posterior lobe from the flocculonodular lobe in the cerebellum -
CORRECT ANSWER posterolateral fissure
Four functional regions of the cerebellum include ______hemisphere,
___________hemisphere, ________, and ___________ lobe - CORRECT
ANSWER Lateral hemisphere, intermediate hemisphere, vermis, flocculonodular lobe.
______________ is responsible for motor planning for extremities. (Hint: extremely LATE) -
CORRECT ANSWER Lateral hemisphere
