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Neuroanatomy Exam 3
Cleveland Chiropractic Dr. Barlett Neuroanatomy Exam 3
Question | Answer |
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What is the Anterior border of the Diencephalon? | Anterior Border of the Diencephalon is the Lamina Terminalis and Interventricular Foramen |
What is the Dorsal border of the Diencephalon? | Dorsal Border of Diencephalon is the 3rd Ventricle |
What is the Ventral border of the Diencephalon? | Ventral border of Diencephalon is the Hypothalamus and Hypothalamic Sulcus |
What is the Posterior border of the Diencephalon? | Posterior border of Diencephalon is the Posterior Commissure |
What are the Medial and Lateral borders of the Diencephalon? | Medial borders are the Lateral ventricle and the 3rd Ventricle Lateral border of the Diencephalon is the Post. Limb of the Internal Capsule |
Name the 4 parts of the Diencephalon? | Epithalamus Thalamus Subthalamus Hypothalamus |
What are the 3 parts of the Epithalamus? | Stria Medullaris, Thalamus Habenula Pineal Gland |
What does the Stria Medullaris Thalamus connect and where is it located? | Stria Medullaris Thalamus connects Septal Area (Medial Olfactory area) to the Habenula Stria Medullaris Thalamus is located Dorsomedial to the Thalamus |
Where does the Habenula get its input and output from? | Habenula gets its input from the Stria Medullaris Output from the Interpeduncular Nuclei |
Habenula are connected across the midline by what? | Habenular Commissure |
What is the function of the Habenula? | Habenula is part of the Limbic System that controls emotions and behaviors and integration of olfactory, visceral, and somatic afferent pathways. |
What is the Pineal Gland and its function? | Pineal Gland is an Endocrine organ that has gonadal functions and Circadian Rhythms |
What 2 hormones are best associated with the Pineal Gland> | Seratonin and Melatonin= inhibit puberty and induce sleep (Increased light=less melatonin) |
When does the Pineal Gland calcify? | Pineal Gland calcifies at age 16 and is important for X-rays. |
What is the Anterior border of the Thalamus? | Anterior border of the Thalamus is the Interventricular Foramen |
What is the Superior border of the Thalamus? | Superior Border of the Thalamus is the Transverse Cerebral Comissure |
What is the Inferior border of the Thalamus? | Inferior border of the Thalamus is the Hypothalamic Sulcus |
What is Posterior border of the Thalamus? | Posterior border of Thalamus is the Overlapping of the Midbrain |
What are the Medial and Lateral borders of the Thalamus? | Medial border of Thalamus is the 3rd Ventricle Lateral border of the Thalamus is the Post. Limb of Internal Capsule |