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NWHSU CNS Exam 2

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Which regions of the cerebellum include the fastigial nucleus?   Vestibulocerebellum and Spinocerebellum  
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Which region of the cerebellum has afferents which include the dorsal spinocerebellar tract?   Spinocerebellum  
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Which region of the cerebellum is phylogenically the oldest portion?   Vestibulocerebellum  
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Which region of the cerebellum is the most important region for fine motor control?   Pontocerebellum  
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Which regions of the cerebellum have efferents which terminate on the red nucleus?   Spinocerebellum and Pontocerebellum  
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Which regions of the cerebellum, in general, affects muscles on the same side of the body?   Vestibulocerebellum, Spinocerebellum, and Pontocerebellum  
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Which regions of the cerebellum influence the motor cortices?   Spinocerebellum and Pontocerebellum  
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Which region of the cerebellum has pathology which likely results in truncal ataxia and nystagmus?   Vestibulocerebellum  
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Which region of the cerebellum is especially important in large motor stereotyped movements?   Spinocerebellum  
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Which region of the cerebellum influences lower motor neurons by the reticulospinal tracts?   Vestibulocerebellum and Spinocerebellum  
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Which region of the cerebellum receives afferents from the nucleus dorsalis?   Spinocerebellum  
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Which region of the cerebellum receives the vast majority of its input directly from the cerebral cortex?   Pontocerebellum  
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Which region of the cerebellum has afferents which include cuneocerebellar fibers?   Spinocerebellum  
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Which regions of the cerebellum has a deep nucleus which receives inhibitory afferents from the cortex/purkinje cells?   Vestibulocerebellum, Spinocerebellum, and Pontocerebellum  
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Which regions of the cerebellum have efferents which decussate in the superior cerebellar peduncle?   Spinocerebellum and Pontocerebellum  
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Which regions of the cerebellum affect the lower motor neurons by the pontine and medullary reticulospinal tracts?   Vestibulocerebellum and Spinocerebellum  
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Which regions of the cerebellum have a function which could be affected by a lesion in the internal capsule?   Spinocerebellum and Pontocerebellum  
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Which regions of the cerebellum affect the lower motor neurons through the rubrospinal tract?   Spinocerebellum and Pontocerebellum  
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Which regions of the cerebellum have granule cells of the cortex which receive mossy fibers?   Vestibulocerebellum, Spinocerebellum, and Pontocerebellum  
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Which region of the cerebellum includes the dentate nucleus?   Pontocerebellum  
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Which region of the cerebellum includes the interposed nucleus (globose/emboliform)?   Spinocerebellum  
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Which regions of the cerebellum affect the lower motor neurons by the corticospinal tract?   Spinocerebellum and Pontocerebellum  
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Which regions of the cerebellum affect the lower motor neurons by the lateral vestibulospinal tract?   Vestibulocerebellum and Spinocerebellum  
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Which region of the cerebellum if disturbed can result in speech problems?   Pontocerebellum  
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Which region of the cerebellum receives afferents from the lateral cuneate nucleus?   Spinocerebellum  
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Which region of the cerebellum affects the lower motor neuron by the medial longitudinal fasciculus?   Vestibulocerebellum  
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Which region of the cerebellum is roughly equivalent to the archicerebellum?   Vestibulocerebellum  
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Which region of the cerebellum receives climbing fibers from the inferior olivary nucleus?   Pontocerebellum  
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Which region of the cerebellum receives afferents directly from the maculae   Vestibulocerebellum  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: parasympathetic to the heart   Nucleus Ambiguus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: parasympathetic to the ileum   Dorsal Motor Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: fibers terminate on the pterygopalantine ganglion   Superior Salivatory/Lacrimal Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: sensory nuclei supplied by the posterior inferior cerebellar artery   Cochlear Nucleus, Vestibular Nucleus, Nucleus of the Spinotrigeminal Tract, and Nucleus Solitarius (inferior portion)  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: receives afferents from the ipsilateral lateral gaze center   Abducens nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: parasympathetic fibers join the glossopharyngeal nerve   Inferior Salivatory nucleus and Nucleus Ambiguus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: motor to skeletal muscle of the larynx, pharynx, and esophagus   Nucleus Ambiguus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: receives chemoreceptor and baroreceptor afferents   Nucleus Solitarius (inferior portion)  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: receives afferents from the pretectal nuclei   Edinger-Westphal Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: receives taste afferents   Nucleus Solitarius (superior/rostral portion)  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: supplied by the anterior spinal artery   Hypoglossal Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: parasympathetic to the stomach   Dorsal Motor Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: receives afferents from the tongue   Nucleus of the Spinotrigeminal Tract and Nucleus Solitarius (superior portion)  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: receives afferents from the fastigial nucleus   Vestibular Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: fibers terminate on the inferior colliculus   Cochlear Nuclei (Ventral and Dorsal)  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: fibers terminate on the ventral posterior medial nucleus of the thalamus   Vestibular Nucleus and Nucleus Solitarius (superior portion)  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: receives fibers from the pretectal nucleus in the papillary light response   Edinger-Westphal Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nuclei described: efferent fibers join the glossopharyngeal nerve   Nucleus Ambiguus and Inferior Salivatory Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: receives cortical afferents only from the contralateral cortex   Facial Motor Nucleus (lower half)  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: receives afferents from the contralateral lateral gaze center   Oculomotor Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: innervates the muscles derived from arch I   Trigeminal Motor Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: innervates the ciliary body and sphincter papillae   Edinger-Westphal Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nuclei described: receives afferents from the hypothalamus   Nucleus Ambiguus, Inferior Salivatory Nucleus, Superior Salivatory/Lacrimal Nucleus, Dorsal Motor Nucleus, and Edinger-Westphal Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: receives afferents from the trigeminal nerve   Nucleus of the Spinotrigeminal Tract and Chief Sensory Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: motor to muscles derived from arches III and IV   Nucleus Ambiguus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: fibers pass posterior to the abducens nucleus   Facial Motor Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nuclei described: located at the same brainstem level as the superior colliculus   Edinger-Westphal Nucleus and Oculomotor Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: located at the same brainstem level as the inferior colliculus   Trochlear Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: efferent to bilateral muscles   Oculomotor Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: projects to the left superior oblique muscle   Right Trochlear Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: located only in the mid pons close to the Chief Sensory Nucleus of V   Trigeminal Motor Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: receives afferents from the superior colliculus   Edinger-Westphal Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nuclei described: receive afferents from the facial nerve   Nucleus Solitarius (Superior/Rostral portion) and Nucleus of the Spinotrigeminal Tract  
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Name the cranial nuclei described: receive afferents from the left lateral gaze center   Left Abducens Nucleus and Right Oculomotor Nucleus  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: parasympathetic to the duodenum   Dorsal Motor Nucleus of X  
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Name the cranial nucleus described: efferent fibers pass betweeen the olive and the pyramid   Hypoglossal Nucleus  
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Name the motor condition which is a hyperkinetic autosomal dominant genetic disease characterized by widespread destruction of the basal nuclei and the cerebrum   Huntington's Chorea  
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Name the motor condition which is a hypokinetic disease characterized by slow movements, increased muscle tone, loss of facial expression, delayed initiation, and pill rolling tremor   Parkinson's Disease  
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Name the motor condition characterized by truncal ataxia and nystagmus   Flucculonodular Syndrome  
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Name the motor condition characterized by violent, involuntary flailing movements resulting from a lesion in the contralateral subthalamic nucleus   Hemiballismus  
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Name the motor condition characterized by involuntary movements of the tongue and face induced by antipsychotic drugs   Tardive Dyskinesia  
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Name the motor condition which may develop following rheumatic fever   Syndenham's Chorea  
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Name the motor condition characterized by increased muscle tone and decreased voluntary movements   Hypokinesia (Parkinson's Disease)  
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Name the motor condition characterized by a decrease in olfactory sense which may precede diagnosis by up to 4 years   Parkinson's Disease  
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In general, purkinje cell axons of the cerebellum terminate on the _______ where they have an __________ response.   deep nuclei; inhibitory  
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Vestibular nuclei project to: a)extraocular nuclei by the ____________ b)the ____________ nucleus of the thalamus for conscious awareness   a)medial longitudinal fasciculus b)ventral posterior medial  
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Deafness in the right ear is most likely caused by a problem located in the ___________.   Peripheral right ear, inner ear, organ of Corti  
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Receptive aphasia may result from an occlusion in the ____________.   Left middle cerebral artery  
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As an example of descending auditory fibers, the _____________ projects to the organ of Corti.   superior olivary nucleus  
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In the basic auditory pathway, the medial geniculate receives information from the ______________ and projects to areas _______   right and left inferior colliculus; 41,42  
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Which two descending motor tracts terminating only in the cervical cord are important for coordination of head and eye position?   Medial Vestibulospinal Tract and Tectospinal Tract  
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Which sensory epithelium senses linear acceleration and deceleration.   Maculae  
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In the basic auditory pathway, the right inferior colliculus receives afferents from the ________________ and sends information to the ____________.   Right and Left Ventral and Dorsal Cochlear Nuclei; Right Medial Geniculate  
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Which accessory auditory nucleus is required for the ability to discern distance and direction?   Superior Olivary Nucleus  
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What nuclei forms the paleostriatum?   Globus Pallidus  
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Location of pathology which results in Parkinson's Disease   Substantia Nigra  
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Name the descending tracts by which the vestibulocerebellum affects the neurons listed: a) Extraocular nuclei b) Lower motor neuron of lumbosacral spinal cord.   a) Medial longitudinal fasciculus b) Lateral vestibulospinal tract  
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A person has a vascular lesion which gives signs and symptoms of both basal nuclear and pontocerebellar dysfunctions. Give the most likely locations of lesions.   Anterior limb of the internal capsule  
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Dizziness and deafness in the right ear can result from a problem with which nerve?   Right vestibulocochlear Nerve  
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What sensory epithelium responds to rotary movements of the head?   Crista Ampularis  
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In general, information from the macula projects to the _______ portion of area 17.   posterior  
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What is characteristic of disturbances in the vestibular system?   Truncal ataxia and nystagmus  
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In the basic auditory pathway, the right inferior colliculus projects to the ___________.   Right medial geniculate  
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(True/False?) The fovea centralis is the area of highest visual acuity and contains only cones.   True  
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What nucleus lies adjacent to the anterior limb of the internal capsule?   Caudate nucleus  
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The left lateral lemniscus is formed by fibers originating on ____________.   Dorsal and Ventral Cochlear Nuclei  
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The two cell layers that separate in a detached retina are ____________.   Pigment layer and photoreceptor layer  
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Why is the fovea contralis the area of highest visual acuity?   It has only cones with no vessels and no convergence  
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In the basic auditory pathway for conscious awareness, the right cochlear nuclei project to ______________.   Right and left inferior colliculus  
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A person suffering unilateral hearing loss due to vascular lesion. Also includes deficits in general sensation to head and body. Which artery is affected?   Posterior inferior cerebellar artery  
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The basilar membrane in the apical portion of the organ of Corti vibrates maximally to __________.   low frequencies  
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The lamellae of rods contain ________.   Rhodopsin  
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Which reticular nuclei are required for conjugate eye movement?   Abducens Nucleus and Oculomotor Nucleus  
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In which direction to eyes move with stimulation of right area 8?   To the left  
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A person develops a dramatic increase in appetite with weight gain and changes in behavior and rage. Which is the site of lesion?   Hypothalamus  
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Dislocation of the uncus may occlude the ________.   Posterior cerebral artery  
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In general, olfactory areas send information to ______.   Limbic areas  
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Ganglion cells of the retina receive afferents from the _______ neurons in the retina.   bipolar  
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Ganglion cells of the retina terminate on the ____________ for eye movement.   superior colliculus  
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Ganglion cells of the retina terminate on the ____________ in the pathway for pupillary dilation in response to light.   hypothalamus  
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Ganglion cells of the retina terminate on the ____________ in the pathway for consensual pupillary light response.   superior colliculus  
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Ganglion cells of the retina terminate on the ____________ in the pathway for conscious visual awareness.   lateral geniculate  
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Afferents to the right dentate nucleus: excitatory stimuli from the ____________ and __________ by the inferior cerebellar peduncle.   left inferior olivary nuclei; left arcuate nuclei  
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Afferents to the right dentate nucleus: excitatory stimuli from the ___________ by the middle cerebellar peduncle.   left pontine nuclei  
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Afferents to the right dentate nucleus: inhibitory stimuli from ____________ located in the _____________.   purkinje cells; pontocerebellar cortex  
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Ganglion cells axons terminate on the __________ in the pathway for vision.   lateral geniculate  
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Ganglion cell axons terminate on the ___________ in the pathway for pupillary dilation.   hypothalamus  
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Ganglion cell axons terminate on the ___________ in the pathway for pupillary constriction.   superior colliculus  
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Ganglion cell axons terminate on the ___________ for endocrine responses to light.   hypothalamus  
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