Diencephalon Poll Everywhere

What is marked?

Hypothalamus

What is marked?

Thalamus

Medial Geniculate nucleus function

Hearing (part of the auditory pathway)

Lateral Geniculate nucleus function

Vision (part of the visual pathway)

Ventral Posterolateral nucleus function

Contralateral somatosensation from the body

Ventral Posteromedial nucleus function

Contralateral somatosensation from the face

Ventral anterior and Ventral lateral nuclei function

Motor control

Anterior nucleus and Lateral dorsal nucleus function

Limbic System

Pulvinar and Lateral Posterior nuclei function

Interpreting and learning written symbols

Dorsal medial nucleus function

Emotions, moods, feelings, personality

Anterior and Medial areas of Hypothalamus function

Activates parasympathetic pathway

Posterior and Lateral areas of Hypothalamus function

Activates sympathetic pathway

Anterior Hypothalamus function

Heat dissipation center and sleep cycle

Posterior Hypothalamus function

Heat Conservation center

Ventromedial nucleus function

Satiety center

Lateral Hypothalamic area function

Feeding center

Posterior hypothalamus & mammillary bodies function

Wake cycle

Suprachiasmatic nucleus function

Circadian rhythms (your 24-hour clock)

Supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei function

Water balance & hormone synthesis (OXY & ADH)

Median eminence function

Hormone regulation for pituitary function

Preoptic nucleus function

Release of reproduction hormones (LH and FSH)

A lesion to the subthalamic nucleus will result in:

Athetoid movements

Choreiform movements

Contralateral hemiballismus

Contralateral hemiballismus

Which of the following structures converts serotonin to melatonin?

Hypothalamus

Thalamus

Pineal gland

Posterior commissure

Habenular nuclei

Pineal gland

Which structure contains all 3 body pathways: voluntary motor pathway, posterior column/medial lemniscus, anterolateral system?

Anterior limb of the internal capsule

Genu of the internal capsule

Posterior limb of the internal capsule

None of the above

Posterior limb of the internal capsule