Basal Ganglia, Limbic System, Neuro Development

What are the three parts of the Lentiform Nucleus?

Putamen, Globus Pallidus II, and Globus Pallidus I

What are the three parts of the Caudate Nucleus?

head, body, tail

What are the borders of the Head of the Caudate Nucleus?

Lateral wall of anterior horn of lateral ventricle

What are the borders of the Body of the Caudate Nucleus?

Floor of body of lateral ventricle

What are the borders of the Tail of the Caudate Nucleus

Roof of the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle ending anteriorly in the amygdala

What neurotransmitter does the Lentiform Nucleus utilize?

GABA

What neurotransmitter does the Lentiform Nucleus utilize?

GABA

What type of nucleus is the Lentiform nucleus?

Inhibitory

What type of nucleus is the Caudate nucleus?

Inhibitory

What neurotransmitter does the subthalamic nucleus utilize?

Glutamate

What type of nucleus is the Subthalamic nucleus?

Excitatory

What are the two parts of the Substantia Niaga?

Pars compacta and Pars reticulata

What neurotransmitter does the Pars compacta utilize?

Dopamine

What neurotransmitter does the Pars reticulata utilize?

GABA

What makeup the Corpus striatum?

Caudate nucleus and Lentiform nucleus

What make up the Ventral striatum?

Head of caudate nucleus and Putamen

What dopaminergic pathway starts and ends movements?

Nigrostriatal pathway

What pathway begins in the pars compacta of the substantia nigra and ends in the basal ganglia?

Nigrostriatal pathway

What pathway begins in the Ventral Tegmental Area and ends in the parahippocampal gyrus and nucleus accumbens

Mesolithic Pathway

What pathway begins in the pars compacts of the substantia nigra and the VTA and ends in the prefrontal cortex?

Mesocortical pathway

What dopaminergic pathway remembers the away when stimulated?

Mesolimbic pathway

What dopaminergic pathway adjusts behaviors?

Mesocortical pathway