quizzes

quiz 5 + 6

The inferior cerebellar peduncle contains which fibers?

afferents from and efferents to the vestibular system

What is the vermis responsible for?

motor control of the trunk musculature

which are the most lateral of the deep cerebellar nuclei?

dentate nuclei

The fibers from the inferior olive that send excitatory branches to both the deep cerebellar nuclei and to the Purkinje cells are known as what?

climbing fibers

Which is the outermost layer of the cerebellar cortex, which also has the lowest density of cellular nuclei?

molecular layer

which part of the basal ganglia has a tail?

caudate

which nuclei make up the striatum?

caudate and putamen

which of the following nuclei is only included in the indirect pathway?

subthalamic nuclei, striatum, putamen, internal globus pallidus, caudate

subthalamic

which of the following are related but not strictly part of the basal ganglia?

lentiform nuclei, caudate + putamen, striatum, substantia nigra + subthalamic nuclei, internal + external globus pallidus

the substantia nigra and subthalamic nuclei

which of the following is the main difference between the direct and indirect pathway?

the direct is excitatory, while the indirect is inhibitory

which of the following tracts contain projections to the trigeminal and facial nerve?

corticobulbar

which of the following arises from the red nucleus?

rubrospinal tract

which of the following is not included in the diencephalon?

habenula, pituitary gland, epithalamus, hypothalamus, thalamus

the pituitary gland

which thalamic nuclei receives information from the cerebellum?

the ventral lateral

what is the thalamic relay for the auditory cortex?

the medial geniculate nucleus

which of the following senses does not move through the thalamus before reaching their primary cortex?

olfactory

where does light information from the optic tract project to besides the thalamus?

hypothalamus

which two nuclei are involved in temperature regulation?

anterior and posterior hypothalamic nuclei

what is the neural connection from the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland?

infundibulum

which pathway connects the hypothalamus with the hippocampus?

the fornix