W5 Somatosensory Pathways (Physical Feelings) Flashcards

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  1. What is the general function of the ANTERIOR thalamic nuclei?

a) Cognition
b) Emotion
c) Sensory
d) Vision

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a) Cognition

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  1. What are the specific inputs of the ANTERIOR thalamic nuclei?

a) Cerebellum, basal ganglia
b) Mammillothalamic tract, mammillary bodies
c) Optic tract
d) Lateral lemniscus

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b) Mammillothalamic tract, mammillary bodies

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  1. What is the cortical output of the ANTERIOR thalamic nuclei?

a) Somatosensory cortex
b) Gustatory cortex
c) Prefrontal cortex
d) Cingulate cortex

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d) Cingulate cortex

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  1. What is the general function of the VENTROANTERIOR/LATERAL thalamic nuclei?

a) Cognition
b) Motor
b) Somatosensory
d) Visual

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b) Motor

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  1. What are the specific inputs of the VENTROANTERIOR/LATERAL thalamic nuclei?

a) Cerebellum, basal ganglia
b) Amygdala, olfactory structures, prefrontal cortex
c) Lateral lemniscus
d) Medial lemniscus, spinothalamic tract, trigeminothalamic tract

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a) Cerebellum, basal ganglia

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  1. What is the cortical output of the VENTROANTERIOR/LATERAL thalamic nuclei?

a) Visual cortex
b) Prefrontal cortex
c) Auditory cortex
d) Motor cortex (both supplementary & primary)

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d) Motor cortex (both supplementary & primary)

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  1. What is the general function of the MEDIODORSAL thalamic nuclei?

a) Attention / visual perception
b) Motor
c) Sensory
d) Emotion

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d) Emotion

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  1. What are the specific inputs of the MEDIODORSAL thalamic nuclei?

a) Amygdala, olfactory structures, prefrontal cortex
b) Superior colliculus, parietal, occiputal and temporal association areas
c) Cerebellum, basal ganglia
d) Mammillothalamic tract, mammillary bodies

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a) Amygdala, olfactory structures, prefrontal cortex

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  1. What is the cortical output of the MEDIODORSAL thalamic nuclei?

a) Somatosensory cortex
b) Parietal, occipital and temporal association areas
c) Prefrontal cortex
d) Cingulate cortex

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c) Prefrontal cortex

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  1. What is the general function of the VENTROPOSTERIOR thalamic nuclei?

a) Sensory
b) Motor
c) Sensory & Motor
d) Cognition

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a) Sensory

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  1. What are the specific inputs of the VENTROPOSTERIOR thalamic nuclei?

a) Amygdala, olfactory structures, prefrontal cortex
b) Mammillothalamic tract, mammillary bodies
c) Medial lemniscus, spinothalamic tract, trigeminothalamic tract
d) Lateral lemniscus

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c) Medial lemniscus, spinothalamic tract (VPL), trigeminothalamic tract (VPM)

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  1. What is the cortical output of the VENTROPOSTERIOR thalamic nuclei?

a) Somatosensory cortex
b) Cingulate cortex
c) Motor cortex (both suppolementary & primary)
d) Prefrontal cortex

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a) Somatosensory cortex

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  1. What is the general function of the PULVINAR (thalamic nucleus)?

a) Cognition
b) Motor
c) Emotion
d) Attention / visual perception?

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d) Attention / visual perception

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  1. What are the specific inputs of the PULVINAR (thalamic nucleus)?

a) Superior colliculus, parietal, occipital and temporal association areas
b) Optic tract
c) Mammillothalamic tact, mammillary bodies
d) Lateral lemniscus

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a) Superior colliculus, parietal, occipital and temporal association areas

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  1. What is the cortical output of the PULVINAR (thalamic nucleus)?

a) Visual cortex
b) Auditory cortex
c) Parietal, occipital and tempoeral association areas
d) Somatosensory cortex

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c) Parietal, occipital and tempoeral association areas

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  1. What is the general function of the MEDIAL GENICULATE thalamic nucleus?

a) Olfactory
b) Emotion
c) Sensory
d) Audition

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d) Audition

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  1. What are the specific inputs of the MEDIAL GENICULATE thalamic nucleus?

a) Lateral lemniscus
b) Visual cortex
c) Cerebellum
d) Amygdala

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a) Lateral lemniscus

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  1. What is the cortical output of the MEDIAL GENICULATE thalamic nucleus?

a) Auditory cortex
b) Prefrontal cortex
c) Basal ganglia
d) Lateral lemniscus

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a) Auditory cortex

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  1. What is the general function of the LATERAL GENICULATE thalamic nucleus?

a) Audition
b) Vision
c) Somatosensory
d) Gustation

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b) Vision

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  1. What are the specific inputs of the LATERAL GENICULATE thalamic nucleus?

a) Visual cortex
b) Olfactory structures
c) Medial lemniscus, lateral lemniscus
d) Optic tract

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d) Optic tract

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  1. What is the cortical output of the LATERAL GENICULATE thalamic nucleus?

a) Olfactory cortex
b) Postcentral gyrus
c) Cerebellum
d) Visual cortex

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d) Visual cortex