Basal Ganglia Flashcards
(12 cards)
1
Q
Basal ganglia lie deep within _ of cerebral hemispheres
A
White matter
2
Q
Basal ganglia are collection of nerve cell bodies involved in control of _
A
Movement
3
Q
More appropriate name is _
A
Basal nuclei
4
Q
3 components of basal nuclei (3)
A
Putamen
Caudate
Globus pallidus
5
Q
Together with the caudate nucleus, putamen receives _
A
Input from cortex
6
Q
Caudate nucleus continuous with putamen at _
A
Front end
7
Q
Globus pallidus relays info from putamen to _
A
Substantia nigra
8
Q
Substantia nigra is pigmented area of _
A
Midbrain
9
Q
_ refers to whole group of basal nuclei
A
Corpus striatum
10
Q
A
11
Q
Striatum (not corpus striatum) only includes _ nuclei (2)
A
Putamen
Caudate
12
Q
A
13
Q
_ refers to putamen and Globus pallidus which form lens-shaped mass
A
Lentiform nucleus
