Basal Ganglia anatomy Flashcards
(13 cards)
Caudate function?
Eye movement and cognition
Putamen function?
Motor function
What makes up striatum?
Caudate and putamen
What makes up lenticular nucleus?
Putamen and globus pallidus
What makes up corpus striatum?
Caudate, putamen and globus pallidus
Parts of substantia nigra?
Pars reticulata and pars compacta
Pars reticulata… input or output?
OUTPUT
Pars compacta… input or output?
INPUT
What makes up ventral striatum?
Nucleus accumbens and olfactory tubercle
Input/output tract of basal ganglia
- Cerebral cortex (input)
- Striatum
- Output nuclei
- Thalamus
Input nuclei for basal ganglia?
- Caudate nucleus
- Putamen
- Nucleus accumbens
Output nuclei for basal ganglia?
- Globus pallidus (internal segment)
- Ventral pallidum
- Pars reticulata
Intrinsic nuclei for basal ganglia?
- Globus pallidus (external segment)
- Ventral pallidum
- Subthalamic nucleus
- Pars compacta
- Ventral tegmental area