Chapter 5

Question 1

Thalamus location

Answer 1

lateral to third ventricle, medial to globus pallidus

Question 2

How many nuclei in thalamus

Answer 2

120+

Question 3

white matter region

Answer 3

internal medullary lami

Question 4

Thalamus functions

Answer 4

gatekeeper of sensory function, integrates motor information, regulates cortically-mediated functions

Question 5

hypothalamus function

Answer 5

influences autonomic nervous
system
* Endocrine system
* Body regulation (temperature, blood volume,
eating/drinking, circadian rhythms)

Question 6

hypothalamic lesions

Answer 6

Regulatory dysfunction (fluctuations in body temperature, fluid regulation,
appetite, eating patterns)
* Hormone dysregulation
* Symptoms often related to pituitary tumors

Question 6

Thalamic lesions

Answer 6

• Aphasia (language disorder)
• Dysarthria (motor speech disorder)
• Disorders of consciousness
• Cognitive deficits (disorientation, amnesia, apathy, abulia, unilateral neglect)
• Motor deficits (hemiparesis, abnormal movements, vertical eye gaze palsy)
• Thalamic pain syndromes