High Yield Flashcards
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Basal Ganglia: Description
The basal ganglia is a group of nuclei located in the deep white matter of the brain. That is interconnected with the cerebral cortex, thalami and brain stem.
Function: Memory formation and regulation of motor control
Basal Ganglia: Gross Anatomy
- Gross anatomy:
- It contains 3 paired nuclei that together comprise the corpus striatum:
- Caudate nucleus
- Putamen
- Globus pallidus
Caudate Nucleus
- Located lateral to the lateral ventricle
- Head indents the anterior horn
- Curves along the lateral ventricle
- Tail extends into the temporal lobe
- Bounded laterally by the internal capsule
- The head of the caudate is supplied by the recurrent artery of Heubner, the rest is supplied by the lenticulostriatal arterys
Putamen
- Paired rounded, most lateral structure of the basal ganglia
- Medial to the external capsule
- Connected to the substantia nigra and subthalamic nuclei to control movement
- Supplied by the lenticulostriatal arteries
Globus Palladus
- The paired, medialt to the putamen, lateral to the thalamus
- Subdivided into internal and exernal parts separated by a internal medullary lamina.
- Supplied by the lenticulostriatal arteries
Subthalamic Nuclei
- Small, located inferior to the thalamus
- Medial to internal capsule
Substantia Nigra
- Anterior midbrain, transition point of the tegmentum and cerebral peduncles
- Produces dopamine
Cerebellum: Description
There cerebellum is brain structure located in the posterior fossa below the tentorium and behind
the brain stem
Function: Integration and mediation of proprioceptor and movement data
Cerebellum: Gross Anatomy
- Globular structure located in the posterior aspect of the posterior fossa
- Three surfaces: anterior, superior and inferior
- Three fissures: Primary, horizontal and sub-occipital
- Two hemispheres: right and left
- Single median vermis
Cerebellar divisions
- Vermis: Divided into nine lobules
- Cerebellar hemispheres:
- Onion configuration of folia
- 18 lobules associated bilaterally associated with the vermis lobules
Cerebellum/Cerebrum connections
- Midbrain via the superior cerebellar peduncle
- Pons via the middle cerebellar peduncle
- Medulla via the inferior cerebellar peduncle
Cerebellum: Vasculature
- Arterial supply:
- Superior cerebellar arteries (from basil)
- Anterior and posterior inferior cerebellar arteries (basil and vertebral)
- Venous drainage:
- Occipital venous sinus
Cerebellar: Relations
- Anterior: 4 th ventricle
- Posterior: cisterna magna
- Superior: occipital lobes
- Inferior: basiocciput
- Lateral: cerebella-pontine angle cisterns
Cerebellar Variants
- Variable blood supply
- Megacisterna magna
- Tonsilar ectopia / Chiari malformation
- Agenesis
Corpus Callosum: Description
- The corpus callosum is the largest white matter tract in the brain
- Function: Interhemispheric communication
- Location: Between the cerebral hemispheres above the septum pellucidum
Corpus Callosum: Gross Anatomy
- C-shaped – concave up
- 10cm in length
Divisions:
- Rostrum anterior and inferior part (anterior hook of the c) continues as the copula then lamina terminalis
- Genu most anterior part (elbow like bend), location of forceps minor
- Body largely linear most superior part
- Splenium most posterior part location of forceps major
Corpus Callosum: Vasculature
- Arterial supply:
- Anterior and posterior pericallosal arteries (From ACA and PCA)
- Subcollosal artery
- Veins:
- Anterior and posterior pericallosal veins draining into the deep cerebral veins
Corpus Callosum: Relations
- Superior: Interhemispheric fissure, indusium griseum, falx cerebri, cingulate gyrus, callosal sulcus
- Inferior: septum pellucidum anteriorly and the body of the fornix posteriorly
- Lateral: corona radiata
- Anterior: Frontal lobes, fornix anterior
- Posterior: occipital lobes, fornix posterior
Corpus Callosum: Variants
- Agenesis/dygenesis of the corpus callosum
- Cavum septum pellucidum
- Cavum et vergae
- Cavum veli interpositi
Internal Capsule: Description
- The internal capsule is a deep subcortical structure that contains a concentration of white matter projections.
- Function: Transmision of the motor and sensory information to and form the cortex and the rest of the CNS
Internal Capsule: Gross anatomy
- Divided into 5 parts:
- Anterior limb: lies between the head of the caudate nucleus medially and the lentiform nucleus laterally. Contain thalamic radiations.
- Genu: Medial to the apex of the lentiform nucleus. Contains corticobulbar tracts.
- Posterior limb: between the thalamus and the lentiform nucleus. Contains corticospinal tracts.
- Retrolentiform: behind the lentiform nucleus. Contains optic radiation.
- Sublentiform: below the lentiform nucleus. Contains the auditory radiation.
Internal Capsule: Vasculature
- Arterial:
- Perforators from the MCA and ACA
- Lenticulostriatal and recurrent artery of Heubner.
- Internal carotid supplies the posterior limb
- Venous:
- Internal cerebral vein
- Inferior sagittal sinus
- Posterior vein of the corpus callosum
Temporal Lobe: Description
The temporal lobe is one of four lobes of the brain and largely occupies the middle cranial fossa
Function: Memory formation, communication
Temporal lobe: Gross Anatomy
- Gross anatomy:
- Second largest lobe (after the frontal lobe)
- Borders:
- Superiorly – Sylvian fissure
- Posteriorly – imaginary parietotemporal line
- The middle cranial fossa forms its anterior and inferor boundaries
- The temporal lobe can be divided into two main sections:
- Neocortex – lateral and inferolateral surfaces
- Mesial temporal lobe – hippocampus, amygdala, parahippocampal gyrus
- The temporal lobe is divide into five gyri, from superolateral to inferomedial:
- Superior temporal gyrus – containing Wernicke’s area
- Middle temporal gyrus
- Inferior temporal gyrus
- Fusiform gyrus
- Parahipocampal gyrus (anterior) lingual gyrus (posterior)