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1
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anterior commissure

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olfactory

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LOT

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olfactory

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rhinal fissure

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olfactory

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pyriform cortex

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olfactory

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ventricles

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make and contain CSF

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internal capsule

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axons carrying sensory info to cortex

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SCN

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biological rhythms

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amygdala

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emotion

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thalamus

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processes sensory info before it goes to cortex

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hippocampus

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learning and memory

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medial lemnicus

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carrying A beta fibers (touch) to thalamus (VPM/VPL) (A delta and C only to VPL)

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choroid plexus

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makes CSF

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dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus

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optic tracts terminate there, so visual information processed there before going to the occipital lobe

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central gray

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endogenous pain control

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substantia nigra

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makes dopamine, whose loss is involved in Parkinsons

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superior colliculus

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visual processing

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inferior colliculus

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auditory processing

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pineal

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makes melatonin

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commissure

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tract that crosses between hemispheres

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hypothalamus nuclei/tracts

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VMH, PVN, arcuate, median eminence, SCN, SON, prep-tic area, mammilary bodies

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thalamus nuclei/tracts

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VPL, VPM, medial and lateral habenular nuclei, dorsal geniculate nucleus

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midbrain nuclei/tracts

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nuclei: substantia nigra, central gray, pineal, superior and inferior colliculus
tracts: cerebral peduncles and medial lemniscus

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olfactory bulb function

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olfaction

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optic chasm function

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vision

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oculomotor nerve function
motor to eyes
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abducens nerve function
motor to eyes
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trochlear nerve function
motor to eyes
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which tracts terminate in the thalamus?
optic and medial lemniscus
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name 5 midbrain landmarks
cerebral aqueduct, central gray, substantia nigra, cerebral peduncles, ventral and dorsal hippocampus joined, CSC, ventral position of medial lemniscus
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name two tracts carrying olfactory information
stria terminalis and stria medlaris
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slide 27: are we anterior to, posterior to, or in amygdala?
in- landmark is optic tracts have just entered brain and are ascending to thalamus
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three nuclei whose function is related to reproduction
VMH, arcuate, median eminence
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name three olfactory structures (not CC or internal capsule)
LOT, AC, pyriform cortex
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are we anterior to, in, or posterior to nucleus accumbans if AC not crossing over?
in
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name four thalamic nuclei
VPM, VPL, medial habenular. lateral habenular
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VPL function
touch and pain
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VPM function
touch
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MH function
olfaction
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LH function
olfaction
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what behavior is the oculomotor nerve involved with?
eye movement
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what behavior is the trochlear nerve involved with?
eye movement
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the corpus callosum is
a commissure between the hemispheres
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thalamus function
sensory relay station
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pineal involved with
biological rhythms, make melatonin, sleep
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superior colliculus function
vision
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inferior colliculus function
audition
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name 3 tracts associate with learning and memory
fimbria, mammillothalamic and fornix
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name 3 tracts that terminate in thalamus
optic, mammillothalamic, stria medularis
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name 5 midbrain landmarks
substantia nigra, central gray cerebral aqueduct, cerebral peduncles, dorsal and ventral hippocampus joined, ventral position of medial lemniscus
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substantia nigra function
parkinsons, makes dopamine associated with movement
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LGN or DLG function
vision
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central gray function
endogenous pain control
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if midbrain is present we are BLANK to amygdala
posterior
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if midbrain and substantia nigra are present, we are BLANK to hypothalamus
posterior
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medial lemniscus terminates in
VPL
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where does the optic nerve terminate?
DLG
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mammillary bodies involved in
learning and memory
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stria medlars specific thalamic nuclei it terminates in
dorsal and lateral habenular nuclei
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4 hypothalamic nuclei
PVN, VMH, arcuate, median eminence
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hypothalamic nuclei function
reproduction
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two tracts involved in learning and memory
fornix and fimbria
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tract that terminates in hypothalamus
fornix
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internal capsule carries
sensory
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which tract has some fibers in it that come from the amygdala?
stria medlars
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what kind of sensory sensations does the medial lemniscus carry?
touch, A beta fibers
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cerebral peduncles function
movement
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cerebral aqueduct does what
has CSF, connects 3rd and 4th ventricles
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in midbrain and have substantia nigra so posterior or anterior to amygdala
posterior
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if DLG present, are we anterior, posterior, or in thalamus
in
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where do the fibers in the internal capsule originate
thalamus
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where do the fibers in the internal capsule terminate
cortical areas
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where do fornix fibers originate
fimbria, hippocampus
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where do fornix fibers terminate
mammillary bodies
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where do optic tract fibers originate
eyes
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where do optic tract fibers terminate
DLG
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where do stria medlars fibers originate
amygdala, septum, hippocampus
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where do stria medlaris fibers terminate
medial and lateral habenular nuclei in thalamus
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stria medlars carries what info
olfactory
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if 3rd ventricle and prep-tic area present, are we anterior, posterior, or in hypothalamus
in
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if optic tract is just entering brain, are we anterior, posterior or in amygdala
anterior
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caudate putamen function
movement, decision making

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