Thalamus Anatomy

Question 1

_ encloses intralaminar nuclei

Answer 1

Internal medullary lamina

Question 2

Intralaminar nuclei help control _

Answer 2

Alertness

Question 3

Anterior nucleus involved in aspects of (2)

Answer 3

Memory

Emotion

Question 4

Each nuclei receives sensory input from a different source and relays it to a _

Answer 4

Specific region of brain

Question 5

Ventral anterior nucleus involved in control of _

Answer 5

Voluntary movement

Question 6

_ also involved in control of voluntary movement

Answer 6

Ventrolateral nucleus

Question 7

Ventral posterolateral nucleus relays info about _ to sensory areas of cerebral cortex (p,T,p)

Answer 7

Pain

Touch

Pressure

Question 8

Ventral posterolateral nucleus relays info about _ to sensory areas of cerebral cortex (v,t)

Answer 8

Vibration

Taste

Question 10

_ relays visual info to the occipital lobe of cerebral cortex

Answer 10

Lateral geniculate body

Question 11

Pulvinar integrates somatic sensations and _ info (2)

Answer 11

Auditory

Visual

Question 12

Lateral posterior nucleus involved in integration of _

Answer 12

Sensory info

Question 13

Dorsomedial nucleus integrates info about (2)

Answer 13

Mood instinct