Thalamus & Internal Capsule Flashcards

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Divisions of Thalamus

A
  • Internal Medullary Lamina
  • Intralaminar nuclei
  • Thalamic Reticular nuclei
  • Midline nuclei
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Divisions of Internal Medullary Lamina

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anterior, medial, lateral

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Intralaminar nuclei

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non-specific

projects to basal ganglia and cerebral cortex

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Thalamic reticular nucleus

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  • interneuron of thalamus
  • inhibitory, GABA
  • everything involved with thalamus projects to it
  • isolates novel stimuli from background
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Anterior Thalamic Interconnection

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passes through anterior limb of internal capsule to the pre frontal and cingulate gyrus

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Superior Thalamic Interconnection

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passes through the posterior limb of internal capsule to the motor and somatosensory cortex

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Posterior Thalamic Interconnection

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passes through the retrolenticular of IC to occipital, parietal, and temporal

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Inferior Thalamic Interconnection

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passes through the sublenticular of IC to anterior temporal and orbital cortex

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Inputs/Outputs for Thalamus Anterior

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Mammilary body, hippocampus to Cingulate gyrus

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Inputs/Outputs for Thalamus Ventral Anterior

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Basal Ganglia to Pre-frontal

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Inputs/Outputs for Thalamus Ventral Lateral Anterior

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Globus Paladis internal to supplementary motor cortex

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Inputs/Outputs for Thalamus Ventral Lateral Posterior

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Cerebellar nuclei to Premotor & Motor cortex

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Inputs/Outputs for Thalamus Ventral Posteromedial

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Spinal Trigeminal to Somatic sensory cortex

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Inputs/Outputs for Thalamus for Ventral Posterolateral

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Spinal thalamic to Somatic sensory cortex

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Association Inputs/Outputs for Thalamus Pulvinate & Lateral Posterior

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Vision and Hearing

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Association Inputs/Outputs for Thalamus DorsoMedial

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Pre-frontal, olfactory, limbic to Pre-frontal cortex

17
Q

The thalamus, mammillary bodies, and occipital lobes are pro fused by what?

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Posterior Cerebral Artery