THRC.4 Flashcards

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Diencephalon

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Mesencephalon

‘The midbrain’

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List the divisions of the mesencephalon

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  • Tectum mesencephali
  • Tegmentum mesencephali
  • Cerebreal peduncles
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Hypophysis

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Massa intermedia

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Epiphysis

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Channel extending from the 4th - 3rd ventricle

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Mesencephalic aqueduct

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Mesencephalic aqueduct

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Third ventricle

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Tectum mesencephali

  • Covers the mesencephalic aqueduct
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Rostral colliculus

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Caudal colliculus

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Rostal colliculus function

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Relay centre for the visual pathways

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Caudal colliculus function

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Relay centre for the auditory pathways

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15
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Tegmentum mesencephali

  • Dorsal part of pedunculus cerebri
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Which nuclei are contained in tegmentum mesencephali?

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  • Oculomotor nerve (motor + parasympathetic nucl.)
  • Trochlear nerve (motor + parasympathetic nucl .)
  • Red nucleus
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Parasympathetic nucleus of the occulomotor nerve

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Motor nucleus of the oculomotor nerve

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Nucleus ruber

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Motor nucleus of the trochlear nerve

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Substantia nigra

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27

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Crus cerebri

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Cerebral peduncles

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Cerebral peduncle

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Occulomotor nerve (CN-III)

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Mammilary body

  • Inside the interpeduncular fossa
27
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Summarise the functions of the midbrain

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  • Voluntary motor function
  • Muscle tone
  • Body posture
  • Locomotion
  • Fast movement
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Give the divisions of the diencephalon

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  • Epithalamus
  • Thalamus
  • Metathalamus
  • Hypothalamus
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Epithalamus comprises of the…

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  • Pineal gland
  • 2 xHabenula
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Pineal gland

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Habenula

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White matter anchoring the pineal gland

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Function of the pineal gland

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Melatonin secretion

  • Affect sexual activity
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9:16

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Caudal commisure

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Interthalmic adhesion

  • Connects the left and right thalamus
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Thalamus is divided into…

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  • Dorsal thalamus
  • Subthalamus
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Dorsal thalamus contains…

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Sensory nuclei for:

  • Gustation
  • Optics
  • Acoustics
  • Vestibular organs
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Pineal gland

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Adenohypophysis

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Neurohypophysis

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The composition of the metathalamus

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  • Medial geniculate body
  • Lateral geniculate body
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Hypothalamus

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2

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Mammilary body

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Tuber cinerum

  • Of third ventricle
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Chiasma opticum