Neuroanatomy
This is the part of the cortex known to regulate (inhibit) the limbic system and basal ganglia. Dysfunction can lead to emotional and behavioral dysregulation and difficulty with executive functions.
What is the Prefrontal Cortex (PFC)?
This is the most numerous type of cell in the central nervous system.
What are glial cells?
(Glial cells outnumber neurons 9:1)
This is the special sensory function of the Uncus.
What is the primary oldfactory cortex?
This is the part of the prefrontal cortex known to be important for emotional regulation.
What is the ventromedial PFC?
These are the three types of Glial cells of the CNS.
What are astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia?
This is the name of the combination of the Caudate and Putamen.
What is the (dorsal) Striatum?
This is the part of the prefrontal cortex known to be important for regulating executive functioning.
What is the ventrolateral PFC?
This is the glial cell that encircles the space between neurons/synapses and has receptors that respond to neurotransmitters released by adjacent neurons.
What are astrocytes?
This is the name of the Putamen and Globus Paladus.
What is the Lenticular Nucleus?
These are two of the three main structures of the Limbic Lobe/System
What are any two of the following
- Hippocampus
- Amygdala
- Cingulate Gyrus
These are "knobs" found on dendrites that act as post-synaptic receptors for incoming signals from other neurons.
What are dendritic spines?
This is the gyrus on the superior aspects of the temporal lobe that contains the primary auditory cortex.
What is Heschl's Gyrus?
This is the nucleus of the Hypothalamus that regulates the sleep/wake cycle
What is the Suprachiasmatic nucleus?
These are the two most common layers of gray matter where you find cells bodies of pyramidal neurons within the cortex.
What are layers 3 and 5.
Lesions to this area of the brain can induce a Wernicke - Korsakoff Syndrome
(Bonus: These are the symptoms of W-K Syndrome)
What are the Mammillary Bodies?
(Bonus: What are: visual changes, confusion, and ataxia, that can ultimately lead to memory loss and confabulation if not treated)