Basal Ganglia
What does the basal ganglia consist of?
Caudate nucleus, lentiform nucleus, and claustrum.
How many facial bones and how many cranial bones are there?
14 facial bones and 8 cranial bones.
Which is the largest of the cranial nerves?
Trigeminal nerve (CN V)
The unique quality of impermeability in the brain.
Blood brain barrier (BBB)
List the parts of the corpus callosum.
Rostrum of the corpus callosum, Genu of the corpus callosum, Body of the corpus callosum, and splenium of the corpus callosum.
What are the three tracts of white matter separating the basal ganglia?
Internal capsule, external capsule, and extreme capsule.
An important landmark in MRI for patient positioning.
Nasion
Which cranial nerve supplies motor impulses to the lateral rectus muscle of the eye?
Abducens nerve (CN VI)
Where do the internal carotid arteries enter the skull through?
The carotid canals.
What structure does the Fornix lie beneath?
The splenium of the corpus callosum.
What borders the basal ganglia medially?
Thalamus
The coronoid process and condyloid process are separated by concave area called the...
Mandibular notch
Which facial nerve emerges from the lower portion of the pons and enters the internal auditory canal?
Facial Nerve (CN VII)
As the carotid arteries leave the cavernous sinus it branches into the...
ophthalmic artery
What are the two small rounded bodies that can be found at the anterior end of the fornix?
Mamillary bodies.
What two parts is the Lentiform nucleus divided into?
Globus pallidus and the putamen
This structure is shaped like a bowtie
Articular disk
Which cranial nerve picks up impulses from the semicircular canals, that aid in the maintenance of equilibrium?
Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN VIII)
What connects the anterior cerebral arteries in the midline?
Anterior communicating artery
List the 4 distinct parts of the fornix.
Crus of fornix, body of the fornix, anterior column of the fornix, mammillary bodies.
List the three capsules lateral to medial.
Extreme, external, internal
Name the paranasal sinuses.
Ethmoid, frontal, sphenoid, and maxillary sinuses.
Which cranial nerve arises from several rootlets between the olive and the pyramids of the medulla oblongata?
Hypoglossal Nerve (CN XII)
What sinuses join together to create the confluence of sinuses?
Straight sinus, superior sagittal sinus, and transverse sinus.
A pathway made by several fiber tracts that transmit nerve impulses for pupillary light reflexes.
Posterior commissure