Tracts
White matter tract of association fibers in left hemisphere that supports verbal language.
What is the arcuate fasciculus?
Premotor area
What area anterior to primary motor cortex helps with motor planning for speech?
Substantia nigra
What part of the midbrain produces dopamine?
dopamine
What neurotransmitter is depleted in Parkinson's disease causing symptoms?
ataxia
What can result from damage to the cerebellum?
The cortical spinal tract
What tract connects the cortex to spinal cord and allows voluntary movement?
Somatosensory cortex (sensory cortex)
What area in the parietal lobe receives sensation?
Pons
Where does cranial nerve V, the trigeminal attach to the brainstem?
gray matter of cerebrum
Where do the basal ganglia lie within the brain?
intention tremor
What do you call a tremor that occurs only when you intend to move?
What tract connects important speech areas in frontal lobe to the brainstem?
Wernicke's area
What area in the temporal lobe is for interpretation of speech?
medulla
Where do the fibers of the corticospinal tract decussate on their way to the spinal cord?
primary motor cortex
What area of the cerebrum receives input from the basal ganglia?
What degenerative disease is associated with the cerebellum?
Optic nerve tracts
What nerve tracts connect the eyes to the visual cortex?
Association cortex
What area of the parietal lobe integrates multimodal information from across the brain?
Cranial nerve X, the Vagus
What cranial nerve for phonation attaches at the medulla?
smooth and refine movement
What is a major function of the basal ganglia in terms of movement?
ataxic dysarthria
What kind of motor speech disorder is caused by damage to the cerebellum?
Olfactory bulbs and tract
What tract connects sense of smell to the brain?
Broca's area
What area in the frontal lobe supports language?
Reticular formation
What group of neurons constitute the core of the brainstem and support cortical alertness?
aphasia
What can occur if the left basal ganglia incurs a lesion?
ipsalateral side
Which side of the body does each cerebellar hemisphere influence?