Anatomy Questions
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Cerebrocerebellum: What is the output nucleus and which peduncle does is used to exit the cerebellum?
Spinocerebellum: cuneocerebellar 1) Arises from _______2) Transmits info related to ______3) Ipsilateral/contralateral4) Enters cerebellum via _____
Vestibulocerebellum: 1) Receives inputs from ______2) Outputs: participates in _______ and controls head and ______ movements.
Flocculus and nodulus: which is medial and which is lateral?
Golgi Neuron1) Which layer is it in?2) Participates (is a part of) in the cerebellar _______.
Axons coursing to and coming from the cerebellar cortex are called the ________ ("tree of life"), and make up the subcortical white matter.
What are the only primary afferents that project directly to the cerebellar cortex?
Vestibulocerebellum:Outputs include the medial ________ tract, and the ____________ to extraoccular muscles.
The flocculonodular lobe is associated with the ________ nuclei.
Granule neurons are inhibitory/excitatory, and they use ______ as a neurotransmitter.
From what section of the 3-vesicle stage of development does the cerebellum arise from?
Deep nuclei: The ______ and ______ nuclei are together referred to as the interposed nuclei. The interposed nuclei is associated with the _______ hemisphere (a functional region)
Spinocerebellum outputs: VermisThe fastigial nucleus also has a small ascending component that flows through the ________.
Gyri is to the cerebral cortex as _____ is to the cerebellum.
Cerebrocerebellum: Is input from the ipsilateral or contralateral cerebral cortex?
Describe the Granular layer of the cerebellar cortex. (deep/superficial; input/output; what cells are here; gets info from what type of fibers)
The superior cerebellar peduncle is mostly afferent/efferent to the brainstem nuclei and the ______, and is connected to the _______.
List the 4 deficits that can occur to the motor system with cerebellar dysfunction. (i.e. what general motor functions would be affected)
Which deep nuclei is closest to the midline and tightly associated with the vermis?
There were four Portocaval sites discussed in the slides. Site four occurs at the rectum and includes these portal/venous vessels. Blockage results in this condition.