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VMED13 -MedNeuro3:ah
MedNeuro: Surface Features of the Brain and Ventricular System
Question | Answer |
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State the function of the insular lobe in general terms. | Has roles in taste and visceral physiological function. |
Distinguish between the location of the thalamus and the hypothalamus with respect to the hypothalamic sulcus and the third ventricle. | Thalamus is found above, and hypothalamus found below. |
Describe the locations of the lamina terminalis. | It is a thin layer of tissue that runs between the rostrum of the corpus callosum and the optic chiasm and seals off the anterior end of the third ventricle. |
List the fiber tracts that connect the pons and cerebellum. | Three transverse fibers: the sup. cerebellar peduncle, the mid. cerebellar peduncle and the inf. cerebellar peduncle. |
Describe the location of the anterior, posterior and inferior horns of the lateral ventricles. | Anterior (frontal lobe), posterior (occipital lobe), inferior (temporal lobe) |
Name the structure that forms the roof of the 4th ventricle. | velum: anterior medullary velum and inferior medullary velum |
State the physiological function of the choroid plexus. | Produces CSF |