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Thalamic Nuclei 01

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Thursday, September 14 2006 by

Last modified on Tuesday, February 20 2007.

A 44 year-old bonobo cultivator suffers a lacunar infact in the thalamus.

The damage is confined to the medial geniculate nucleus, which is essentially destroyed. Of the following options, what function is most likely to be affected?

A) Vision

B) Audition

C) Cortical arousal

D) Somatic sensation from the face

E) Initiation of movement and resting tone

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This question was created on September 14, 2006 by .
This question was last modified on February 20, 2007.

ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

A) vision

This answer is incorrect.

Audition is associated with the medial geniculate nucleus of the thalamus (See References)


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B) audition

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The medial geniculate nucleus of the thalamus is associated with audition (See References)


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C) cortical arousal

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Audition is associated with the medial geniculate nucleus of the thalamus (See References)


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D) somatic sensation from the face

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Audition is associated with the medial geniculate nucleus of the thalamus (See References)


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E) initiation of movement and resting tone

This answer is incorrect.

Audition is associated with the medial geniculate nucleus of the thalamus (See References)


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References:

1. Nolte, J. (1993). The Human Brain: An Introduction to Its Functional Anatomy. Mosby, St. Louis.


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Thalamic Nuclei 01
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Question written by . (C) FrontalCortex.com 2006-2009, all rights reserved. Created: 09/14/2006
Modified: 02/20/2007
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