Thalamic Nuclei 03

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Thursday, September 14 2006 by

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        A) Thalamus
 
        B) Prefrontal cortex
 
        C) Somatosensory cortex
 
        D) Visual cortex
 
        E) Cingulate gyrus
 

 

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A) thalamus

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Prefrontal cortex receives input from the medial dorsal nucleus of the thalamus  (See References)

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B) prefrontal cortex

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The medial dorsal nucleus of the thalamus sends outputs to the prefrontal cortex  (See References)

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C) somatosensory cortex

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Prefrontal cortex receives input from the medial dorsal nucleus of the thalamus  (See References)

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D) visual cortex

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Prefrontal cortex receives input from the medial dorsal nucleus of the thalamus  (See References)

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E) cingulate gyrus

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Prefrontal cortex receives input from the medial dorsal 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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