Thalamic Nuclei 01
Topic: Anatomy
Created on Thursday, September 14 2006 by
Last modified on Tuesday, February 20 2007.
A 49 year-old malpractice attorney suffers a lacunar infact in the thalamus.
The damage is confined to the ventral posterolateral nucleus, which is essentially destroyed. Of the following options, what function is most likely to be affected?
A) Somatic sensation from the face B) Emotional content of memory C) Initiation of movement and resting tone D) Somatic sensation from the body E) Vision
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ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
A) somatic sensation from the face
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Somatic sensation from the body is associated with the ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus (
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B) emotional content of memory
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Somatic sensation from the body is associated with the ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus (
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C) initiation of movement and resting tone
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Somatic sensation from the body is associated with the ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus (
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D) somatic sensation from the body
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The ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus is associated with somatic sensation from the body (
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E) vision
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Somatic sensation from the body is associated with the ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus (
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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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Created: 09/14/2006
Modified: 02/20/2007
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