Intracerebral white matter tracts 01

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Sunday, February 10 2008 by jdmiles

Last modified on Sunday, February 10 2008.

 
        A) Receives afferents from the septal area, and projects to the midbrain reticular formation
 
        B) Projects from the globus pallidus to the thalamus
 
        C) Projects from the hippocampal formation to the septal area and mammillary bodies
 
        D) Projects from the mammillary bodies to the anerior nucleus of the thalamus
 
        E) Projects across the midline, connecting homologous areas of the temporal lobes
 

 

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This question was created on February 10, 2008 by jdmiles.
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A) receives afferents from the septal area, and projects to the midbrain reticular formation

This answer is incorrect.

The ansa lentiuclaris is a fiber tract connecting the globus pallidus and ipsilateral thalamus. The habenula receives afferents from the septal area, and projects to the midbrain reticular formation.  (See References)

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B) projects from the globus pallidus to the thalamus

This answer is correct.

The ansa lentiuclaris is a fiber tract connecting the globus pallidus and ipsilateral thalamus.  (See References)

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C) projects from the hippocampal formation to the septal area and mammillary bodies

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The ansa lentiuclaris is a fiber tract connecting the globus pallidus and ipsilateral thalamus. The fornix projects from the hippocampal formation to the septal area and mammillary bodies.  (See References)

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D) projects from the mammillary bodies to the anerior nucleus of the thalamus

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The ansa lentiuclaris is a fiber tract connecting the globus pallidus and ipsilateral thalamus. The mammillothalamic tract connects the mammillary bodies and the anterior nucleus of the thalamus.  (See References)

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E) projects across the midline, connecting homologous areas of the temporal lobes

This answer is incorrect.

The ansa lentiuclaris is a fiber tract connecting the globus pallidus and ipsilateral thalamus. The anterior commissure connects areas of the left and right temporal lobes with each other.  (See References)

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References:

1. Nolte, J. (1993). The Human Brain: An Introduction to Its Functional Anatomy. Mosby, St. Louis. (ISBN:0801674832)	Advertising:
2. Wilde, E.A., Bigler, E.D., Haider, J.M., Chu, Z., Levin, H.S., Li, X., and Hunter, J.V. (2006). "Vulnerability of the anterior commissure in moderate to severe pediatric traumatic brain injury." J Child Neurol, 21(9) 769-76. (PMID:16970884)
3. Duane E. Haines; special contributions by John A. Lancon; illustrator, M. P. Schenk; photographer, G. W. Armstrong. Neuroanatomy: an atlas of structures, sections, and systems. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2004. (ISBN:0781746779)

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Intracerebral white matter tracts 01
Question ID: 021008142
Question written by J. Douglas Miles, (C) 2006-2009, all rights reserved.
Created: 02/10/2008
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