Thalamic Nuclei 02

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Thursday, September 14 2006 by

Last modified on Tuesday, February 20 2007.

 
        A) Medial lemniscus and spinothalamic tract
 
        B) Mammillothalamic tract
 
        C) Trigeminothalamic tracts
 
        D) Cerebellum and basal ganglia
 
        E) Reticular formation, basal ganglia, crebellum, and somatosensory pathways
 

 

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A) medial lemniscus and spinothalamic tract

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Reticular formation, basal ganglia, crebellum, and somatosensory pathways provides input to the intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus  (See References)

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B) mammillothalamic tract

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Reticular formation, basal ganglia, crebellum, and somatosensory pathways provides input to the intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus  (See References)

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C) trigeminothalamic tracts

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Reticular formation, basal ganglia, crebellum, and somatosensory pathways provides input to the intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus  (See References)

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D) cerebellum and basal ganglia

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Reticular formation, basal ganglia, crebellum, and somatosensory pathways provides input to the intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus  (See References)

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E) reticular formation, basal ganglia, crebellum, and somatosensory pathways

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The intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus receives input from the reticular formation, basal ganglia, crebellum, and somatosensory pathways  (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 02
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