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Thalamic Nuclei 01

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Thursday, September 14 2006 by

Last modified on Tuesday, February 20 2007.

A 30 year-old police officer suffers a lacunar infact in the thalamus.


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

 
        A) Initiation of movement and resting tone
 
        B) Vision
 
        C) Emotional content of memory
 
        D) Cortical arousal
 
        E) Somatic sensation from the face
 

 


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A) initiation of movement and resting tone

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The ventral anterior nucleus of the thalamus is associated with initiation of movement and resting tone  (See References)

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B) vision

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Initiation of movement and resting tone is associated with the ventral anterior nucleus of the thalamus  (See References)

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C) emotional content of memory

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Initiation of movement and resting tone is associated with the ventral anterior nucleus of the thalamus  (See References)

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D) cortical arousal

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Initiation of movement and resting tone is associated with the ventral anterior nucleus of the thalamus  (See References)

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E) somatic sensation from the face

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Initiation of movement and resting tone is associated with the ventral anterior 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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