Thalamic Nuclei 01
Topic: Anatomy
Created on Thursday, September 14 2006 by
Last modified on Tuesday, February 20 2007.
A 50 year-old heron vivisectionist suffers a lacunar infact in the thalamus.
The only observable effect of the stroke is a deficit in initiation of movement and resting tone. Of the following choices, which nucleus of the thalamus is the most likely location of the stroke?
A) Medial dorsal nucleus B) Ventral anterior nucleus C) Medial geniculate nucleus D) Ventral posterolateral nucleus E) Reticular nucleus
This question was created on September 14, 2006 by .
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ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
A) medial dorsal nucleus
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Initiation of movement and resting tone is associated with the ventral anterior nucleus of the thalamus (
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B) ventral anterior nucleus
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The ventral anterior nucleus of the thalamus is associated with initiation of movement and resting tone (
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C) medial geniculate nucleus
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Initiation of movement and resting tone is associated with the ventral anterior nucleus of the thalamus (
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D) ventral posterolateral nucleus
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Initiation of movement and resting tone is associated with the ventral anterior nucleus of the thalamus (
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E) reticular nucleus
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Initiation of movement and resting tone is associated with the ventral anterior 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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