Diencephalon, Basal Ganglia, and Brain Ventricles

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  1. 4. (LGB)An important thalamic visual center that relays visual information from the optic tracts to the primary visual cortex of the occipital lobe.
  2. 5. The body’s maintenance of the status quo (stability and constancy).
  3. 6. Excessive daytime sleepiness that can sometimes be a result of thalamic damage.
  4. 9. A movement disorder involving involuntary movements (e.g., tremor).
  5. 10. An endocrine gland associated with the hypothalamus that regulates growth, stress, reproduction, and lactation.
  6. 11. A structure located in each ventricle that produces cerebrospinal fluid.
  7. 13. a loss of voluntary movement
  8. 15. One of the three structures that make up the basal ganglia. It has an anatomical relationship with the putamen, together forming the lenticular nucleus.
  9. 16. A type of aphasia with fluent verbal output and semantic paraphasias, auditory comprehension thatis less severe than one would expect for the severity of verbal output, and minimally impaired or even intact repetition.
  10. 17. A functional unit of the caudate nucleus and putamen involved in motor activity
  11. 20. (MGB) An important thalamic auditory center that relays auditory information from subcortical midbrain structures (i.e., inferior colliculus) to the primary auditory cortex of the temporal lobe.
  12. 22. A group of subcortical gray matter structures including the caudate nucleus, globus pallidus, and putamen. It is a key component of the motor system. Damage results in dyskinesias.
  13. 24. A condition caused by damage to the thalamus resulting in burning or tingling sensations and possibly hypersensitivity to things that would not normally be painful, such as light touch or temperature change.
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  1. 1. (CSF) A clear, colorless fluid found in the brain’s ventricles and the arachnoid space of the meninges. It cushions brain tissue, reduces the brain’s weight through buoyancy, removes waste, and transports nutrients and hormones to the brain.
  2. 2. A condition in which cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain ventricles, causing brain tissue to be compressed against the skull.
  3. 3. Means “radiating crown”; a fan-shaped sheet of axons between the thalamus and cortical surface.
  4. 7. One of the three structures that make up the basal ganglia. It has a functional relationship with the caudate nucleus, forming the striatum, and an anatomical relationship with the globus pallidus, forming the lenticular nucleus.
  5. 8. A narrow space between the caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus.
  6. 12. One of the three structures that make up the basal ganglia. It has a functional relationship with the putamen, together forming the striatum
  7. 14. An endocrine gland located in the epithalamus.
  8. 18. a condition in which patients are passive and do not speak
  9. 19. A collection of similar cells involving the globus pallidus and the putamen.
  10. 21. Paired almond-shaped nuclei situated in the medial temporal lobe that are involved in fear and aggression.
  11. 23. A bend where the internal capsule passes between the thalamus and the basal ganglia.