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- General arrangement of diencephalonÂ
- Location of the third ventricle and relations
- Location of the hypothalamusÂ
- Function of the hypothalamic nucleiÂ
- Anatomy of the optic chiasm and pituitary gland relations, locationÂ
- Division of the pituitary (hypophysis) into anterior and posterior gland
- The hypothalamic pituitary axis
NUNC3
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Question 1 |
Which of the following is a constituent of the epithalamus?
Medial geniculate nucleus | |
Lateral geniculate nucleus | |
Adenohypophysis | |
Stia medullaris | |
Stria terminalis |
Question 2 |
Which of the following structures do not lie inferior to the fornix?
Interventricular foramina | |
Arcuate nucleus of the tuberal region of the hypothalamus | |
The posterior pituitary gland | |
The subcallosal gyrus | |
The body of the corpus callosum |
Question 3 |
The striatum is comprised of which two structures?
Putamen | |
Globus pallidus | |
Thalamus | |
Hypothalamus | |
Caudate |
Question 4 |
Question 1 of 3
Study the image below for the following questionsWhat is the name of structure three?
Fornix | |
Corpus callosum | |
Fourth ventricle | |
Habenular commissure | |
Tela choroidea |
Question 4 Explanation:
The tela choroidea (or tela chorioidea) is a region of meningeal pia mater and underlying ependyma that gives rise to the choroid plexus in each of the brain’s four ventricles.
Question 5 |
Question 2 of 3
What is the function of structure 7?Visual processing | |
Memory processing | |
Sympathetic nervous system regulation | |
Satiety | |
Blood pressure control |
Question 6 |
Question 3 of 3
Label 9 can be compressed when an adjacent structure undergoes metaplastic transformation into an adenoma. Which of the following hormones are not secreted by the named cancerous structure?TSH | |
Dopamine | |
LH | |
FSH | |
ACTH |
Question 6 Explanation:
PRL (prolactin) is synthesised in the anterior pituitary gland in response to decrease in dopamine released from the tuberal arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus.
Question 7 |
The habenular commissure lies in which relation to the third ventricle?
Anterior | |
Superior | |
Medial | |
Lateral | |
Inferior |
Question 8 |
What lies immediately inferior to the anterior commissure in the midline?
The subcallosal gyrus | |
The splenium of the corpus callosum | |
The body of the corpus callosum | |
The lamina terminals | |
None of the above |
Question 9 |
Which of the following describes the function of a portion of the diencephalic metathalamus?
Auditory relay centre | |
Dopaminergic projection neurons to the anterior pituitary gland | |
Regulation of memory and emotion | |
A connection fibre set to link the amygdala to the anterior thalamic nuxleua | |
A member of Papez circuit |
Question 10 |
Question 1 of 4
Study the image belowWhat is the function of the pinned region?
Conduit for CSF | |
Synthesiser of CSF | |
Synthesiser of ADH | |
Secretor of PRL | |
Reabsorption of CSF |
Question 11 |
Question 2 of 4
What is the name of the raised region on which the pinned indentation lies?Hypothalamus | |
Stria medullaris | |
Stria terminalis | |
Metathalamus | |
Thalamus |
Question 12 |
Question 3 of 4
What is the name of the sulcus that forms the inferior-most portion of the largest white matter commissural tract in the human brain?The cingulate sulcus | |
The lamina terminalis | |
The subcallosal sulcus | |
The callosal sulcus | |
The calcarine sulcus |
Question 13 |
Question 4 of 4
The pinned region forms a constituent of which part of the nervous system?Peripheral nervous system | |
The neocortex | |
The diencephalon | |
The metencephalon | |
The rhombencephalon |
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