Major Limbic Forebrain Structures

Question 1

Identify 1 - 2

Answer 1

1. Habenula

2. Stria medullaris

Question 2

The limbic system was named for a ring (limbus) of structures that encircle___ and ____

Answer 2

the thalamus and associate cortical

Question 3

Identify 3 - 4

Answer 3

3. Stria terminalis

4. Fornix

Question 4

Identify 5 - 6

Answer 4

5. Anterior nucleus of the thalamus

6. Anterior commissure

Question 5

Identify 7

Answer 5

7. Cingulate cortex

Question 6

Identify 8 - 10

8 and 9 not necessary to know

Answer 6

8. Precommissural fornix
9. Septal nuclei
10. Olfactory tract

Question 7

Identify 11 - 14

11 - 12 not necessary

Answer 7

11. Mammillothalamic tract
12. Median forebrain bundle
13. Amygdala (nuclei)
14. Uncus

Question 8

Identify 15 - 17

Answer 8

15. Parahippocampal gyrus
16. Hippocampus
17. Dentate gyrus

Question 9

The limbic system was named for a ring (limbus) of structures that encircle___ and ____

Answer 9

the thalamus and associate cortical

Question 10

Some limbic components form C-shaped pathways from the temporal lobe into more rostral structures of ___ and ____

Answer 10

the diencephalon and telencephalon (hippocampal formation and associated fornix; amygdala and associated stria terminalis).