Neuro 2

Question 1

What is the role of the basal ganglia?

Answer 1

Are involved in selection of the most important system at a given time.

The basal ganglia outputs are inhibitory and tonically active

Question 2

Name the following structures

Answer 2

Question 3

Which of the following loops is this?

a) Executive loop
b) Limbic loop
c) Motor loop

Answer 3

Motor loop

Question 4

Name the following parts of the cerebellum

Answer 4

Question 5

For the cerebellum give:

a) The two input fibers
b) Where the fibers come from & which peduncle the travel through
c) The infomaiton that they carry

Answer 5

Mossy fibres

- from cerebral cortex via the middle peduncle

• Carry info from the pontocerebellar pathway

Climbing fibres

• From superior olivary nucleir via the inferior peduncle
• Carry info from proprioception and vestibular system