Neurology (Misc)

Question 1

1. What is a mammillary body?
2. Mammillary body is AKA:
3. Where are mammillary bodies located?
4. Mammillary bodies form part of the _____ system.

Answer 1

• mammillary bodies are 2 groups of **nuclei **that are part of the Diencephalon,
• They are named the medial mammillary nuclei and the lateral mammillary nuclei.
• AKA corpus mammillare,
• Bodies are located on the undersurface of the brain (They are located at the ends of the anterior arches, or anterior pillars, of the fornix.)
• mammillary bodies form part of the limbic system.

Question 2

1. What is 5-HT?
2. What is 5-HT AKA?

Answer 2

AKA, Serotonin

a monoamine neurotransmitter.

Question 3

mammillary bodies are 2 groups of nuclei that are part of the _____alon

Answer 3

Diencephalon

Question 4

Where in the brain are the mammillary bodies located?

Answer 4

Bodies are located on the undersurface of the brain (They are located at the ends of the anterior arches, or anterior pillars, of the fornix.)

Question 5

Mammillary bodies are 2 groups of nuclei that are part of the Diencephalon. They are named the ____ mammillary nuclei and the ______ mammillary nuclei.

Answer 5

medial;

lateral