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AN62.1-6 | Cranial nerve nuclei & Cerebral hemispheres — Glossary
Glossary — Cranial nerve nuclei & Cerebral hemispheres
Key terms introduced in this module, in order of first appearance. Use this as a revision checklist.
| Term | Where Introduced |
|---|---|
| Patient A (72-year-old): | hook |
| Patient B (65-year-old): | hook |
| Patient C (50-year-old): | hook |
| Stroke | relevance |
| Parkinson's disease | relevance |
| Aphasia | relevance |
| Internal capsule anatomy | relevance |
| Circle of Willis | relevance |
| Functional Column Classification | Part 1: Cranial Nerve Nuclei — Functional Classification (AN62.1) |
| Complete CN Nucleus Summary: | Part 1: Cranial Nerve Nuclei — Functional Classification (AN62.1) |
| Lobes and Bounding Sulci | Part 2: Cerebral Hemisphere — Surfaces, Lobes & Functional Areas (AN62.2) |
| Functional Areas (Brodmann Areas): | Part 2: Cerebral Hemisphere — Surfaces, Lobes & Functional Areas (AN62.2) |
| Somatotopic Motor Homunculus: | Part 2: Cerebral Hemisphere — Surfaces, Lobes & Functional Areas (AN62.2) |
| Effects of damage: | Part 2: Cerebral Hemisphere — Surfaces, Lobes & Functional Areas (AN62.2) |
| Types of White Matter Fibres: | Part 3: White Matter & Internal Capsule (AN62.3) |
| Commissural fibres | Part 3: White Matter & Internal Capsule (AN62.3) |
| Corpus callosum | Part 3: White Matter & Internal Capsule (AN62.3) |
| Association fibres | Part 3: White Matter & Internal Capsule (AN62.3) |
| Projection fibres | Part 3: White Matter & Internal Capsule (AN62.3) |
| Internal capsule | Part 3: White Matter & Internal Capsule (AN62.3) |
| Internal Capsule: | Part 3: White Matter & Internal Capsule (AN62.3) |
| Corpus callosum damage effects: | Part 3: White Matter & Internal Capsule (AN62.3) |
| Internal capsule lacunar infarct: | Part 3: White Matter & Internal Capsule (AN62.3) |
| Basal Ganglia Components: | Part 4: Basal Ganglia & Limbic Lobe (AN62.4) |
| Striatum | Part 4: Basal Ganglia & Limbic Lobe (AN62.4) |
| Lenticular nucleus | Part 4: Basal Ganglia & Limbic Lobe (AN62.4) |
| Corpus striatum | Part 4: Basal Ganglia & Limbic Lobe (AN62.4) |
| Basal ganglia | Part 4: Basal Ganglia & Limbic Lobe (AN62.4) |
| Direct and Indirect Pathways: | Part 4: Basal Ganglia & Limbic Lobe (AN62.4) |
| Pathophysiology of Movement Disorders: | Part 4: Basal Ganglia & Limbic Lobe (AN62.4) |
| Limbic Lobe: | Part 4: Basal Ganglia & Limbic Lobe (AN62.4) |
| Hippocampus | Part 4: Basal Ganglia & Limbic Lobe (AN62.4) |
| Amygdala | Part 4: Basal Ganglia & Limbic Lobe (AN62.4) |
| Fornix | Part 4: Basal Ganglia & Limbic Lobe (AN62.4) |
| Thalamus (Dorsal Thalamus): | Part 5: Thalamus, Hypothalamus & Diencephalon (AN62.5) |
| Hypothalamus: | Part 5: Thalamus, Hypothalamus & Diencephalon (AN62.5) |
| Epithalamus: | Part 5: Thalamus, Hypothalamus & Diencephalon (AN62.5) |
| Metathalamus: | Part 5: Thalamus, Hypothalamus & Diencephalon (AN62.5) |
| Subthalamus: | Part 5: Thalamus, Hypothalamus & Diencephalon (AN62.5) |
| Formation: | Part 6: Circle of Willis (AN62.6) |
| Anterior cerebral artery (ACA) | Part 6: Circle of Willis (AN62.6) |
| Anterior communicating artery (AComm) | Part 6: Circle of Willis (AN62.6) |
| Middle cerebral artery (MCA) | Part 6: Circle of Willis (AN62.6) |
| Posterior communicating artery (PComm) | Part 6: Circle of Willis (AN62.6) |
| Posterior cerebral artery (PCA) | Part 6: Circle of Willis (AN62.6) |
| Basilar artery | Part 6: Circle of Willis (AN62.6) |
| Circle of Willis Strokes: | Part 6: Circle of Willis (AN62.6) |
| ACA territory: | Part 6: Circle of Willis (AN62.6) |
| MCA territory: | Part 6: Circle of Willis (AN62.6) |
| PCA territory: | Part 6: Circle of Willis (AN62.6) |
| Lacunar infarcts | Part 6: Circle of Willis (AN62.6) |
| MCA Stroke — Most Common Stroke in India | clinical_pearl |
| CT brain in acute MCA stroke: | clinical_pearl |
| Indian thrombolysis reality: | clinical_pearl |
| Motor areas: | summary |
| Sensory areas: | summary |
| Basal ganglia: | summary |
| Thalamus VPL/VPM | summary |
| VL | summary |
| LGN/MGN | summary |
| Circle of Willis: | summary |
61 terms in this module