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Basal Ganglia

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Basal ganglia is a group of ganglia?

a)

No, it is a group of nuclei

b)

Yes, ganglia/nuclei, a rose by any other name....

2.

The nuclei that make up the basal ganglia include (select all that apply)

a)

caudate nucleus

b)

red nucleus

c)

putamen

d)

globus pallidus

e)

globus nigra

3.

Which of these subcortical structures is not structurally attached to the basal ganglia but is important for its functioning

a)

amygdala

b)

putamen

c)

substantia nigra

d)

thalamus

e)

sub-thalamic nuclei

4.

The amygdala is attached to the basal ganglia but is not functionally related

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Corpus striatum include of the following structures (choose all that apply)

a)

caudate nucleus

b)

putamen

c)

globus pallidus

d)

substantia nigra

6.

Choose the structures that make up the lenticular nucleus

a)

caudate nucleus

b)

putamen

c)

globus pallidus

d)

amygdala

7.

Select the structures that make up the striatum

a)

caudate nucleus

b)

putamen

c)

globus pallidus

d)

lenticular nucleus

8.

If you remove the lenticular nucleus from the corpus striatum you are left with which of the basal ganglionic structures

a)

caudate nucleus

b)

putamen

c)

globus pallidus

d)

lenticular nucleus

9.

The neurotransmitters that operate in the basal ganglia include

a)

facilitator glutamate

b)

dopamine

c)

inhibitor GABA

d)

seratonin

10.

Now I know the anatomy of the basal ganglia and can answer this quiz in my sleep

a)

Yes

b)

No, but I could do better with coffee