WorksheetsBasal Ganglia
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Basal ganglia is a group of ganglia?
No, it is a group of nuclei
Yes, ganglia/nuclei, a rose by any other name....
The nuclei that make up the basal ganglia include (select all that apply)
caudate nucleus
red nucleus
putamen
globus pallidus
globus nigra
Which of these subcortical structures is not structurally attached to the basal ganglia but is important for its functioning
amygdala
putamen
substantia nigra
thalamus
sub-thalamic nuclei
The amygdala is attached to the basal ganglia but is not functionally related
True
False
Corpus striatum include of the following structures (choose all that apply)
caudate nucleus
putamen
globus pallidus
substantia nigra
Choose the structures that make up the lenticular nucleus
caudate nucleus
putamen
globus pallidus
amygdala
Select the structures that make up the striatum
caudate nucleus
putamen
globus pallidus
lenticular nucleus
If you remove the lenticular nucleus from the corpus striatum you are left with which of the basal ganglionic structures
caudate nucleus
putamen
globus pallidus
lenticular nucleus
The neurotransmitters that operate in the basal ganglia include
facilitator glutamate
dopamine
inhibitor GABA
seratonin
Now I know the anatomy of the basal ganglia and can answer this quiz in my sleep
Yes
No, but I could do better with coffee
