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Basal Ganglia 01

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Sunday, September 9 2007 by jdmiles

Last modified on Sunday, September 9 2007.

The basal ganglia receives cortical input primarily through which of the following nuclei?

 
        A) Substantia nigra pars reticulata and subthalamic nucleus
 
        B) Putamen and substantia nigra pars reticulata
 
        C) Caudate and putamen
 
        D) Putamen and substantia nigra pars compacta
 
        E) Substantia nigra pars compacta and thalamus
 

 


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A) Substantia nigra pars reticulata and subthalamic nucleus

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The caudate and putamen, together known as the striatum, function as the primary input nuclei of the basal ganglia. The caudate and putamen receive input from cortex and from the substantia nigra pars compacta, and sends output to the globus pallidus.  (See References)

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B) Putamen and substantia nigra pars reticulata

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The caudate and putamen, together known as the striatum, function as the primary input nuclei of the basal ganglia. The caudate and putamen receive input from cortex and from the substantia nigra pars compacta, and sends output to the globus pallidus.  (See References)

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C) Caudate and putamen

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The caudate and putamen, together known as the striatum, function as the primary input nuclei of the basal ganglia. The caudate and putamen receive input from cortex and from the substantia nigra pars compacta, and sends output to the globus pallidus.  (See References)

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D) Putamen and substantia nigra pars compacta

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The caudate and putamen, together known as the striatum, function as the primary input nuclei of the basal ganglia. The caudate and putamen receive input from cortex and from the substantia nigra pars compacta, and sends output to the globus pallidus.  (See References)

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E) Substantia nigra pars compacta and thalamus

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The caudate and putamen, together known as the striatum, function as the primary input nuclei of the basal ganglia. The caudate and putamen receive input from cortex and from the substantia nigra pars compacta, and sends output to the globus pallidus.  (See References)

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References:

1. Nolte, J. (1993). The Human Brain: An Introduction to Its Functional Anatomy. Mosby, St. Louis.
2. Kandel, E.R., Schwartz, J.H., and Jessel, T.M. (2000). Principles of Neural Science, 4th ed. McGraw-Hill, New York.
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Basal Ganglia 01
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Created: 09/09/2007
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