Name the 3 germ layers and what they give rise to {Ans: Ectoderm --> neural tissue/skin Mesoderm --> MSK system Ectoderm --> gut/visceral linings}Of the relay nuclei, which is the most clinically relevant & is subdivided into ventral and dorsal tiers? {Ans: lateral}The primary somatosensory cortex houses which Brodmann's Area's? {Ans: 3, 1, 2}Describe the direct pathway utilized by basal ganglia {Ans: -excitatory -facilitates targeted-oriented movements -increases motor output}Hemiballismus is often caused by damage to what structure? {Ans: subthalamic nucleus}List the cranial nerve modalities {Ans: SSA --> 2, 8 SVE --> 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 SVA --> 1, 7, 9 GSA --> 5 GVE --> 3, 7, 9, 10 GVA --> 9, 10 GSE --> 3, 4, 6}What describes white matter connecting areas of the same hemisphere? {Ans: association fibers}Huntington's disease results from damage to what structure and affects what pathways? {Ans: -results from damage to subthalamic nucleus -affects indirect pathway (both in more advanced stages)}Which dorsal tier nuclei is the thalamic relay station of the auditory pathway, between the inferior colliculus and auditory cortex? {Ans: medial geniculate nucleus (MGN)}Which dorsal tier nuclei is associated with visual processing by receiving