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After a stroke, a patient had difficulty swallowing, and a reduced gag reflex. Select the correct structure of the oral cavity and pharynx to match each description:

Which structure of the diencephalon is directly involved in emotional and autonomic regulation, including hunger, thirst, and thermoregulation?

Which of the following muscles is involved in both elevation and abduction movement of the eye?

Which structure forms part of the anterior border of the hypothalamus?

A 61-year-old man suffered a stroke due to a thrombus in the right middle cerebral artery, affecting all the areas it supplies. Which of the following functional areas will be spared, as it is NOT supplied by the middle cerebral artery?

Select the correct answer for each question regarding basal nuclei and medullary centres: a)    Which basal nucleus is located along the lateral walls and floor of the lateral ventricle? [BLANK-1] b)    Which basal nucleus is involved in the limbic system to regulate emotion, especially fear? [BLANK-2] c)     Which structure is located medial to the posterior limb of the internal capsule? [BLANK-3] d)    The superior projections of the internal capsule into the cerebral hemispheres are called the: [BLANK-4]

Cardiac muscle is voluntary

The pituitary regulates blood pressure during dehydration scenarios with this hormone

Which TWO structures/spaces drain into the infundibulum of the semilunar hiatus?

Fill in the correct answers: The bony labyrinth of the internal ear is filled with [BLANK-1], while the membranous labyrinth is filled with [BLANK-2].