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1.1.1 Background and basic terminology
What are the basic components of ...,
What are the basic components of ...,
What happens when a spinal nerve ...
17  cards
1.1.2 Topography of the spinal cord
How many segments of the spinal c...,
Describe the structure of the spi...,
What is the difference between th...
18  cards
1.1.3 Basic Features of the Brain
What are some of the main sulci a...,
What are the functions of the cen...,
What are the functions of the lat...
16  cards
1.1.4 CSF
Why is the brain hollow,
What are cavities in the brain ca...,
What do ventricles contain
15  cards
1.2.1 Development of the CNS
What is gastrulation,
What are the 3 layers of the embr...,
What tissues does the ectoderm form
25  cards
1.2.2 Neural Tube Defects
What are neural tube defects called,
What are neural tube defects caus...,
What happens when the neural tube...
11  cards
1.2.3 Neural Crest Cells
What are neural crest cells,
What cells are derived from neura...,
What tissues receieve a significa...
5  cards
2.1.1 Neurones and Glia
What do neurones do,
What do glia do,
What are the different types of g...
25  cards
2.1.2 Neurotransmitters
What are the 3 classes of neurotr...,
What are 3 examples of each neuro...,
What do amino acid neurotransmitt...
53  cards
3.1.1 Somatosensory I
How can sensation be split up,
How can general sensation be,
What is somatic sensation
19  cards
3.1.2 Somatosensory II
What is the chain of neurones in ...,
What are the features of first or...,
What are the features of second o...
23  cards
3.1.3 Somatosensory Conditions
What is brown sequard syndrome,
What structures are completely de...,
What signs are present in brown s...
13  cards
4.1.1 The Retina
What are the 3 layers of the eye,
Label the image,
What does the pigmented layer do
16  cards
4.1.2 Central Visual Pathway Anatomy
What is the visual pathway compri...,
What visual fibres deccusate,
What fibres make up the superior ...
26  cards
4.2 Blood Supply to the Brain
Where does the brain recieve arte...,
What are the two main branches of...,
Where do the middle and anterior ...
30  cards
5.1.1 Lower Motor Neurones
Where are lmn cell bodies found,
What controls lmns,
What reflexes do lmns participate in
7  cards
5.1.2 Upper Motor Neurones
Where do you find umns,
Where do umns syanpse,
What type of neurones are in the ...
17  cards
5.1.3 Spinal Cord Motor System
What is the internal capsule,
What is the anterior limb of the ...,
What ist he genu of the internal ...
16  cards
6.1.1 Basal Ganglia
What is the basal ganglia,
What nuclei make up the basal gan...,
Label the image
13  cards
6.1.2 Movement Disorders
What happens in parkinson s disease,
What are the symptoms and signs o...,
What is huntington s disease
6  cards
6.1.3 Cerebellum Disorders
What is the anatomy of the cerebe...,
What does each part of the cerebe...,
How do the cerebellar peduncles c...
10  cards
8.1.1 The cerebral Cortex
What is the fine structure of the...,
What are most outputs from the co...,
What can outputs from the cortex be
10  cards
8.1.2 Cerebral Dominance
What is cerebral dominance,
Give two examples of cerebral dom...,
Why is cerebral dominance important
5  cards
8.1.3 Language Pathways
What hemishpere are language path...,
What does broca s area do,
Where is broca s area
14  cards
8.1.4 Memory
Where are memories stored,
What are the different types of m...,
What is declaritive memory
13  cards
8.2.1 Consciousness
What is conciousness,
What is arousal,
What neural components are requir...
18  cards
8.2.2 Sleep
What is the function of sleep,
What are the cycles of sleep,
How many sleep stages are there
15  cards
8.2.3 Sleep Disorders
What is insomnia,
What is narcolepsy,
What is sleep apnoea
3  cards
8.2.4 Consciousness Disorders
What is brain death,
What is a coma,
What is pvs persistent vegetative...
4  cards
8.3.1 Neuropathology I
What is normal intracranial pressure,
What can cause an increase in int...,
What compensatory mechanisms are ...
47  cards
8.3.2 CNS Tumours
What are the two types of cns tum...,
What are some examples of gliomas,
What are the types of parenchymal...
44  cards
9.1.1 Dementia
What is dementia,
What are the cognitive symptoms o...,
What are the non cognitive symptoms
36  cards
9.1.2 Delirium
What is delirium,
What can increase the chance of d...,
What are the features of delirium
13  cards
9.2.1 Headaches Categorising
What are the two types of headache,
What is a primary headache disorder,
What is a secondary headache
9  cards
9.2.2 Primary Headache Disorders & Secondary Causes
What are the most to least common...,
Who is affected by tension type h...,
What age is presentation of tensi...
32  cards
10.1.1 MCA Stroke
What is a stroke,
What are tias,
Types of stroke
26  cards
10.1.2 Brainstem and Cerebellar Strokes
What happens in a pca occlusion,
What are the symtpoms of cerebell...,
What are the signs of cerebellar ...
19  cards
10.2.1 Raised ICP
What contributes to intracanial p...,
What is the noraml range of icp,
What is the monro kellie doctrine
23  cards
10.2.2 Raised ICP Consequences and Management
W,
What can a lumbar puncture cause,
What imaging can be used to provi...
11  cards
10.3.1 Subarachnoid Haemorrhages
What two layers make up the dura ...,
Why can dementia increase the ris...,
What structures are within the ar...
33  cards
10.3.2 Meningitis
What are the categories of infect...,
What are the typical causative or...,
What are the typical causative or...
24  cards
11.1.1 Anxiety
What is the physiological role of...,
What is the stress response prima...,
What are the neural and endocrine...
16  cards
12.1.1 Mood Disorders
What are the two classes of mood ...,
What is another term for mood dis...,
How long must you have symptoms b...
24  cards
12.1.2 Mood Disorders & Neurotransmitters
What is the monoamine hypothesis,
Where is serotonin produced,
What is serotonin important for
15  cards
12.2 Psychosis and Schizophrenia
What is psychosis,
What is a hallucination,
What hallucinations are not patho...
22  cards

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