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Decks in this class (21)

Anatomy
Location of the lateral sulcus 1,
Location of the central sulcus 2,
Location of the parietal occipita...
10  cards
CSF and Ventricular System
Location of the lateral ventricle 1,
Location of the 3rd ventricle 2,
Location of the aqueduct 3
8  cards
Neuroglia
Types of neuroglia 1,
Functions of astrocytes 2,
Functions of oligodendrocytes 3
6  cards
Neurotransmitters
Excitatory neurotransmitters 1,
Inhibitory neurotransmitters 2,
Main glutamate receptor 3
6  cards
Blood Supply
Beginning of the anterior circula...,
Beginning of the posterior circul...,
Area supplied by the anterior cer...
22  cards
Sensation
Describe tonic receptors 1,
Describe phasic receptors 2,
Describe how the nature of a stim...
7  cards
Tracts
Four ascending tracts 1,
Modalities carried by the dcml 2,
Terminal point of dcml 3
36  cards
Lower Motor Neurones
Location within the spine of the ...,
Action of alpha motor neurones 2,
Action of gamma motor neurones 3
3  cards
Cerebellum
Sections of the cerebellum 1,
Location of the vestibulocerebell...,
Location of spinocerebellum 3
8  cards
Basal Ganglia
Nuclei of the basal ganglia 1,
Components of the striatum 2,
Portions of the globus pallidus 3
8  cards
Pain
Receptors that detect pain 1,
Stimuli that activates nociceptors 2,
Types of nociepter fibres 3
15  cards
Vision
3 layers of the retina 1,
Cells in the superficial layer of...,
Cells in the middle layer of the ...
28  cards
Hearing
Location of the cochlea 1,
Contents of scala tympani 2,
Contents of scala vestibule 3
11  cards
Stroke
Commonest cause of haemorrhagic s...,
Cause of charcot bouchard aneurys...,
Most common origin of clots causi...
7  cards
Raised ICP
Common causes of raised icp 1,
S s of raised icp 2,
Describe cushing s reflex 3
10  cards
Brain haemorrhages
Types brain haemorrhage 1,
Location of an extradural haemorr...,
Location of a subdural haemorrhage 3
10  cards
Consciousness
Structure controlling consciousne...,
Nuclei within the reticular forma...,
System promoting consciousness 3
10  cards
Cortical association areas
Role of cortical association areas 1,
Cortical association areas of the...,
Cortical association areas of the...
13  cards
Memory
Types of memory 1,
Areas involved in procedural memo...,
Areas involved in declarative mem...
6  cards
Dementia
Most common cause of dementia 1,
Causes of dementia 2,
Signs of alzheimer s disease 3
6  cards
Neuro Infections
Describe meningitis 1,
Most common pathogen causing meni...,
Most common pathogen causing meni...
8  cards

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