Nervous System (Semester 5)

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Decks in this class (21)

1.1 Nuts Bolts of the Brain
What are the 2 main divisions of ...,
Input into the cns are ___ fibres 2,
What are the 2 divisions of effer...
42  cards
1.2 Bloody supply
Occlusion to bv in the brain for ...,
How much o2 does brain use 2,
Define stroke 3
49  cards
2.1 Embryology (Pt 1)
What is the process that forms th...,
Ovum sperm forms what 2,
What is the timescale that define...
48  cards
2.1 Embryology (Pt 2 Disorders of the NS)
Give 3 neural tube defects crania...,
Give 2 conditions caused by an ab...,
Give 3 maternal risk factors for ...
28  cards
2.2 Neural Components and Networks
What are the 2 types of cell in t...,
Are neuroglia or neurons more abu...,
What are the 4 types of neuroglia...
58  cards
3.1 Imaging the brain
How can we image the brain 1,
List 4 reasons why would you use ...,
Name scenarios where you would pe...
13  cards
4.1 Principles of sensation
Name the sensory receptors respon...,
What comprises the majority of se...,
What are the 5 special senses 3
56  cards
4.2: Defects in the sensory system
Define the following terms 1,
Describe the kind of pain that ma...,
Describe how pain may present in ...
41  cards
5.1: Neural Basis of Pain and Analgesia
What is the relationship between ...,
How can pain be good and bad 2,
List 4 other factors in additon t...
48  cards
5.2 Headaches and Pain
What examinations might you do as...,
Name three investigations you mig...,
What differentiates a primary fro...
48  cards
6.1 Special Senses (Pt 1 The Eye)
Name 4 common causes of blindness 1,
What are the 2 segments of the ey...,
What are the 3 layers of the eye 3
34  cards
6.1 Special Senses (Pt 2 The Ear)
What are the two properties of so...,
At which db does hearing become p...,
What is auditory transduction and...
18  cards
7.1 Organisation of the Motor System and Spinal Reflexes
What components of ns control 1,
Compare open and closed loops tha...,
Where is the brain centre for mov...
47  cards
7.2 Descending Pathways
Define reflexes 1,
List 3 instances where reflexes a...,
What is the the reflex arc termed...
55  cards
8.1 Motor Cortex, Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia
List 4 important extra pyramidal ...,
What are the 4 things our brain m...,
What 2 systems are involved in pl...
50  cards
8.2 Parkinson’s Disease
Define parkinsonism 1,
What are the 4 cardinal features ...,
Describe the postural appearance ...
38  cards
9.1 Higher Brain Functions
What is the function of broca s a...,
What is the function of wernicke ...,
Define cognition 3
51  cards
9.2 The ageing brain and Dementia
Define dementia 1,
As the disease progresses what sy...,
Define delirium 3
69  cards
10.1 Strokes
Define a thrombus 1,
Define an embolus 2,
Define an infarct 3
38  cards
11.1 The Brainstem EEG and Epilepsy
Describe where the brainstem star...,
How is the brainstem attached to ...,
What is the reticular activating ...
28  cards
11.2 Status Epilepticus
Compare status epilepticus to nor...,
Describe status epilepticus 2,
Define epilepsy and the 2 main ty...
36  cards

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