Neuro 3050: Structure & Function of the Nervous System

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Lecture 1: Intro Terminology, Neurohistology
BLOCK 1: BASIC ORGANIZATION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, BLOOD SUPPLY, AND MENINGES BLOCK 2: CRANIAL NERVES, CROSS SECTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE BRAIN, ORGANIZATION OF THE FOREBRAIN BLOCK 3: SENSORY SYSTEM AND NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION BLOCK 4: MOTOR SYSTEM, HYPOTHALAMUS, AND LIMBIC SYSTEM,
109  cards
Lecture 2: SOMATIC vs. AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Somatic nervous system,
Ventral root,
Dorsal root
65  cards
Lecture 2: The Spinal Cord
Explain why a lumbar puncture is ...,
Study the anatomy of the vertebra...,
Intervertebral foramen
17  cards
Lecture 3: PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Study the diagram of the spinal c...,
Central area of the spinal cord t...,
Area of the spinal cord that is l...
66  cards
Lecture 3: PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, Chapter 10 reading
All levels of the spinal cord hav...,
Spinal cord cross section,
Anterior median fissure
30  cards
Lecture 4: GROSS ANATOMICAL FEATURES OF THE BRAINSTEM AND FOREBRAIN
The long axis of the cns bends at...,
The human central nervous system ...,
Sagittal plane
60  cards
Lecture 5: BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE CNS; VENTRICLES & CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID
The ____ arteries and ____ arteri...,
Internal carotid arteries,
Vertebral artery
86  cards
Lecture 4: actual lecture
Spinal cord extent,
Distal end of the spinal cord,
Filum terminale
46  cards
Lecture 5 actual lecture... Blood Supply to CNS; Artery & Veins
Although the brain represents onl...,
There are _____ of blood circulat...,
Arterial supply of cns
51  cards
Lecture 6: CRANIAL NERVES:PERIPHERAL DISTRIBUTION
Spinal nerves,
Cranial nerves,
11 of the 12 cranial nerves are v...
31  cards
9/25 - Internal-External brain relationships
Brainstem functions,
Brainstem key landmarks,
Images we will look at are proces...
98  cards
9/30 - Brainstem Nuclei in the Medulla-Pons
Is the spinal tract of v an ascen...,
Are the fasciculus gracilis and t...,
Brainstem functions
81  cards
10/2 - Brainstem Nuclei in the Midbrain-Diencephalon
Brainstem as an integrative center,
Trigeminal nucleus sensory compon...,
Main sensory principal nucleus of v
68  cards
10/7 - ASCENDING AND DESCENDING PATHWAYS
Conduit function of brainstem,
General rule for ascending pathways,
Primary neuron
66  cards
10/9 - Structural Organization of the Forebrain
The 3 divisions of the forebrain,
Associated fiber tracts of the fo...,
Borders of the frontal lobe
71  cards
10/14 - Function of Cerebral Cortex
Phrenology,
Functional localization in the ce...,
Functional localization in cerebr...
50  cards
Module 2 Review
The major blood supply to broca s...,
The dorsal border of the dienceph...,
Damage to wernicke s area would r...
7  cards
10/23 - Sensory System - Peripheral Receptors
Soma,
The cell bodies of all neurons in...,
For the body the cell bodies of a...
103  cards
10/28 - Sensory System- Central Processing
Drg neuron proprioception periphe...,
Drg neuron touch vibration periph...,
Enters through dorsal root and co...
76  cards
10/30 Visual System - Dr. Fischer
Objectives for visual lecture,
The retina is layered,
Light passes through layers to ge...
110  cards
11/4 - Peripheral Muscle Receptors and Spinal Cord Reflexes
Spinal nerve pathway,
Alpha motor neurons innervate ___...,
Organization of motor neurons in ...
60  cards
11/6 - DESCENDING CONTROL OF MOVEMENT
Motor control components,
Alpha or lower motor neurons,
Flaccid paralysis
73  cards
MODULE 3: STUDY GUIDE
What is the function gamma motor ...,
What kind of neurons would you ex...,
In your primary somatosensory cor...
27  cards
11/18 - Chapter 20: Cerebellum
______ divide the cerebellum into...,
______ divide the cerebellum into...,
3 peduncles convey the inputs and...
11  cards
11/18 Cerebellum Lecture
The cerebellum acts as a _____,
The cerebral cortex gives the com...,
Neurons in the ____ carry proprio...
87  cards
Exam 1 Questions
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Exam 2 Questions
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Exam 3 Questions
In the somatosensory system,
In the sensory system the largest...,
Sensory receptors transduce physi...
49  cards
11/20: Basal Ganglia
Basal ganglia circuitry is basica...,
Function of the basal ganglia,
Many regions of the cerebral cort...
60  cards

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