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Decks in this class (29)

eyes - anatomy and embryology
What embryological structure does...,
What is the lens placode,
What happens when the lens placod...
48  cards
Vision lectures
What is refraction,
What is accommodation,
What causes refractive errors
81  cards
Common conditions of the eye
What is the most common single ca...,
What happens to older lens fibres,
What kinds of cataracts are there
43  cards
cells and tissues of the nervous system
How many pairs of cranial nerves ...,
How many pairs of spinal nerves a...,
What are the two populations of c...
49  cards
topography of the brain
What cranial nerves originate in ...,
What are the functions of the bra...,
What cranial nerves come off the ...
41  cards
cerebral hemispheres
What is the cavity in each hemisp...,
What is the fissure in the centre...,
What are 2 important anatomical l...
57  cards
cranial nerves
How many pairs of cranial nerves ...,
What different types of fibres ca...,
What do somatic motor fibres supply
46  cards
the spinal cord and periphery
What part of the spinal cord cont...,
What part of the spinal cord cont...,
What are the two areas of grey ma...
25  cards
functional hierarchy of the motor system
How are muscles directly controlled,
What controls spinal reflexes,
What are spinal reflexes integrat...
43  cards
motor control 1
What are the 3 levels of motor co...,
What are the structures associate...,
What are the structures associate...
65  cards
vestibular function
What is the vestibular system,
Where is the vestibular system found,
What is the vestibular system com...
42  cards
EEG, Sleep, and Circadian rhythms
Why does sleep occur,
Where in the brain does evidence ...,
Why do drugs that block serotonin...
57  cards
memory and cognition
What is a brief summary of cognition,
What is neuronal plasticity,
What is an association area of th...
47  cards
sensory systems including pain
What is each type of sensory info...,
What is the receptive field,
What does a meissners corpuscle s...
41  cards
epilepsy
What questions should you ask a w...,
What are some potentially relevan...,
What is the most common cause of ...
42  cards
muscle and nerve diseases
What are some common symptoms ass...,
What are some common signs of mus...,
What investigations are important...
33  cards
diseases of the spinal cord and nerve roots
What are some medical causes of m...,
What is myelopathy,
What are some surgical causes of ...
22  cards
headache
What is a primary headache,
What is a secondary headache,
What are some types of primary he...
56  cards
multiple sclerosis
What is multiple sclerosis,
How does demyelination occur in ms,
What would you expect to see on a...
22  cards
head injury
What are the 2 main types of head...,
What are some features of direct ...,
What are some features of indirec...
5  cards
embryology and congenital malformations
What does the nervous system deve...,
When does the cns appear,
What is the neural plate
63  cards
physiology and pathophysiology of pain
What part of the brain does pain ...,
What is nociception,
What are nociceptors
48  cards
Clinical aspects of cerebral perfusion and intercranial pressure
What are the main pathophysiologi...,
What are some secondary effects o...,
What is the monro kellie doctrine
18  cards
pathology of brain tumours
Where are the 4 most common sites...,
How are brain tumours classified,
What is a gx grading for a cns tu...
46  cards
disorders of cranial nerves
What are some functions of crania...,
What are the special senses,
What nerves control ordinary sens...
64  cards
Coma, Persistent Vegetative State, Brain Death
What are some features of a coma ...,
What does consciousness depend on,
What does the ascending reticular...
31  cards
cerebral infarction (clinical)
What is a stroke defined as,
What percentage of strokes are is...,
What differentiates a transient i...
29  cards
degenerative diseases of the CNS
What are some common feature of n...,
What is dementia defined as,
What are the most common causes o...
29  cards
brain tumours (clinical)
0  cards

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