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Neuroanatomy and Histology
The central nervous system consis...,
The peripheral nervous system con...,
The brain stem is made up of whic...
42
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Peripheral Nervous System
What are the basic units of the n...,
What produces the myelin sheath i...,
Describe a multipolar neuron
63
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Cranial Nerves and Clinical Testing
Cn i name modality where it conne...,
Cn ii name modality where it conn...,
Cn iii name modality where it con...
165
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Spinal Cord Anatomy + Ascending and Descending Pathways
Which of the cranial meninges are...,
The cranial meninges are continuo...,
What suspends the spinal cord in ...
110
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Basal ganglia and Cerebellum
Identify 1,
Identify 2,
Identify 3
58
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Anatomy of the back, spine and spinal cord
Functions of the back,
What do the skin dimples found on...,
Name the 3 parts of the trapezius...
64
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Neurones, Nerve Conduction and Synaptic Transmission
Receive input from other neurones...,
The synthetic and metabolic centr...,
Part of the neurone that integrat...
46
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Supporting cells of the nervous system
Ciliated cells lining the ventric...,
What is the role of ependymal cel...,
These cells play a role in direct...
31
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Sensory receptors and neurones - the Somatosensory system.
The somatosensory mediates all se...,
Give an example of a special sense,
What are the three broad categori...
60
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Excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission in the CNS
Na channels,
Ca2 channels,
Cl channels
87
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Clinical Testing of Spinal Nerves
Describe somatic general sensory ...,
What senses are experienced via s...,
Describe somatic motor function o...
106
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Intracranial Space Occupying Lesions and Head Trauma
What are space occupying lesions,
Increased icp may result in conte...,
What are the 5 layers of the scalp
70
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Auditory Pathway
What are the auditory ossicles of...,
The cochlear nerve runs through w...,
How many turns are in the spiral ...
45
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Motor units, muscle spindles, golgi tendon organs and joint receptors
What does the somatic motor syste...,
What is the neural element of the...,
Umns supply input to lmns to modu...
116
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Sensory Transduction, Auditory and Vestibular Systems
What are the sensory receptors of...,
Where are auditory hair cells loc...,
Outer hair cells mechanically amp...
112
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Reflexes and Dermatomes
For the reflex give the innervati...,
For the reflex give the innervati...,
For the reflex give the innervati...
15
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Spinal Pathology
Most common cause of back pain,
Give an example of a factor that ...,
Mechanical back pain is most comm...
20
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Brain tumours
Most common extra axial tumour,
Describe meningiomas,
Give an example of an extra axial...
101
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Physiology of Vision
Describe the direct vertical for ...,
Describe the role of horizontal c...,
Describe the role of amacrine cel...
43
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Spinal Reflexes, UMN and Control of Movement
Spinal interneurons receive input...,
Input to spinal interneurons may ...,
Interneurons integrate incoming i...
73
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Physiology of Pain
Pain is classified by what three ...,
Describe nociceptive pain,
Describe inflammatory pain
72
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Headache
Migraine tends to occur in whom,
What features may be associated w...,
Red flags in headaches
55
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CNS infections
Untreated cns infection may lead to,
Describe pyogenic meningitis,
Thick layer of suppurative exudat...
82
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Disability
Legislation stating that a person...,
What is the medical model of disa...,
Why is the medical model of disab...
14
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Spine (Delta)
Spinal cord is part of the cns ex...,
Spinal cord terminates at l1 2 to...,
Spinal cord is made up of which t...
11
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Stroke
What is stroke,
Name the three subcategories of s...,
What percent of all stroke presen...
49
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CSF Pathology
What is the mean csf pressure,
Values above what level indicate ...,
Rate of csf formation per minute
108
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Sleep
What is sleep,
What is unconsciousness,
What is consciousness
46
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Multiple Sclerosis and Inflammatory CNS Diseases
What is multiple sclerosis,
In ms patches of scar tissue know...,
Progression of symptoms in ms cor...
50
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Management of Chronic Pain
Describe acute pain,
Describe chronic pain,
Chronic pain can be divided into ...
66
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Functional Neurological Disorders
Symptoms indicating damage of a l...,
Damage of a large fibre motor ner...,
Damage of a large fibre motor ner...
62
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AHP
What is ms,
What percentage of those with ms ...,
What is the role of physiotherapy...
26
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Analgesic Drugs
How may the analgesics nsaids red...,
How may the analgesics local anae...,
How may the analgesics opioids an...
117
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Spinal Cord and Root Dysfunction
How does spinal cord and root dys...,
How does spinal cord and root dys...,
How does spinal cord and root dys...
32
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Meningitis
What csf findings would indicate ...,
What csf findings would indicate ...,
What csf findings would indicate ...
3
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Neuropathology
Give examples of glial cells,
Glial cells are derived from,
Function of astrocytes
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Intracranial Haemorrhage
Give an example of spontaneous in...,
What is a subarachnoid haemorrhage,
What is usually the underlying ca...
46
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Spinal Cord Compression
The upper motor neurone of the co...,
What signs are suggestive of an u...,
What is a fasciculation
32
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MND Disease
Mnd patients present with what signs,
Mnd causes what symptoms,
Are cases of mnd more often famil...
40
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Formative
Spinal tracts are broadly divided...,
Descending spinal tracts are divi...,
Pyramidal tracts are divided into...
22
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Function of Lobes
Give the basic function of the fo...,
Give the basic function of the fo...,
Give the basic function of the fo...
15
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Clinical Cases
30 y o male presents with stab wo...,
39 y o female presents with sever...,
What investigation would provide ...
5
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PATHOLOGY AND SIGNS
Cerebral berry aneurysms are asso...
1
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