Neuroscience -part I

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Decks in this class (21)

Introduction to Neuro
Levels of organisation within the nervous system •Building blocks of the nervous system •Communication within the nervous system •Simple neural circuitry
14  cards
Neuronal membrane and action potential
Learning objectives • To describe the neuronal resting membrane potential • To describe how conduction of an action potential takes place
12  cards
Anatomy of the CNS
What does the cns consist of,
What is the layout of the pns,
What does the forebrain consist of
28  cards
Cranial nerves
Name the 12 cranial nerves,
What is cranial nerve i,
What is cranial nerve 2
13  cards
Blood supply to brain and spinal cord
What are the main arteries supply...,
How does the vertebral artery run...,
Why is the blood supply to the br...
21  cards
Ascending and Descending tracts
What is the spinal cord anatomy,
Where is the spinal cord housed,
What is the cervical spine
35  cards
Autonomic Nervous Systen
What is the structure of the auto...,
What is the two neuroen efferent ...,
Where are the pre ganglionic neur...
8  cards
Somatosensory systen
What is the function of our senso...,
What are the properties of sensor...,
What are the central pathways of ...
25  cards
Pain and analgesia
What is pain,
What are the descriptors of pain,
What are noxious stimuli
26  cards
Auditory and vestibular pathways : hearing and balance
What are some issues with teh aud...,
What is sound,
What is pitch and intensity
28  cards
Special senses : Taste and smell and smell- Gustation and Olfaction
What are the olfactory sensory ne...,
Describe the cribriform plate of ...,
How do we tell the difference bet...
4  cards
Spinal reflexes
What is a spinal cord reflex,
What are the components of spinal...,
What are monosynaptic stretch ref...
11  cards
Motor neurone diseases
What occurs in lower motor neuron...,
What is locked in syndrome,
How do we test for pyramidal trac...
7  cards
Motor system: Side loops (Cerebellum)
What is the role of the cerebellu...,
What is the structure of the cere...,
What are the three main functiona...
17  cards
Visual system
What is the anatomy of the eyeball,
What is the retina,
What are the cells of the retina
18  cards
Epilepsy and seizures
What is the definition of a seizure,
What is the definition of epilepsy,
When do seizures occur
25  cards
Brain rhythms and sleep
What are rhythmic activities osci...,
How can we record oscillations in...,
Wwhat is an eeg recording
27  cards
Cognition
What is cognition,
What is cognitive function,
What are the major areas of cogni...
25  cards
Neurodegeneration
What is neural loss,
What is necrosis,
What is apoptosis
28  cards
Limbic system
What is the function of the limbi...,
What are the components of the li...,
What is the papez circuit 2
17  cards
Mental health: affective disorders
What are affective disorders,
What are unipolar and bipolar moo...,
What are unipolar disorders
23  cards

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