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Foundations of Neuroscience

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Decks in this class (15)

Membranes and cell excitation
An electrical signal involves,
Name 5 important charged particles,
What controls ion movement inside...
44  cards
The basis of excitability
What is the timescale for an acti...,
What causes depolarisation,
What is depolarisation
33  cards
Neurones, synapses and transmitters
How many neurons are in the brain,
How many neurons in the neocortex,
How long are all the nerve fibres...
43  cards
Synaptic signalling
What is the postsynaptic density,
What is the presynaptic active zone,
What is a grays type i synapse
28  cards
Glia - form and function
How many more glia are there than...,
What do glia offer,
How are glia noticeable
37  cards
Somatic nervous system
Describe a primary afferent senso...,
Where is the cell body of a prima...,
Are primary afferent neurons inhi...
3  cards
Neuromuscular junction
What is a neuromuscular junction,
How is different to a normal synapse,
What does it trigger
20  cards
Nerve and muscle degeneration and re-innervation
What would happen if a motor neur...,
Describe the nerve fibres found i...,
Describe the nerve fibres found i...
12  cards
Chemical senses
What are the functions of chemica...,
What are the receptors of chemica...,
What are the human chemical senses
24  cards
Audition
What effects the pitch of a sound,
What is the pinna,
What is the role of the pinna
23  cards
Vision
Where is the vitreous humour,
What is the vitreous humour,
Where is aqueous humour
66  cards
Somatosensory system
Describe a primary afferent neurone,
What is the name of the area that...,
Where is an action potential gene...
65  cards
Autonomic nervous system
What are autonomic sensory compon...,
What do autonomic motor nerves in...,
What are the divisions of the aut...
17  cards
Enteric nervous system
What nervous system is the enteri...,
What does intramural plexus mean,
What is the enteric nervous system
48  cards
Concepts of brain function
Explain the nervous system of sim...,
How has increased complexity come...,
What does the brain allow for
19  cards

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