Fundamentals of neuroscience

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Decks in this class (38)

Drugs in the eye
How does the brain receive inform...,
Which muscle controls accommodation,
How is the lens suspended
19  cards
Approaches to sutding the NS (anatomy)
What are the types of electrophys...,
What are the types of imaging,
What are the types of optical ima...
16  cards
Imaging the NS 2 (anatomy)
What is structural imaging,
What is funcitonal imaging,
What does ct and cat stand for
46  cards
Neuroanatomy of the brain (anatomy)
What is the cns interconnected with,
What are the top are bottom views...,
What are the orientations called ...
55  cards
Neuroanatomy of the spinal cord (anatomy)
What are the spinal meningines,
What are the divisions of the spi...,
What are the peripheral nerves in...
64  cards
Neurodevelopment (anatomy)
Why is it so important that the b...,
What are the 2 divisions of devle...,
What happens during anatomical de...
71  cards
Animal use in research (animal cog)
How many animals are killed anual...,
How many of the animals below are...,
How many animals are used in the ...
52  cards
Studying intelligence in animals 1 (animal cog)
0  cards
Studying intelligence in animals 2 (animal cog)
0  cards
Studying intelligence in animals 3 (animal cog)
0  cards
Glial cells (cells of NS)
What is glia greek for,
What are the two divisions of gli...,
What are the types of macroglia
56  cards
Myelin (cells of NS)
What is myelin,
What is myelin made of,
Where does myelin come from
15  cards
Imaging in the NS (cells of NS)
Why do we want to see cells,
How can we highlight specific pro...,
How does fluorescent microscopy work
44  cards
Neurochemisty (cells of NS)
What is the other name for inotro...,
What is the structure of iono,
What makes ionotropic receptors open
86  cards
Neurones (cells of NS)
What are the 2 main cell types th...,
What are 2 problems that occured ...,
How was the neurone discovered
60  cards
Resting membrane potential (cells of NS)
0  cards
Resting membrane potential 2 (cells of NS)
0  cards
Synaptic transmission (cells of NS)
What are the 2 types of synapses,
What is an electricl synapse like,
What moves through gap junctions
55  cards
The aciton potential (cells of NS)
What is the action potential,
What are the properties of an act...,
What can you use to measure an ap
7  cards
Neurochemical disorders (diseases of NS)
What is sz,
When is the onset of sz usually,
What is the
44  cards
Myelin disorders (diseases of NS)
Los,
What is myelin,
What are the functions of myelin
53  cards
Neurodegenerative disorders (diseases of NS)
What is huntington s disease,
What is huntington s disease a re...,
Who first described huntington s ...
62  cards
Ion channel disorders (diseases of NS)
What is a chennelopathy,
What can channel mutations effect,
What are 3 types of channelophathy
33  cards
Drugs, pesticides & toxins (Neuropharm)
0  cards
Invertabrate NS (Neuropharm)
0  cards
Ion channels & receptors (Neuropharm)
0  cards
Ion channels & receptors 2 (Neuropharm)
0  cards
Model systems (Neuropharm)
0  cards
NT systems (Neuropharm)
What is a nt,
What are the 4 criteria for a nt,
How were nts discovered
18  cards
Hippocampal systems & memory (systems)
What is short term memory,
What is declarative memory,
What is non declarative memory
53  cards
Movement (systems)
What are lower motor neurones,
Can lower motor neurones work alone,
What are the stages of brain cont...
44  cards
Nociceptions & somatosensation (systems)
What is pain,
What are the 3 types of pain,
Describe acute pain
37  cards
Olfaction (systems)
0  cards
Sensory receptors (systems)
Name 4 differnt types of neurones...,
Describe anaxonic neurones,
Describe bipolar neurones
29  cards
Skeletal muscle control (systems)
Where are alpha motor neurones found,
Where are the cell bodies of alpha,
Where are the cell bodies of alpha
44  cards
Hearing (systems)
Find these in human physiology
1  cards
Vision (systems)
Find these in human physiology
1  cards
Taste (systems)
Find these in human physiology
1  cards

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