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Decks in this class (16)

Neuroanatomy
What are the components of the mi...,
What are the components of the hi...,
What is the difference in composi...
53  cards
Embryology
What is spina bifida what are the...,
What is anencephaly,
What results from complete failur...
13  cards
Glia & Neurotransmitters
What are the functions of astrocytes,
Outline the glucose lactate shutt...,
What are the functions of oligode...
14  cards
Sensation & Ascending Tracts
What are some of the different ty...,
What is the difference between st...,
Contrast muscle spindles and golg...
37  cards
Neurological Disorders
Contrast the signs in patients wi...,
What can mimic cerebellar dysfunc...,
Describe the causes of vitamin b1...
65  cards
Movement & Descending Tracts
What is being tested during the s...,
Contrast alpha and gamma motoneur...,
What is the distinction between a...
50  cards
Pain
Contrast the definitions of pain ...,
Contrast the definitions of stimu...,
What tracts are responsible for t...
26  cards
Embryology
Reminder define placode,
Reminder what is the pharyngeal a...,
How do the tympanic cavity and eu...
14  cards
Vision
How is light sensed by the rods a...,
Describe the anatomy of the retina,
What parts of the eye does light ...
33  cards
Hearing
What is the volume of a sound def...,
Why is it important that the roun...,
How does the ear amplify sounds o...
18  cards
Strokes
Where do the majority of stroke o...,
What occurs when there is an infa...,
What areas of the brain are suppl...
30  cards
Sleep & Consciousness
What are the inputs and outputs o...,
How does smell affect the reticul...,
What is the ascending reticular a...
24  cards
Epilepsy
Outline the pathophysiology of ep...,
What are the features of partial ...,
What is automatism
18  cards
Dementia & Memory
Why is memory described as plastic,
How does short term memory become...,
Outline the formation interpretat...
18  cards
Neuro History Taking
Give some examples of presentatio...,
What are some important things to...,
What are some important questions...
21  cards
Neuropathology
What are the causative organisms ...,
What are the causative organisms ...,
Give some possible complications ...
28  cards

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