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Decks in this class (20)

01.1 Introduction to the Nervous System and Topography
What are the main parts of the cns,
What are the main classes of neur...,
What cells line the choroid plexus
11  cards
02.1 Environment of the brain, bleeds and hydrocephalus
What are the functions of cerebro...,
Briefly describe the general circ...,
What drains the csf
27  cards
03.1 Somatic Sensation
What is sensation,
What are the main sensory modalities,
What are the main types of recept...
12  cards
03.2 Ascending Pathways
What modalities does the dorsal c...,
Where do the neurones of the dors...,
Where do the 3rd order neurones b...
13  cards
04.1 Neural Basis of Pain
What are the two types of nocicep...,
Why does rubbing a painful area h...,
What is the descending inhibitory...
6  cards
05.1 Lower Motor Neruones and Muscles Stretch Reflex
What is the definition of a lower...,
What is an alpha motor neurone,
What is a gamma motor neurone
8  cards
05.2 Upper motor Neurones and Descending Tracts
What can the descending motor pat...,
Are most descending motor neurone...,
What can pyramidal tracts be spli...
10  cards
06.1 Basal Ganglia and Cerebellum
What are the anatomical lobes of ...,
What are the functional zones of ...,
What is the arterial supply to th...
13  cards
07.1 Embryology of the Eye and Ear
What forms up the inner ear,
What forms the middle ear,
What forms the external ear
12  cards
07.2 Visual Pathways
What is the visual pathway from t...,
Which fibres are responsible for ...,
Which fibres are responsible for ...
8  cards
08.1 Mechanisms of Hearing
What determines the pitch of a sound,
What is volume measured in,
What is the cochlears structure
10  cards
09.1 Higher Cortical Function
What functions does the frontal l...,
What functions does the parietal ...,
What functions does the temporal ...
21  cards
09.2 Disturbances in Cortical Function and Dementia
What is dementia,
What are the most common causes o...,
How does alzheimers present
7  cards
09.3 Pathology of the Brain
How can an infection gain entry t...,
What are some signs symptoms of m...,
What can cause meninigitis
11  cards
10.1 Brainstem, Arousal, Seep and Consciousness
Define arousal,
Define consciousness,
What inputs information into the ...
11  cards
10.2 Assessment of Consciousness
If one hemisphere of the cortex i...,
What can cause consciousness dist...,
What are some of the first signs ...
9  cards
11.1 Stroke
Define stroke,
Which territory do mosts strokes ...,
What are symptoms of frontal lobe...
15  cards
11.2 Head Trauma
What are some signs of basal skul...,
What is a coup injury,
What is a contrecoup injury
5  cards
11.3 Raised Intracranial Pressure
What are some red flags on a hist...,
What are some signs you can elici...
2  cards
05.3 System lesions
What are some signs of an upper m...,
What are some signs of a lower mo...,
What are some bladder related con...
6  cards

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