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16.2 Osteology
What does the falx cerebri separate,
What does the tentorium cerebelli...,
Where does the spinal subarachnoi...
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16.4 Blood Supply
What is the circle of willis,
Where is the circle of willis found,
Label this
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16.5.2 Orbit and Eye
A,
B,
C
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16.5.4 The Ear
What is the function of the exter...,
Label the external ear,
What nerves innervate the externa...
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17 Embryonic development (CNS)
What is the embryological origin ...,
What is the origin of basal motor...,
What is the origin of the alar se...
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18.1 CNS compartments
What is the function of the blood...,
What is the role of astrocytes in...,
What is the role of endo thelial ...
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18.2.1 Forebrain Neuroanatomy
Gray matter,
White matter
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18.2.2 Brainstem and Cerebellum Neuroanatomy
Part of the cns found posteriorly...,
Parts of the cerebellum,
Which number represents the cereb...
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18.2.3 Spinal Cord Neuroanatomy
Spinal cord and spinal nerve root...,
Space between two layers of dura ...,
Space between arachnoid and pia m...
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19.1 Methods of Study of the Nervous System
What are the main,
What is immunohistochemistry and ...,
What is in situ hybridisation
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19.2 Structure and Function of Neurons and Glia
Compare projection neurons and in...,
Compare the excitatory and inhibi...,
What are the different types of g...
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19.3 Neuronal Disorders
Wallerian degeneration is,
Wallerian degeneration is caused by,
What things occur during walleria...
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19.4 Neuronal Repair and Regeneration
What is the difference in the reg...,
Describe how peripheral nerves re...,
Which growth factors are produced...
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19.5 Synaptic Transmission
Where are peptide neurotransmitte...,
Which types of receptor generally...,
Whcih types of receptors lead to ...
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19.6 Epileptic Discharges
What is epilepsy,
Epileptic discharges caused by,
Two main mechanisms of anti epile...
15
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20.1.1 Somatosensory Pathways - Receptors
What are the types of stimuli are...,
What are the two types of skin,
What is a what type of stimuli do...
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20.1.2 Spinal Pathways
How do the sensory fibres enter t...,
What is the root of the mechanore...,
What can the dorsal root columns ...
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20.2 Pain
What is the normal function of pain,
What is the long term function of...,
Which type of pain do a delta fib...
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20.3 Vision
What is some evidence that the,
Describe the distribution of rods...,
Draw the structure of the cells i...
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20.4 Audition
What are the 3 principle sections...,
What are the 2 muscles found in t...,
Describe the structure of the coc...
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20.5 Vestibular
What are the otoliths,
What are the semi circular canals,
What is the vestibular system
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20.6 Smell and Taste
What is chemoreception,
What types of chemoreceptors are ...,
Which structure in the body is re...
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20.7 Sensory Integration
Where in the brain does auditory ...,
What is the role of the superior ...,
What allows sensory integration i...
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21.1 Lower Motor Neuron Pools
What are the lower motor neurons,
Where do lower motor neurons orig...,
What is the primary fibre type of...
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21.2 Muscle Stretch Reflex
What are the two types of proprio...,
Describe the structure of muscle ...,
Summarise the different fibres th...
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21.3 Upper Motor Neurons
What are the different upper moto...,
What are descending tracts,
What are the two major functional...
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21.4 Basal Ganglia
Describe simply the subcortical l...,
The basal ganglia are structures,
What separates the striatum
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21.5 Cerebellum
What are the different functional,
What is the anatomical location o...,
What is the anatomical location o...
33
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21.6 Locomotion
What are central pattern generators,
Where are the central pattern gen...,
What is the role of the midbrain ...
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21.7 Eye movement control and Pupillary Reflexes
What are the different cns involv...,
What are the main types of eye mo...,
What are saccadic eye movements a...
39
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22.1 Specific Cranial Nerves
Cn iii,
Cn iv,
Cn vi
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23.1 Cortex
What are the different types of c...,
What is the neocortex,
What is the neocortex derived from
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23.2 Thalamus
What is the primary function of t...,
Where in the brain is the thalamu...,
Which three main parts is each ha...
21
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23.3 Hypothalamus
What are the neural connections v...,
What embryological structure is t...,
How does the hypothalamus relate ...
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23.4 Epithalamus
What structure is highlighted,
Where is the epithalamus in relat...,
What is the principle molecules s...
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24.1 Consciousness
What is the definition of a coma,
In a graph measuring level of con...,
What are some causes of coma
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24.2 Sleep and Anaesthesia
What are the different stages of ...,
Describe the eeg during different...,
What can cause a variance in eeg
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24.3 Components and Connections of the Limbic System
Which systems provide input to th...,
What does the parahippocampal gyr...,
What is the papez circuit
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24.4 Functions of the Limbic System
Describe how this neural circuit ...,
What are the main roles of the li...,
What is the role of the hippocamp...
15
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24.5 Memory
Describe the paradox of where mem...,
What is the root cause of korsako...,
What is the common cause of korsa...
20
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24.6 Neuronal Plasticity
What is the definition of neurona...,
What are the two main mechanisms ...,
What is the rhyme that indicates ...
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25.1 Mood Disorders
What are the three most common ty...,
Which clinical condition mimics d...,
What comorbidities is depression ...
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25.2 Schizophrenia
Which class of drugs are used to ...,
What are the two groups of antips...,
Give two examples of typical anti...
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25.3 Cognitive Disorders of old age
What are some causes of dementia ...,
For dementia caused by alzheimers...,
For front describe the pathology ...
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25.5 Drug Addiction and Recreational Drugs
What is addiction,
What is the role of the mesolimbi...,
What is the common effect of addi...
15
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Drugs list
What is the action of amitryptiline,
What is the action and some featu...,
What is the action and some featu...
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