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Structure of the nervous system
What are the functions of the spi...,
Explain the structure of the spin...,
What do afferent neurons do
15
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Action Potential
Explain the structure of the neur...,
What is diffusion,
What is electrostatic pressure
13
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Role of Myelination and Multiple sclerosis
What is the structure anatomy of ...,
What is a node of ranvier,
Purpose of myelin
7
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Supporting cells to the nervous system
What composes the meninges,
Dura matter,
Arachnoid membrane
14
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Blood brain Barrier
What is the blood supply to the b...,
What is the blood brain barrier,
Functions of the bbb
3
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synapses and synaptic transmission
What is a synapse and its function,
Explain the process of synaptic t...,
What are the 2 types of postsynap...
10
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types of neurotransmitters
Acetylcholine,
Dopamine,
Serotonin
6
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psychopharmacology
What is a drug,
What is an agonist drug,
What is an antagonist drug
14
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divisions of the brain
Where is the diencephalon,
What are the 2 main structures of...,
What is the role of the thalamus
19
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key information needed to know before lecture on movement
What is smooth muscle,
Cardiac muscle,
Skeletal muscle
6
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movement- sensory feedback and spinal chord
What do muscle spindles do,
What do the golgi tendon organs do,
What type of reflexes are there i...
3
cards
control of movement via cerebral cortex and other cortices
Cerebral cortex primary motor cor...,
Cerebral cortex supplementary mot...,
Cerebral cortex premotor cortex r...
8
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The major descending motor pathways for movement
The lateral pathway structure,
The lateral pathway function,
6
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Parkinson's Disease
What is parkinson s disease,
What population is most affected,
How does parkinson s affect the b...
5
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anatomy of the ear
What consists of the outer ear,
What is the middle ear responsibl...,
Explain the middle ear reflex
5
cards
Auditory pathways
Auditory nerves,
How is the auditory cortex arranged,
What is the what pathway
4
cards
perception of sound
Perception of loudness,
Perception of pitch,
Perception of spatial location
3
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vestibular system
What is the function of the vesti...,
What is the vestibular system com...,
What are vestibular sacs
5
cards
somatosenses/ somatosensory system
What is the somatosensory system,
What does our skin contain,
Encapsulated somatosensory recept...
7
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ear conditions
Labyrinthitis what is it,
Symptoms and explanations of laby...,
How does vertigo occur
4
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Anatomy of the eye
How does light enter the eye,
What is lens accomodation,
Retina structure
6
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visual pathways in the eye
What does the size of the neuron ...,
How is information transverted to...,
Explain the visual hemi fieldincl...
7
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Cortical eye structures in visual processing
Role of the lateral geniculate nu...,
Role of the visual cortex striate...,
Role of the extrastriate cortex
3
cards
perception of colour
How do we see colour,
Colour perception and the retina,
What is trichromatic coding
6
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FORM AND SPATIAL PERCEPTION
Perception of form,
What occurs when the extrastriate...,
What is the lateral occipital cortex
9
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communication
Explain language lateralisation,
Wernickes area,
Sensory strip
9
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conversations and reading outloud
Explain the brain activity during...,
Explain brain activity when readi...,
Language comprehension
4
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bilingualism
How bilingualism works in the brain,
Benefits of bilingualism,
Compound bilingual
5
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Brocas and Wernickes aphasia
Deficits in borcas agrammatism,
Deficits in brocas anomia,
Deficits in brocas articulation
8
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neural control
Breathing is controlled by,
What is basal breathing,
What does the pons do in breathing
10
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