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Organisation of the spinal cord
What three protective layers make...,
Which layer surrounding the cns c...,
What space exists between the ver...
30
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Overview of the nervous system
Why is there usually a multi vesi...,
What neurotransmitter mediates ex...,
What is the main excitatory neuro...
30
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Peripheral organisation of cranial nerves
Name cranial nerve i,
Where in cni derived from,
Function of cn i
54
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Overview of the PNS
What does the pns consist of,
Where do motor nerve fibres arise...,
How is the spinal cord protected
43
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Spinal reflexes
What does a motor unit consist of,
The fewer the number of fibres in...,
Define tetanic contraction
45
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Anatomy of the skull
What is the difference between ne...,
Which two bones make up the base ...,
What travels through the cribifor...
37
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The brainstem
What are the embryological names ...,
Main role of the midbrain,
Main role of the pons
63
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Brainstem 2
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Injury and repair of nervous system
What is the purpose of donor axon...,
What is wallerian degeneration,
What is retrograde degeneration
18
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Blood supply to the brain
What is the average brain blood f...,
Briefly describe how blood vessel...,
What does the carotid artery supply
39
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Anatomy of the neck
What are the borders of the poste...,
How can the posterior triangle be...,
4 neuronal structures contained i...
47
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Visual pathways
Where does the optic nerve travel...,
Where do axons pass into once the...,
Briefly describe where the optic ...
45
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Physiology of the retina
What does the lacrimal apparatus ...,
Function of the lacrimal glands,
What stimulates lacrimal gland se...
42
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Anatomy of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland
Describe the positioning of the t...,
What does the hypothalamus consis...,
Where does the pituitary gland lie
35
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Cortical asymmetry
Function of brocas area,
Where is the opercular cortex loc...,
Which hemisphere is opercular cor...
19
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CSF and BBB
What cells make the outer and inn...,
Name the 3 forms of cerebral haem...,
Signs symptoms of epidural haemor...
33
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Neuropharmacology
What primary issues affect succes...,
What secondary issues affect succ...,
What causes parkinsons disease
17
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Higher mental function
Which area of the brain is the pr...,
What cortex recognises where an o...,
What cortex recognises what an ob...
39
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Motivational behaviour
Which part of the brain detects b...,
Osmoreceptor cells within with or...,
Describe the location of the subf...
59
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Neural control of movement
What are the 4 component parts of...,
Where are lower motor neuron cell...,
What do lower motor neurons inner...
50
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Somatosensory cortex
Where do sensory nerve fibres ent...,
Where do touch afferents synapse,
Where do proprioceptors synapse
36
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Neurotransmission
What is contained is presynaptic ...,
Describe the structure of post sy...,
Where is the origin of end plate ...
41
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