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Decks in this class (22)

Session 1: Unit Introduction and Basic Topography
Composition of grey matter,
Composition of white matter,
Why is grey matter grey and white...
41  cards
Session 1: Development of the Central Nervous System
Explain how neural tube defects c...,
How can the failure of the neural...,
Cranial defect
32  cards
Session 1: Group Work
Which structures detect muscle st...,
What is the generic term for the ...,
What is the generic term for the ...
17  cards
Session 2: The Role of Neurones and Glia
Types of glial cells,
Functions of oligodendrocytes,
Functions of the microglia
70  cards
Session 3: Somatosensory System
This session requires you to go back and look at the notes and drawings. Flashcards are insufficient in this session.
34  cards
Session 3: Group Work
You help a plaster technician to ...,
Can you think of any everyday phe...,
You are assisting in theatre with...
20  cards
Session 4: Arterial Blood Supply to the Brain
Blood supply of the brain can be ...,
What does the anterior blood supp...,
What does the posterior blood sup...
29  cards
Session 4: The Retina and Central Visual Pathways
Three layers of the eye,
What is the sclera continous with,
Contents of the uvea
45  cards
Session 5: The Motor System
What are the lower motor neurones...,
What are lmns controlled by,
Where can the cell bodies of lmns...
44  cards
Session 5: Case Studies on the Visual System
You see a patient with albinism w...,
Give some additional common cause...,
Following a stroke affecting her ...
11  cards
Session 6: Motor Disorders
What is the basal ganglia made of
47  cards
Session 8: Higher Cortical Function
Layers o,
Where are most inputs from that a...,
Where are most outputs from going...
44  cards
Session 8: The Reticular Formation - Control of Consciousness
Define arousal,
Define consciousness,
What two basic ingredients are re...
38  cards
Session 8: Neuropathology
Possible routes of entry for micr...,
Give examples of direct spread,
Give examples of blood borne spread
65  cards
Session 9: Dementia and Delirium
Describe dementia,
Give general causes of confusion ...,
Give metabolic reasons for confusion
58  cards
Session 9: Headaches
Types of headache,
How do primary and secondary head...,
Give examples of primary headache...
48  cards
Session 10: Stroke
What is a stroke,
What is a transischaemic attack,
Types of stroke
58  cards
Session 10: Intracranial Pressure
What is icp determined by,
Normal icp in adultschildrenterm ...,
What mmhg is raised icp
61  cards
Session 10: Subarachnoid Haemorrhage and Meningitis
Epidemiology of sah,
Prognosis of sah,
Risk factors of sah
55  cards
Session 11: Anxiety
Purpose of stress response,
Which is the system primarily res...,
Explain the hippocampus involvmen...
53  cards
Session 12: Mood Disorders
Core symptoms of depression,
Give other symptoms of depression,
What is the difference between ad...
43  cards
Session 12: Psychosis
Definition of psychosis,
What are hallucinations,
Give examples of normal hallucina...
34  cards

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