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1a. Neurone Anatomy
Axon hillock,
2 dendrite types
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1c. Synaptic Transmission
Electrical transmission 3 locations,
Electrical transmission 3 disadva...,
Electrical transmission 1 advantage
45
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1d and e. Sensory Encoding and Signal Processing
Direct sensory transduction 2 exa...,
Indirect sensory transduction 2 e...,
Long receptors 3 examples
15
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1f. Synaptic Processing
Axon hillock,
3 synapse locations,
Dendritic arithmetic 3 types
4
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1g. Synaptic Plasticity
Short term excitability changes s...,
Short term excitability changes f...,
Short term excitability changes d...
7
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2a and b. Embryology of the CNS and PNS
Telecephalon forms 1 structure,
Diencephalon forms 3 structures,
Mesencephalon forms 2 structures
17
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2c. Structure of the Brain
Forebrain 2 components,
Diencephalon 2 structures,
Thalamus role
42
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2d. Structure of the Spinal Cord
5 regions of the spinal cord,
Filum terminale,
Grey matter laminae
5
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2d. Spinal Reflexes
Patella reflex neurones,
Patella reflex nerve,
Patella reflex function
19
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2d. Spinal Cord Pathology
Progressive damage to the spinal ...,
Progressive damage to the spinal ...,
Progressive damage to the spinal ...
7
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2k. Cranial Nerves
Cranial nerve names,
Cranial nerve i skull exit,
Cranial nerve ii skull exit
22
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2k. Cranial Nerves - Types of Innervation
Motor innervation of myotome musc...,
Motor innervation of myotome musc...,
Motor innervation of myotome musc...
34
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2o. Brain Repair - PNS
Nerve structure surrounding struc...,
2 types of nerve injury,
Wallerian degeneration
11
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2o. Brain Repair - CNS
2 drawbacks of the functional spe...,
2 types of cns injury,
Ischaemic injury
27
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3a. Vision
Stereopsis
1
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3c. Image Quality on the Retina
Pupil constriction muscle innerva...,
Pupil constriction pathway,
Pupil constriction inhibition
29
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4b. Sound and Hearing
Frequency alternate name defintio...,
Frequency equation,
Amplitude alternate name defintion
8
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4c. The Peripheral Auditory System
External auditory meatus effect o...,
Length of outer ear canal equation,
Middle ear 3 functions
39
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4d. Central Auditory System
Afferent innervation of the cochl...,
Afferent innervation of the cochl...,
Afferent innervation of the cochl...
42
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4e. Sound Localisation
Sound localisation degrees,
Maximum detectable interaural tim...,
Minimum detectable interaural tim...
14
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4f. Central Balance Pathways
Pathway start,
Conscious pathway,
Unconscious pathway
20
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5b. Olfaction
Odourant dissolution,
Olfactory receptor length,
Olfactory epithelium 3 cell types
28
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5b. Taste
Number of tastebuds,
3 types of papillae,
Tate buds 3 cell types
18
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6a. Cutaneous Receptors
Accessory structures 5 functions,
Cutaneous receptors 2 types,
Encapsulated nerve endings 4 types
62
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6b. Primary Afferents to Thalamus
Sensory axon types,
Sensory axon types a and a fibre ...,
Sensory axon types a fibre sensat...
44
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6c. Somatosensory Cortex
Primary somatosensory cortex loca...,
Primary somatosensory cortex areas,
Primary somatosensory cortex hori...
13
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6d. Pharmacology of Pain
Pain definition,
Nociception definiition,
Chronic pain of population
96
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7a. Introduction to Motor Control and Motor Systems
Motor system damage motor neurones,
Motor system damage brainstem pat...,
Motor system damage primary motor...
19
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7b. Spinal Cord and Muscles
Organisation of the ventral horn ...,
Motor neurone pool,
Motor unit
74
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8a. Motivation
2 types of motivation,
Internal homeostatic drive defini...,
Internal homeostatic drive examples
97
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8b. Arousal, Sleep and Biological Rhythms
Electroencephalogram action poten...,
Electroencephalogram electrical a...,
Reticular formation structure
77
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8. Brain Areas and their Function
Medial preoptic area mpoa of the ...,
Lateral hypothalamic nucleus,
Arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus
8
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9a. Learning about the World and the Psychology of Action
Animal cognition quote,
2 types of behaviour,
Unlearned behaviours 2 basic leve...
36
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9b. Neurobiology of Emotion and Conditioning
Emotional behaviour definition,
Emotional behaviour 5 basic emotions,
Emotional behaviour 5 complex beh...
37
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9c. Control of Behaviour. Problems of Impulsivity and Compulsivity
Striatum role in behaviour,
Disorders of behavioural control ...,
Impulsivity actions
47
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7e. Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia
0
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9d. Navigating in Space and Time
Retrograde amnesia,
Anterograde amnesia,
Immediate memory
29
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