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Decks in this class (36)

Lecture 1: Human Brain
Label the brain with the major la...,
Frontal association cortex,
Parietal association cortex
13  cards
Lecture 2: Forebrain - cerebral cortex
Efferent fibres of the cortex,
Layer 2,
Layer iii
9  cards
Lecture 3: Forebrain - Thalamus, internal capsule
General function of the thalamus,
Draw a labeled thalamus diagram,
Ventral posterior laterl and medi...
9  cards
Lecture 4: Spinal Cord
Number of spinal nerves in each s...,
Subdivisions of the gray matter,
Pain and temperture pathways
10  cards
Lecture 5/6: Spinal cord/Brainstem 1
Label,
Function of the superior and infe...,
Reason for pars basilaris
6  cards
Lecture 8: Cranial nerves
Name the 12 cranial nerve,
Name the leaving point of the cra...,
Function and leaving point of cra...
15  cards
Lecture 9: sensation - CLINICAL
Associated problems with umn damage,
Things to do when examinin the pa...,
Basic sensory function tests
7  cards
Lecture 10: Inhalation and IV anaesthetics
The triad of anaesthesia consists of,
How do volatile,
What is mac
20  cards
Lecture 11: Neuromuscular agents
What are,
Explain the sedative analgesic an...,
Clinical use of nmbas
20  cards
Lecture 12: local anaesthetics
General mechanism of action of lo...,
General structure of local anaest...,
Structure activity relationship
14  cards
Lecture 13: Basal ganglia
Label the basal gaglia and point ...,
Pathway from the planning centre ...,
Huntingtons disease affects
8  cards
Lecture 14: Cerebellum, Corticospinal tract and motor system
Input into the inferior cerebella...,
Middle cerebellar peduncle inputs,
Superior cerebellar peduncle input
14  cards
Lecture 15: Drugs of abuse
What is tolerance,
Where does addiction drug abuse a...,
Physical dependence is
18  cards
Lecture 16: Epilepsy
What are epileptic seizures,
Epileptogenesis,
Prevelance of epilepsy
15  cards
Lecture 17: Sleep/EEG
Proper name for night owls,
Thoughts on why we sleep,
Teenagers and sleep
9  cards
Lecture 18: Hearing 1
Importance of hearing,
Brain network interactions,
Deafness and tinnitus importance
7  cards
Lecture 19: Hearing 2
Function of the outer ear,
Organisation of the middle ear,
Transfer of sound to the inner ear
13  cards
Lecture 20: Hearing 3
Types of afferent fibres innervat...,
Efferent fibres to the cochlear,
Tuning of auditory fibres
16  cards
Lecture 21: Ear disease and hearing loss
Why are kids more likely to get m...,
Types of hearing loss,
Hearing loss categories
11  cards
Lecture 22: Hearing Assessment
Types of hearing loss,
Percepetion of different hearing ...,
Causes of central auditory disorders
8  cards
Lecture 23: Neuroradiology
On ct the following appear bone g...,
Lesions are described by their,
Do we use contrast media to image...
12  cards
Lecture 24: analgesic drugs 1
Opoids opiates analgesics cause,
3 types of pain after injury,
Routes of administration
23  cards
Lecture 25: cerebellar disease - CLINICAL
Cerebellar function,
Cerebellar disease symptoms,
In pure cerebellar disease there ...
4  cards
Lecture 26: reflexes and muscle tone - CLINICAL
Tendon jerks,
Abnormalities of tendon reflexes,
Abnormalities of tone
4  cards
Lecture 27: diseases of motor units
Frequent symptoms neurological terms,
Acute v chronicfocal v diffuse,
A motor unit consists of
12  cards
Lecture 28: stroke
Main types of strokes,
Risk factord for stroke,
Process of neuron cell death in a...
13  cards
Lecture 30: Neurotransmission
Astrocyte role,
Types of astrocytes in human cortex,
Protoplasmic astrocytes features ...
9  cards
Lecture 31: ALS
Poliomyelitis polio features,
Als stands for what is it,
Incidence and symptoms of als
11  cards
Lecture 32: Vestibular physiology
Role of vestibular system and bal...,
Vestibular system function,
Vertigo symptoms
18  cards
Lecture 33: Analgesic drugs 2
Nsaids,
Main,
Effects of nsaids
23  cards
Lecture 34: CSF and ICP
Two types of meninges,
Tentorial notch,
Csf production
26  cards
Lecture 35: Clinical evaluation of balance
How do we detect acceleration and...,
Ampullopetal and ampullofugal flow,
Cows
7  cards
Lecture 38: Memory, Alzheimer's disease
Ageing and memory,
Dementia,
Observable differences in a brain...
9  cards
Lecture 40: Schizophrenia and depression -treatment
Schizophrenia is,
Biohemical theories,
Biohemical theory 2 evidence for ...
18  cards
Lecture 41: Pain
Pain is,
4 components of pain,
Physiological response to pain
25  cards
Lecture 43: Injuries of the Spinal cord
Brown sequard syndrome,
Acute complete spinal cord lesion...,
Acute complete spinal cord lesion...
5  cards

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