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Decks in this class (20)

Topography
Frontal lobe function,
Parietal lobe function,
Pre central gyrus function
50  cards
Embrylogy
What is the neural tube made of,
How does the neural tube form fro...,
Which way does the neural tube fuse
25  cards
Glia
What do glia do,
What do astrocytes do,
What provides immune response in ...
38  cards
Somatosensory System
What does the spinothalmic system...,
What does the dorsal column media...,
Where is the cell body of primary...
27  cards
Blood supply to brain
What supplies the anterior circul...,
What supplies the posterior circu...,
Where does the middle cerebral ar...
15  cards
Visual system
What is the outer layer in the ey...,
What is the uvea made up of and w...,
What are the layers of the retina...
22  cards
Motor system
Where are lmn cell bodies found,
What activates sensory neurones i...,
What happens to the hamstrings in...
15  cards
Motor Disorders
What are the parts of the basal g...,
What side does the basal ganglia ...,
What chemical drives the motor co...
20  cards
higher cortical function
What type of neurones are mostly ...,
What are the types outputs from t...,
Where do inputs come from
35  cards
stroke
Define stroke,
Define tia,
What is the cause of heamorrhagic...
34  cards
Consciousness
Define consciousness,
What is arousal,
What 2 neural components are need...
26  cards
Neuropathology
How do infections enter the cns 3...,
What are the leptomeninges,
What 2 features may be present in...
50  cards
Dementia and delirium
Name 3 congnitive symptoms of dem...,
Name 5 non cognitive symptoms of ...,
Name 3 differentials for dementia
30  cards
Headaches
What are acute vascular causes fo...,
What are acute infective causes o...,
What is an acute ophthalmic cause...
33  cards
Raised ICP
What are normal ranges of icp in ...,
What is the monro kellie doctrine,
What is the first components to d...
31  cards
SAH and Meningitis
What is the epidemiology of sah s...,
What are risk factors for sah,
What are associated conditions fo...
37  cards
Anxiety
What system mediates anxiety why ...,
What makes up the limbic system,
Where is hippocampus and what doe...
24  cards
Mood disorders
What are core symptoms of depress...,
What is are differences between a...,
What are somatic symptoms of depr...
37  cards
Psychosis
What is definition of psychosis,
What is definition of hallucinations,
What are hypnogogic hallucination...
35  cards
Opioids
What is nociception,
What is pain,
How is pain generated
48  cards

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