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Anatomy and Embryology of the Eye
Where do the optic vesicles grow ...,
What occurs once the optic vesicl...,
What happens after the lens placo...
42  cards
Vision 1
What is refraction,
How does a sharp image form on th...,
What is the bending of light wave...
34  cards
Vision 2
What are the roles of intrinsic m...,
What are the roles of extrinsic m...,
What are the 6 extrinsic ocular m...
32  cards
Common Conditions of the Eye
What is nuclear sclerosis,
What is the most common disease o...,
Why do cataracts develop
30  cards
Cells and Tissues of the Nervous System
What is the cns and pns made up of,
What does the pns divide into,
What are the two divisions of mot...
33  cards
Topography of the brain
What are the 3 parts of the brain...,
What do the brainstem centres pro...,
Which cranial nerves are the brai...
15  cards
The Cerebral Hemispheres
Which part of the cerebral hemisp...,
Which part of the cerebral hemisp...,
What is the role of the medial po...
38  cards
Cranial Nerves
What is the name of cni,
What is the pathway of the olfact...,
What are the components of the ol...
50  cards
The Spinal Cord and Periphery
The axons of sensory fibres enter...,
Motor neurones have their cell bo...,
Ascending spinal tracts carry wha...
19  cards
Functional Hierarchy of the Motor System
What is the final common path,
How do reflexes occur,
What are the higher brain centres
37  cards
Motor Control I
What are the 3 different levels o...,
What structures are part of the f...,
What structures are part of the f...
31  cards
Motor Control II
How is the overall movement direc...,
What adjustments are made before ...,
What initiates feedforward antici...
34  cards
Retinal Disorders
What is fluorescein angiography,
What is optical coherence tomography,
What is electrophysiology
29  cards
The Red Eye & Adnexal Oncology
What is it likely to be if there ...,
What is it likely to be if there ...,
What is it likely to be if there ...
38  cards
EEG, Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
Where do the active inhibitory pr...,
What area is closely associated w...,
What type of drugs inhibit sleep
38  cards
Memory and Cognition
What does cognition relate to,
What is neuronal plasticity,
Where are memories formed
32  cards
Sensory Systems (Including Physiology of Pain)
Sensory receptors respond to stim...,
What do sensory receptors transdu...,
What encodes the intensity of the...
34  cards
Epilepsy
What are the different causes of ...,
What is syncope,
What are the early symptoms of sy...
35  cards
Muscle and Nerve Diseases
What are the components that allo...,
What are the symptoms of muscle d...,
What are the signs of muscle disease
35  cards
Diseases of the Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots
What is myelopathy,
What is myelitis,
What is radiculopathy
32  cards
Multiple Sclerosis
What part of the nervous system i...,
What is demyelination,
How does the repair of demyelinat...
33  cards
Headache
What is a primary headache,
Name a few primary headaches,
What is a secondary headache
54  cards
Embryology and Congenital Malformations
What germ layer does the nervous ...,
Wen does the cns appear,
What is the neural plate
39  cards
Head Injury
What are the two main types of he...,
What are the signs of direct head...,
What are the signs of indirect tr...
14  cards
Physiology and Pathophysiology of Pain
What is the 1st step of processin...,
What is the 2nd step of processin...,
What is the 3rd step of processin...
39  cards
Infections of the Nervous System
What is meningitis,
What is encephalitis,
What is myelitis
52  cards
Pathology of Cerebrovascular Disease
What is a stroke,
What is a focal neurological deficit,
What is the most common type of s...
26  cards
Pathology of Brain Tumours
What is the equation that reflect...,
What is the equation that reflect...,
What is the equation that reflect...
32  cards
Disorders of Cranial Nerves
What are common combinations of c...,
What is optic neuritis,
What are symptoms of optic neuritis
20  cards
Coma, Persistent Vegetative State, Brain Death
What is a coma,
What 2 things does consciousness ...,
What are causes of decreasing gcs
22  cards
Cerebral Infarction (Clinical)
When does a transient ischemic at...,
What is ischaemia,
What does hypoxia do to the brain
17  cards
Degenerative Diseases of the CNS
What are common features of neuro...,
What is dementia,
What are causes of dementia in la...
26  cards
Brain Tumours (Clinical)
0  cards
Clinical Neurophysiology
What is electromyography emg used...,
What is eeg used for,
What are evoked potentials used for
11  cards
Neuroradiology
List indications to perform a ct ...,
What are reasons perhaps not to p...,
List indications to perform an mr...
17  cards
Intracranial Haemorrhage
0  cards
CSF, Hydrocephalus, Lumbar Puncture
0  cards

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