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Lecture 1: The Human Brain
What are the 3 main areas of the ...,
Describe the main features of the...,
Describe the main features of the...
15  cards
Lecture 2: Cerebral cortex
What is the purpose of the willis...,
What are the 3 main cerebral arte...,
What is the cerebral cortex and i...
9  cards
Lecture 3: Basal Ganglia
What are the 5 parts of the basal...,
Can you describe the internal cap...,
What are the 3 functions of the b...
7  cards
Lecture 4: Thalamus and Internal Capsule
What is the role of the thalamus,
What is the input and output of t...,
What is the input and output of t...
8  cards
Lecture 5: Cerebellum, Corticospinal tract and Motor Systems
What are the 4 functions of the c...,
What are the 3 major regions of t...,
What is the tissue structure of t...
15  cards
Lecture 6: Hippocampus, Amgydala and Frontal Cortex
What is the only anatomical input...,
Compare the main functions of the...,
Describe the pathway of the limbi...
10  cards
Lecture 7: The Spinal Cord
What are the meninges and spaces ...,
Where does the spinal cord start ...,
What are the major differences be...
17  cards
Lecture 8: Brain stem
What are the structures special t...,
What is the structure and functio...,
What are the structures special t...
10  cards
Lecture 9: Spinal somatosensory pathways
Why do some parts of the body hav...,
How is information from the arm t...,
Describe the path of somatosensor...
6  cards
Lecture 10: Cranial Nerves
What are the 12 cranial nerves in...,
What are the sensory modalities f...,
What are the motor modalities for...
23  cards
Lecture 11: Cerebellum disease
On what side of the body will cer...,
What are the afferents to and eff...,
What are the 5 symptoms that make...
11  cards
Lecture 12: Sleep
What happens during sleep that ma...,
How does sleep vary across life s...,
What factors do you need to take ...
15  cards
Lecture 13: Ear disease, hearing loss
What are 3 reasons why middle ear...,
What are central hearing loss dis...,
What are the consequences of hear...
14  cards
Lecture 14: Hearing 1
What are the causes of hearing loss,
What is the epidemiology of heari...,
What are 5 areas of the impacts o...
12  cards
Lecture 15: Hearing 2
List the structures in the inner ear,
How can meningitis be related to ...,
Describe the structure of the coc...
18  cards
Lecture 16. Depression and Schizophrenia
What are the symptoms required to...,
Compare dysthymia and double depr...,
Compare origin of pathway product...
11  cards
Lecture 17: Drugs of Abuse
Define substance dependence syndr...,
What is tolerance what is it caus...,
What parts of the brain do addict...
17  cards
Lecture 18/19 Problem solving 1
Where is dermatome c3 t4 5 t10 an...,
What does lesion on one side of t...,
What does a lesion on one side of...
9  cards
Lecture 20 Epilepsy
What is the defining feature of e...,
What are the possible causes of e...,
How do seizures happen epileptoge...
16  cards
Lecture 21/22 Neurotransmission and Inflammation
What are 4 important roles of ast...,
What are the 4 different types of...,
Compare the protoplasmic v fibrou...
16  cards
Lecture 23 Hearing Assessment
What are the 4 steps tests to dia...,
What are the 3 factors to conside...,
What is a cholesteatoma
13  cards
Lecture 24: Neuro radiology
What factors do you need to know ...,
What does using contrast media he...,
What is the use of plain film xra...
8  cards
Lecture 25: Analgesic drugs: OPIOIDS
What type of receptors are opioid...,
What are the possible routes of a...,
What is opium and what is it made of
24  cards
Lecture 26 Vestibular system
What is the sense of balance 3 pa...,
What are the 2 forms of balance c...,
What are the 3 roles of the vesti...
20  cards
Lecture 27: Sensation testing C2
When is examination of sensation ...,
How is light touch sensation and ...,
How is vibration sense examined a...
15  cards
Lecture 28: Reflexes and Muscle tone- C3
What is the myotatic reflex and i...,
What factors determine the streng...,
What are the 5 steps to the norma...
10  cards
Lecture 29: Inhalation and Intravenous Anasesthetic agents
What is aim of anaesthesia achiev...,
What is the mechanism of action a...,
What is the mac and how does this...
13  cards
Lecture 30: Local Anaesthetics
Describe the 4 steps of v gated n...,
What is the mechanism of action o...,
What is the structure of local an...
7  cards
Lecture 31: Parkinsons Disease and Anti-parkinsons drugs C5
What are the different types of p...,
What are some epidemiological ris...,
What are the 4 cardinal manifesta...
15  cards
Lecture 32: Neuromuscular blockers
What are the 3 aims of anaesthesi...,
What type of receptors allow depo...,
What is the function of prejuncti...
10  cards
Lecture 33: Diseases affecting motor units
What are the common motor symptom...,
What is likely to be the cause of...,
Where are motoneurons found and w...
10  cards
Lecture 34: NSAIDS Analgesic 2
What type of pain do nsaids treat...,
What are the 4 administration rou...,
What is the mechanism of action o...
24  cards
Lecture 35/36: Problem solving 2+3
What is a likely cause of most co...,
Where do pain and temperature fib...,
Why is only lower face muscles lo...
10  cards
Lecture 37: CSF + intracranial pressure
Where is csf produced and how,
Describe the route of circulation...,
Describe a normal volume of csf a...
21  cards
Lecture 40: Dementia
What is dementia and when is youn...,
What are the four most common cau...,
What is the genetic causes of dem...
8  cards
Lecture 41: Hemiparesis and stroke
Compare hemiparesis to paraparesis,
Compare the presentation of weakn...,
What is the main cause of umn wea...
4  cards
Lecture 42: Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis
What is poliomyelitis and syringo...,
What is the difference between am...,
What is the epidemiology incidenc...
12  cards
Lecture 43: clinical evaluation of balance
When you turn your head to the le...,
Which canals does ampulopetal flo...,
What 5 things we need to know whe...
16  cards
Lecture 44: Pain physiology
What is the difference between pa...,
What are the 4 components of pain,
What are the physiological respon...
32  cards
Lecture 45: Injuries of the Spinal cord
Describe the motor and sensory de...,
What happens during the first 1 3...,
In the days weeks following compl...
8  cards

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