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Introduction to Functional Organisation of the CNS
Where is the third ventricle,
Where are the lateral ventricles,
Where is the fourth ventricle
7
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Histology of the Nervous System
What are ependymal cells,
What is the role of actin in neurons,
What is the role of intermediate ...
17
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CNS Transmission
What coverts tyrosine to l dopa,
What converts l dopa to dopamine,
What coverts dopamine to noradren...
7
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Skull and Cranial Cavity
What are the 4 projections of the...,
What are the sutures of the crani...,
What bones is the pterion between
29
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Drugs Affecting Nerve Excitability
What is the difference between an...,
Where do analgesics work,
Where do local anaesthetics work
19
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Development of the CNS
What is anacephaly,
What is spina bifida,
What are the 3 vesicles that the ...
14
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Peripheral Sensory Mechanisms
What are the 4 types of mechanore...,
Where are the cell bodies of mech...,
What initiates the action potenti...
14
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Central Somatosensory Pathways
Where do somatosensory pathways a...,
How are the dorsal columns organised,
How many neurons make up the soma...
14
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Functional Organisation of the Spinal Cord
What are the functional roles of ...,
What type of neurons are in the d...,
What type of neurons are in the v...
18
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Introduction to Cognition and Emotion
What are the 3 units of the cns a...,
What is the limbic system and wha...,
What does a lesion of the amygdal...
6
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Traumatic Head and Spinal Injury and Raised Intracranial Pressure
What are some secondary effects o...,
What is a comminuted skull fracture,
What causes an extra dural haematoma
23
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Face, Scalp and Parotid
What are the anterior posterior a...,
What are the layers of the scalp,
In what layer is the neurovascula...
18
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Overview of the Brainstem
What is the function of the brain...,
What structures make up the brain...,
What are the rostral and caudal b...
34
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The Frontal Lobes and Executive Function
What is the function of the dorso...,
What is the main artery that supp...,
What is the function of the media...
8
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Neural Regeneration
Which nerves have better regenera...,
What happens to a peripheral nerv...,
What is wallerian degeneration
21
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Cranial Nerves
Which cranial nerves are purely s...,
Which cranial nerves are purely m...,
Which cranial nerves are mixed
71
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Transmitters and Receptors
In what ways can drugs interfere ...,
What is the action of phenytoin,
What is the action of benzodiazep...
8
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Pain
What are the two types of adaptiv...,
What is the purpose of nociceptiv...,
What distinguishes the nociceptor...
19
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Contents of Orbit
What bone forms the supraorbital ...,
What bones form the infraorbital ...,
What bones form the roof of the o...
30
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The Retina
What is visual acuity,
What do the numbers in va 6 60 mean,
What optical factors affect va
21
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Autonomic Nervous System
From what area in the cns do symp...,
From what area in the cns do para...,
From which part of the spine do n...
15
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Visual Pathway
What are the 2 types of ganglion ...,
What percentage of the ganglion c...,
What is the major target for gang...
20
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Ear and Auditory Tube
What makes up the outer ear,
What is the function of the auric...,
What is the nerve supply for the ...
19
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CNS Infections
What are the causes of meningitis,
What is aseptic meningitis,
What are the usual aetiological a...
31
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Control of Eye Movements
What is a saccadic eye movement,
What is a smooth pursuit eye move...,
What is a vergence eye movement
21
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Disorders of Language
What is aphasia,
What are some causes of acute ons...,
What are some causes of insidious...
18
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Perception of Colour and Motion
What layer of v1 do m cells termi...,
What layer of v1 do p cell terminate,
Which layer of v1 is important fo...
18
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Control of Movement 1
What is henneman s size principle,
Why is the neuromuscular junction...,
What feature of the neuromuscular...
15
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Regulating Transmitter Levels: Dopamine
What neurotransmitters are involv...,
What are the motor signs and symp...,
What are the non motor signs and ...
17
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Motor Cortex
What does decorticate rigidity lo...,
What does decerebrate rigidity lo...,
What is the babinski sign and wha...
9
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Circulation of the CNS
Which two vascular systems provid...,
What is the internal carotid a br...,
What is the vertebral artery a br...
30
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Hearing
What is the function of the ossic...,
What are the 3 chambers of the co...,
What part of the basilar membrane...
23
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Basal Ganglia and Cerebellum
What is represented in the motor ...,
What are mirror neurons,
What are the inputs to the primar...
27
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Stroke
What is a stroke,
What are the three types of strokes,
What are the risk factors for cer...
33
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Nasal Cavity and Nasopharynx
What structures make up the skele...,
What bones make up the lateral wa...,
What bones and cartilage make up ...
25
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Memory Disorders
What is anterograde amnesia,
What is retrograde amnesia,
What is short term memory
19
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DNA Testing in Diagnosis of Neurological Disorders with Loss of Movement Control
What is an unstable repeat expansion,
Why are unstable repeat expansion...,
What does the number of repeats c...
26
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The Neurological and Cellular Basis of Epilepsy
What is epilepsy,
What adverse consequences are ass...,
What may cause mortality in epilepsy
26
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Learning and Memory
What are some disorders involving...,
Where is memory stored,
What are the types of declarative...
9
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Oral Cavity and Oropharynx
What structures make up the roof ...,
What structures make up the floor...,
What structure demarcates the sep...
24
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Larynx and Laryngopharynx
What are the upper and lower bord...,
What structures make up the laryn...,
What is the shape of the cricoid ...
16
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Viruses Affecting the Central Nervous System
What is a neurotropic virus,
What is a neuroinvasive virus,
What is a neurovirulent virus
22
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Alzheimer's
What are the pathological feature...,
What leads do amyloid plaques,
Where are amyloid plaques
6
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