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Decks in this class (33)

Anatomy Introduction
What are functional systems,
What is regional neuroanatomy,
What is cellular neuroanatomy
21  cards
Cells Introduction
What are the cellular components ...,
What are the types of neurones,
What are the components of a neurone
13  cards
Transmission Introduction
What are action potentials,
How do action potentials form,
How are action potentials triggered
8  cards
Muscle Contraction Introduction
Describe synaptic transmission fr...,
What are the components of a muscle,
Anatomy of a muscle fibre
7  cards
Embryology Introduction
What happens on day 7,
What happens in week 2,
What happens in week 3
14  cards
The Motor System 1
What are the forms of activity,
What does the motor system involv...,
What are the individual movements
29  cards
The Motor System 2
What are the two broad types of u...,
What are the names of the two upp...,
What is the cortico bulbar system
38  cards
The Motor System 3
What is the extrapyramidal system,
Where are the umn cell bodies,
Where do the extra pyramidal axon...
27  cards
Neuroradiology
Imaging modalities for muscles,
Imagining modalities for peripher...,
Imagining modalities for plexii b...
9  cards
CSF and Intracranial Pressure
What is cerebral spinal fluid,
Describe csf production and circu...,
What are the functions of csf
13  cards
Neuropharmacology
What are the roles of the protein...,
What are the receptors on the pos...,
What is a neurotransmitter
59  cards
Sensory system and Pain
What is the function of perception,
Describe a sensory pathway sequence,
What are the types of sensory pat...
31  cards
Cerebellum
How many neurones are in the cere...,
What are the functions of the cer...,
Where is the cerebellum in the skull
34  cards
Clinical Neurologist’s approach to the nervous system
Short game,
Long game,
Gelstalt
19  cards
Language and Cognition
What are the claims underpinning ...,
What is behaviourism,
What are the types of conditionin...
53  cards
Blood Supply of the Brain and Spinal Cord
What is a stroke,
What is a tia,
Statistics of strokes
48  cards
The Autonomic Nervous System
What are the functions of the aut...,
What are the divisions of the aut...,
What are the major components of ...
32  cards
Introduction to Pyschiatry
Describe schizophrenia,
Describe depressive disorders,
Describe anxiety disorders
4  cards
Stroke
What is a stroke,
What are the pathophysiological m...,
What is an ischaemic stroke defin...
21  cards
Movement Disorders
What is the process of movement,
What is apraxia,
What is executive apraxia
23  cards
Brainstem
Which cranial nerves are different,
Describe the oculomotor nerve fun...,
What are the consequences of dama...
42  cards
Spinal Cord
Describe the spinal cord,
Where are the spinal nerves in re...,
Where does the spinal cord start
27  cards
Neuroinflammatory Disorders
What are the components of the im...,
What is inflammation of the meninges,
What are the equivalents of phago...
22  cards
Awareness and Abnormal States of Consciousness
What is sentience,
What are the two dimensions of aw...,
Clusters of states
16  cards
Hearing and Balance
What is hearing,
What is vestibular function,
What is static gravitational orie...
55  cards
Vision
What are the cranial nerves involved,
What are the three broad aspects ...,
What is the visual field
39  cards
Neuropathology
What is gliosis,
What is normal intracranial pressure,
What are the common causes of rai...
32  cards
Neuropathology 2
What are the types of focal lesio...,
What are the types of diffuse les...,
What are the causes of head injury
30  cards
Epilepsy
What is epilepsy,
What is a seizure,
What are the incidences of epilep...
20  cards
Analgesia & Anaesthesia
What are the pathways of pain,
Describe the neurobiology of pain...,
How is pain processed in the cere...
20  cards
Functional Disorders in Neurology
What is a functional disorder in ...,
Describe the parts of the gordian...,
How to take a history of function...
10  cards
Passmedicine
What is the radial nerve responsi...,
What is the median nerve responsi...,
What is the ulnar nerve responsib...
18  cards
Year 4 Recap
What are the exits and entrances ...,
Lobe functions,
Areas of deep grey matter
47  cards

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