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Divisions of the Nervous System
Anatomical axis,
What are the planes used in brain...,
What does ipsilateral mean
42  cards
Animal Models
Who was the canon of internal med...,
Invertebrate models which animals...,
Who performed an experiment invol...
22  cards
The Human CNS: Development & Spinal Cord
What is the cns formed from,
Essentially what is the human cns,
How does the nervous system develop
46  cards
The Human Brain II
What are the 3 planes used in bra...,
What are the 4 major sections of ...,
What is the brainstem composed of
46  cards
Cerebrum
What are the twists observed in t...,
What are the grooves observed in ...,
What are the 6 lobes of the brain...
30  cards
Cell Types of the Nervous System
How many neurones are there in th...,
How many more non neuronal cells ...,
What are unipolar neurones give a...
56  cards
Developmental Milestones in Brains
What occurs at 10 weeks,
When are basic structures establi...,
When does cns myelination begin
38  cards
Myelin & Myelination
What myelinates in the pns,
What myelinates in the cns,
What do schwann cells myelinated
43  cards
The Excitable Cell
What is the nervous system and wh...,
Neurones need to,
Why might chemical activity be us...
34  cards
Chemical Synapses
What are the four types of synapses,
How big are the gaps of synapses,
Can synapses grow and shrink
12  cards
Neurotransmitters
A neurotransmitter should be,
What are the 5 steps of transmission,
What does a neurotransmitter need...
44  cards
Neurotransmitters II
Give examples of catecholamines,
What is the more common name for ...,
What is acetylcholine associated ...
43  cards
Sensory Receptors
Unecapsulated receptors,
Some receptors are capsulates
2  cards
Eye & Retina
What is light,
What is the canal of schlemm,
What is the refractive index of air
31  cards
Taste & Smell
How many taste buds do we have,
What is another name for a taste bud,
What are the 4 types of taste buds
16  cards
Cochlear & Auditory System
Outer ear ear canal role,
How is the location of sound dete...,
What makes up the middle ear
16  cards
Vestibular System
How is the vestibular system simi...,
Which cranial nerve is the vestib...,
What is cranial nerve viii
8  cards
Spinal Reflexes
What is the name given to the str...,
Another name for muscle spindle,
What do muscle spindles do
8  cards
Somatic Sensory System
How can nerve endings be classified,
Give 3 examples of encapsulated n...,
What are pacinian corpuscles invo...
28  cards
Pain
What is scn9a,
What is allodynia,
What are the two theories surroun...
8  cards
Memory
Define learning,
Define memory,
Define recall
14  cards
Motor Control
How is the motor cortex mapped,
What is the motor pool,
Medial and lower neurones innerva...
16  cards
EEG & Sleep
What does eeg stand for,
Who was the eeg developed by,
What does an eeg measure
28  cards
Diseases of the Brain
Define neurological,
Define psychiatric,
Neurological assessment
51  cards
Eating Behaviour
What are the more basic behaviour...,
What does the hypothalamus develo...,
Define anabolism
22  cards
Sexual Behaviour
Define monogamy,
Define polyandry,
Define polygyny
4  cards

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