Neuroscience and Head and Neck Anatomy

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Decks in this class (40)

Anterior Neck
44  cards
Spinal Cord
Which portions of the rexed lamin...,
The dorsal spinocerebellar and cu...
77  cards
Spinal Reflexes
What are the 3 basic functions of...,
Can reflexes be modified,
What are the 5 components of a sp...
25  cards
Cellular Organization and Excitability
What are the 2 classes of cells i...,
True or false excitatory axons pr...,
Is the neurotransmitter for excit...
23  cards
Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity
What is meant by classical synapt...,
What is meant by the term extrasy...,
What is electrical synaptic trans...
29  cards
Mechanism of Swallowing
What are the 3 phases of swallowing,
Oral phase what is the goal of th...,
What are the components of the or...
10  cards
Pharmacology
What is the blood brain barrier,
What is the blood csf barrier,
What is the function of astrocyte...
28  cards
Face
Muscles of facial expression in t...,
50  cards
Brainstem 1
What is the function of the brain...,
What 3 structures make up the bra...,
The facial colliculi is formed by...
35  cards
Osteology
What nerves enter through the sup...
41  cards
Cranial Nerves
Cranial nerve 1 name of cn functi...,
Cranial nerve 2 name function,
If a person has a problem with cn...
65  cards
Brainstem 2
What information does the trigemi...,
What are the 3 nuclei of the trig...,
The superior colliculus is collec...
65  cards
Brainstem 3
Describe how the following muscle...,
What motion does the superior obl...,
What motion does the inferior obl...
37  cards
Autonomic Nervous System
Sympathetic pre ganglionic axons ...,
Parasympathetic preganglionic axo...,
What effect does sympathetic ns e...
40  cards
Brainstem 4
Results from a problem with a umn...,
What are the 3 hierarchical contr...,
29  cards
Neurotransmitters
Fast neurotransmitters are operat...,
Three slow neurotransmitters and ...,
Neuromodulators are released by a...
88  cards
Consolidation
What is wallerian degeneration,
36  cards
Cerebellum
What is a colloquial way of sayin...,
The cerebellum integrates massive...,
Information leaves the cerebellum...
34  cards
Basal Ganglia
Coloquially the basal ganglia is ...,
What are the 4 loops of the basal...
41  cards
Thalamus
All sensory information except fo...,
40  cards
Somatosensory
How does receptive field relate t...,
What is a proprioceptive receptor,
Meissners corpuscles location siz...
28  cards
Auditory System
Explain how a fluid wave generate...,
Explain what happens inside a hai...,
What is the structure and functio...
31  cards
Anatomy - Eye
23  cards
Vestibular System
What is the general purpose of th...,
What is the vestibular systems ro...,
Where does the output of the vest...
34  cards
Chemosenses
What is the task of chemoreceptor...,
What is flavour,
32  cards
Visual System
What are the components of the an...,
What is vision,
Light is in the cornea
33  cards
Neural Basis of Pain
Chronic pain is pain that lasts f...,
Describe how pain signaling is ga...,
What is the spinoreticular tract
18  cards
Role of Food in Brain Health
What pathways in diet and brain h...,
What vitamins and nutrients are p...,
Vitamin b1 thiamine function who ...
19  cards
Nasal and Oral Cavities
What bones compose the nasal septum,
61  cards
Hypothalamus
52  cards
Head and Neck Embryology
What is a pharyngeal arch,
How many pharyngeal arches do hum...,
Pharyngeal arch 1 nerve artery sk...
23  cards
Pharynx and Larynx
What level of the cervical spine ...,
34  cards
Sleep and Arousal
What are the 2 major ascending ar...,
Why is orexin so important to wak...,
Describe the descending pathways ...
20  cards
Diseases
What is locked in syndrome what c...,
What is a persistent vegetative s...,
What condition is suspected from ...
20  cards
Limbic System
What are the general functions of...,
The limbic system receives inform...,
Where is the cingulate gyrus what...
53  cards
Cerebral Cortex
What is the purpose of associatio...,
Describe the cellular and structu...,
11  cards
Mindfulness
What is the definition of mindful...,
What is the definition of mindful...,
What is the difference between a ...
8  cards
Stress and the Brain
What is the definition of stress,
What is the impact of chronic str...,
What areas of the brain are activ...
18  cards
Aging Brain
What are the functional changes i...,
What,
Describe the fluid intelligence test
16  cards
Prefrontal Cortex
What are the general functions of...,
What part of the pfc is shown wha...,
What part of the pfc is shown wha...
8  cards

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