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Study Materials



Study Materials

This is a list of study topics for which students are responsible for the final exam.
Pieces and Parts

Overview of Nervous System:
development (CNS + PNS), structure
major divisions
ventricles
meninges
nuclei vs. tracts

Spinal Cord:
topography
functional distribution of nerve cell bodies
ascending and descending tracts

Cranial Nerves:
distribution
functional components

Brain Stem:
cranial nerve nuclei
ascending/descending pathways from/to spinal cord and cranial nerve nuclei
amine containing cells

Diencephalon + Telencephalon: 
functional components

Cerebellum + Vestibular system:
structure
information flow

How Pieces and Parts Work Together

Motor Systems:
motor neurons and motor units
medial vs lateral pathways
cortical vs cerebellar systems
functional integration

Sensory Systems:
visual system
auditory system
somatosensory system

Hypothalamus + Limbic System:
autonomic control
olfaction,
papez circuit

Neocortex:
functional organization
information flow
higher functions



 



 








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