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| What is the general function of the nervous system |
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| What are the subdivisions of the nervous system |
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| What are the two main types of cells that compose the nervous system |
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| What are the 5 types of glia |
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| Which type of glia cells are only found in the peripheral nervous system |
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| Explain the three neuron ipsilateral reflex arc |
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| What is the difference between grey and white matter |
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| Describe healing after injury to a peripheral motor neuron |
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| What are the characteristics of resting membrane potentials |
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| What are the characteristics of local potentials |
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| Describe the sequence of events in an action potential |
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| Compare continuous propagation of an action potential with salatory conduction |
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| List the structural components of a synapse |
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| What are temporal and spatial summation |
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| What are the four main chemical classes of neurotransmitter |
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| What are the layers of the meninges |
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| Formation of cerebrospinal fluid |
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| Circulation of cerebrospinal fluid |
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| Function of cerebrospinal fluid |
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| Location and structure of spinal cord |
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| What are the major ascending tracts of the spinal cord |
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| What are the major descending tracts of the spinal cord |
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| What are the three major divisions of the brain |
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| What are the functions of the cerebrum |
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| What are the functions of the cerebellum |
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| What are the functions of the medulla-oblongata |
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| What are the major divisions of the brain stem |
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| What is the structure of the cerebellum |
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| How does the cerebellum relate to the control of skeletal muscles |
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| What are the two major components of the diencephalon and their functions |
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| What are the primary functions of the thalamus |
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| What are the primary functions of the hypothalamus |
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| Describe the structure of the cerebrum |
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| What are the sensory, motor and integrative functions of the cortex |
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| How is electroencephalogram produced |
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| compare somatic sensory and somatic motor pathways |
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| What is the structure/branching of a typical spinal nerve |
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| What are the four major pairs of plexuses |
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| What are the basic principles of somatic motor pathways |
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| List the somatic reflexes of clinical importance |
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| Name the two major subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system |
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| Describe the structures of the parasympathetic pathway |
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| Describe the structures of the sympathetic pathway |
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| List autonomic neurotransmitters and receptors |
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| What are the functional advantages of multiple types of autonomic neurotransmitters and receptors |
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| What is the overall function of the autonomic nervous system |
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| What are specific functions of the sympathetic divisions of the ANS |
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| What are the specific functions of the parasympathetic divisions of the ANS |
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