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Clinical Physiology Made Memorable: Part 3: VOLUME 5: Central Nervous System VOLUME 6: Special Senses

by Uthayasooriya Amarasena
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798264288234
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 438
  • Original Price: GBP 17.16
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 581 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Physiology

SECTION 1: OVERVIEW OF CNS
1.1 Functional Organization of the Nervous System

  • 1.1.1 Levels: spinal cord, lower brain, higher brain
  • 1.1.2 Hierarchical control
  • 1.1.3 Sensory, motor, integrative functions
  • 1.1.4 Story Intro: How Kumari escaped a fire using reflexes, memory, and reasoning
1.2 Structural Anatomy Overview (Brief)
  • 1.2.1 Brainstem, cerebellum, diencephalon, cerebral cortex
  • 1.2.2 Spinal cord, ventricles, meninges
SECTION 2: SPINAL CORD PHYSIOLOGY
2.1 Cross-Sectional Anatomy
  • Gray matter, white matter, tracts
2.2 Ascending (Sensory) Tracts
  • 2.2.1 Dorsal column-medial lemniscal system
  • 2.2.2 Anterolateral (spinothalamic) system
  • 2.2.3 Spinocerebellar tracts
  • 2.2.4 Clinical Correlation: Tabes dorsalis, Brown-S�quard syndrome
2.3 Descending (Motor) Tracts
  • 2.3.1 Corticospinal tract (pyramidal)
  • 2.3.2 Extrapyramidal tracts (rubrospinal, vestibulospinal, etc.)
  • 2.3.3 Mnemonic: "Pyramids = Precision; Extra = Posture"
2.4 Spinal Reflexes
  • 2.4.1 Monosynaptic: stretch reflex (knee jerk)
  • 2.4.2 Polysynaptic: withdrawal reflex, crossed extensor reflex
  • 2.4.3 Reciprocal innervation and after-discharge
  • 2.4.4 OSCE Focus: Reflex examination techniques
SECTION 3: MOTOR SYSTEMS OF THE BRAIN
3.1 Cortical Motor Areas
  • 3.1.1 Primary motor cortex (area 4), premotor and supplementary motor areas
  • 3.1.2 Corticospinal tract pathway
3.2 Brainstem & Spinal Integration
  • 3.2.1 Postural control
  • 3.2.2 Medial and lateral pathways
3.3 Upper vs. Lower Motor Neuron Lesions
  • 3.3.1 Clinical signs: tone, reflexes, Babinski, atrophy
  • 3.3.2 Case: "Rohan's sudden left-sided weakness"
SECTION 4: BASAL GANGLIA
4.1 Components & Connections
  • Caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus, subthalamic nucleus, substantia nigra
4.2 Functions
  • 4.2.1 Initiation and modulation of movement
  • 4.2.2 Inhibitory loops and disinhibition concept
4.3 Disorders
  • 4.3.1 Parkinsonism, Huntington's disease, hemiballismus
  • 4.3.2 Clinical Story: "The man who couldn't stop shaking"
SECTION 5: CEREBELLUM
5.1 Functional Anatomy
  • 5.1.1 Vermis, intermediate, lateral zones
  • 5.1.2 Input-output circuits
  • 5.1.3 Afferent and efferent connections
5.2 Functions
  • 5.2.1 Coordination of movement, posture, balance
  • 5.2.2 Motor learning, timing
5.3 Cerebellar Disorders
  • 5.3.1 Ataxia, dysmetria, intention tremor, hypotonia
  • 5.3.2 OSCE Practice: Cerebellar function testing
SECTION 6: SENSORY SYSTEMS & SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX
6.1 Sensory Receptors & Adaptation
  • 6.1.1 Types: mechanoreceptors, thermoreceptors, nociceptors, proprioceptors
  • 6.1.2 Phasic vs. tonic receptors
6.2 Somatic Sensation Pathways
  • 6.2.1 Fine touch, vibration, pain, temperature
  • 6.2.2 Proprioception and kinesthesia
6.3 Cortical Representation
SECTION 7: THALAMUS & HYPOTHALAMUS
7.1 Thalamus
7.2 Hypothalamus
SECTION 8: LIMBIC SYSTEM & RETICULAR FORMATION
8.1 Limbic System
8.2 Reticular Formation & Reticular Activating System (RAS)
SECTION 9: SLEEP, WAKEFULNESS & EEG
SECTION 10: HIGHER FUNCTIONS - LANGUAGE, MEMORY & LEARNING
SECTION 11: EXAM PRACTICE ZONE
SECTION 12: STORIES, DIAGRAMS & MEMORY AIDS

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