CNS:
The functions of the brain structures discussed in class
How somatosensory and motor maps are laid out in the
brain, and how that relates to representation on the
homunculus
How neural tissue is damaged and the difference between
ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
How the spinal cord is organized
The pathways and synapses of the medial lemniscal tract,
the lateral spinothalamic tract, and the lateral corticospinal
tract
Be able to tie this information together to describe the
neural path taken when a sensory input (like feeling
something cold on your leg or hearing your baby cry)
results in a motor response (like moving your leg away
from the cold or reaching out for your crying baby)
How to diagnose a spinal cord lesion given symptoms
The organization of spinal nerves
How to diagnose spinal nerve lesions using dermatomes and
myotomes
The organization of peripheral nerves
How to diagnose peripheral nerve lesions using cutaneous
and muscular innervation patterns
CNS: The functions of the brain structures discussed in class
- How somatosensory and motor maps are laid out in the
brain, and how that relates to representation on the
homunculus
: How neural tissue is damaged and the difference between
ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke How the spinal cord is organized - The pathways and synapses of the medial lemniscal tract, the lateral spinothalamic tract, and the lateral corticospinal tract Be able to tie this information together to describe the
neural path taken when a sensory input (like feeling something cold on your leg or hearing your baby cry) results in a motor response (like moving your leg away from the cold or reaching out for your crying baby) How to diagnose a spinal cord lesion given symptoms The organization of spinal nerves : How to diagnose spinal nerve lesions using dermatomes and
myotomes
: The organization of peripheral nerves - How to diagnose peripheral nerve lesions using cutaneous and muscular innervation patterns
