Courses Handbook 2007 - [ Archived ]

302425 (v.2) Our Internal Internet - Its Structure and Function 304

Area:

 School of Biomedical Sciences

Credits:

 25.0

Contact Hours:

 12.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Individual Study:

 1 x 12 Hours Weekly

Equivalent(s):

 301298 (v.3) Neuroscience 332 or any previous version
301433 (v.5) BIO31 Our Internal Internet or any previous version

Prerequisite(s):

 8472 (v.12) Physiology 231 or any previous version
AND
8846 (v.8) Physiology 232 or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

 Overview of the nervous system, blood supply to the brain, meninges, CSF, ventricular system, excitatory and inhibitory synapses and transmitters, receptor types and functions, somatosensation, visual, auditory and vestibular perception, cortical, cerebellar and brainstem control of movement and posture, cranial nerves. The roles of the hypothalamus and autonomic nervous system and interaction with the cerebrum. The roles of the limbic system in emotion, learning and memory.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

 060100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping)

Funding Cluster:

 09 - Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

 Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark

Availability
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