Block A5 - Nervous System and Sense Organs

Wald's cycle. All-trans-retinol is vitamin A.

Concepts

• Nervous System
• Tracts

Labs

Anatomy

1. Brain: Meninges, Cerebral Cortex, and Ventricles
2. Brain: Subcortical Structures, Brainstem, and Cerebellum
3. Cranial Nerves and Blood Supply of the Brain
4. Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves
5. Sense Organs: Eye and Ear

• Checklist (PDF)
• Tentamen

Histology

1. Microstructure of the Nervous System
2. Microstructure of the Spinal Cord, Peripheral Nerves, and Ganglia
3. Microstructure of Sensory Receptors of the Skin, Olfactory Epithelium, and Taste Buds
4. Microstructure of the Cochlea, Lacrimal Gland, and the Eye

Physiology

1. Hearing
2. Cutaneous Sensations
3. Vision

• Exam

Block Exam

• Recap Batch 2015 - International Program.
• Recap Batch 2014 - International Program (but in Indonesian, for some reason).
• Recap Batch 2014 - Regular Program.
• Recap Batch 2013 - May 2014.
• Set 15211 - May 2011.
• Set 15111 - 2011.
• Set 07152 - 2008. Regular Program.
• Set 07151 - 2008. Regular Program.
• Set 08151 - 2009. Regular Program.
• Alpha Quest - Batch 2007. Password: intermed07.

Links

• Lecture Slides for Block A5 (Batch 2015) on DropBox.
• Auditory Transduction on Youtube. Explains how sound enters the ear and gets converted to nerve impulses.
• Ascending Tracts on Youtube. By Dr Najeeb.
• Striatum (aka neostriatum) on Wikipedia.
• RAS on Wikipedia.
• Substantial gelatinosa of Rolando on Wikipedia.
• Fastigial nucleus (aka Nucleus fastigii) on Wikipedia.
• Red nucleus (aka Nucleus ruber) on Wikipedia.
• Consciousness on TeddyBrain.
• Somatosensory systems on Dartmouth.edu.
• Types of memory on Sparknotes.com.