MSPC 234 — Head, Neck and Neuroscience

MBChB Human Biology (Medicine) — UGMS pre-clinical (MB2/MB3) · University of Ghana

Head, Neck and Neuroscience. Taught by Anatomy, Physiology. Syllabus topics: Triangles of the neck; The orbit; Anatomy of the larynx and pharynx; Temporal and infratemporal region; Meninges and intracranial venous sinuses; Cranial nerves; Lymphatic drainage of the head and neck; Pharyngeal arches and derivatives; Development of the face and palate; Histology of the eye and ear; Histology of the thyroid and parathyroid; Development of the neural tube, brain and spinal cord; Electrical activity of neurones; Nerve conduction; Junctional transmission; Sensory physiology; Human cutaneous sensation; Basic neurochemistry; The spinal cord; Ascending and descending pathways; External and internal features of the medulla oblongata; External and internal features of the midbrain; The pons; Brainstem function and reflexes; The cerebellum; Thalamus, metathalamus and epithalamus; The hypothalamus; Basal nuclei and the internal capsule; The role of the cerebellum and basal ganglia in motor control; Cerebral cortex and cortical function; Visual, olfactory and auditory pathways; Blood supply of the central nervous system; Ventricular system and cerebrospinal fluid; Ageing of the brain and synaptic plasticity; Autonomic pharmacology.

Credits

6

Level

MB2

Semester

Semester 2

Course details from UGMS cohort class drive (MB2/MB3 shared folders).