ILOs

• Describe the structure of nervous system and give examples of what clinical signs might be seen with lesions at the following levels:
  • Cerebral hemispheres (Frontal lobe; Parietal lobe; Temporal lobe; Occipital lobe)
  • Visual pathway (Optic nerve; Optic chiasm; Optic tract;
  • Diencephalon
  • Spinal cord (Cervical; Thoracic; Lumbar)
  • Cauda equina
  • Nerve roots
  • Brachial Plexus
  • Lumbar plexus

• The basic understanding of neuroanatomy we need…
• Saggital view of the brain and brainstem…
• Here are some diagrams of the human fetal brain…
• Look how some brain terminology links to embryology…
• Outline the components of the forebrain…
• Let’s look at the cortical anatomy of the brain…
• A bit more detail about the functions of the brain…
• Look how the planes of orientation of the scan correlate with scan images…
• A reminder as to how the visual system works…
• Look how lesions of the optic pathway link to where the defect in the visual system is…
• Which areas of brain are responsible for speech?
• A reminder of the brainstem anatomy…
• Look at the spinal cord…
• Now, here’s a top-down view of the spinal cord!
• Let’s remember all the tracts in the spinal cord…
• Look at the dorsal column medial lemniscal pathway…
• Time for the spinothalamic tract…