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Anatomy and Physiology I

Anatomy and Physiology II

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Intro/Body Plan

1. Understand how the meninges hold, support and protect the brain in the neurocranium.  Appreciate the continuity of the cranial meninges with the menings of the spinal cord.
2. Construct a complete understanding of the production, circulation and absorption of cerebro-spinal fluid
3. Organize a basic understanding of the different regions of the brain and their specific functions, especially relating to visceral, autonomic and non-conscious functioning of the nervous system.
4. For the brainstem, describe the spatial relationships of the different regions and the specific functions of each
5. For the diencephalon, cerebellum and cerebral hemispheres, model their spatial/anatomical positions relative to each other, the brainstem and the skull.
6. For the diencephalon, cerebellum and cerebral hemispheres, understand the functional control that each general region has over sensory, motor and emotional aspects of overall nervous system function.

1. Review Chapter 14 in Martini text
2. See nice interactive overview of basic regions of brain from PBS [link]
3. Great in-depth tutorial on brain [link]

1. Class presentation.  Brain I:  Meninges, Ventricles and CSF [PPT download]
2. Animation of CSF Circulation [link]
3. Class presentation: Brain II:  The Brainstem [PPT download]
4. Class presentation:  Brain III:  Higher-level functions [PPT download]

1. Dissection of sheep brain--identify basic regions of brain (Lab Manual Exercise 4)
2. Wish list for brain [Word download]
3. Sheep brain pictures (unlabeled, but good descriptions, great pictures) [link]
4. Sheep brain dissection with list of structures linked to labeled photos [link]

WEB RESOURCES

Interactive overview of basic regions of brain from PBS [link]

Great in-depth tutorial on brain [link]

Animation of basal ganglia pathways—relationship to Parkinson’s  Disease [link]

Great animated neurophysiology lectures [link]