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Module Name
Module Code
Lecture Hrs
Practical Hrs
Credits
Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System
MED2151
0
0
3

Description
Neuroanatomy and physiology of the somatosensory systems: receptors, spinal cord and brainstem pathways. The thalamus and introduction to the cerebral cortex: sensory areas. Audition and balance: anatomy and physiology of the outer, middle and inner ear; VIII cranial nerve and the central pathways for hearing and balance. 'Glue ear'. Vision: anatomy and physiology of the eye, optic nerve, optic tract and visual pathways. Anatomy of the orbit and extraoccular apparatus; cranial nerves III, IV and VI. Visual and retinal fields. Visual reflexes. Neuroanatomy and physiology of motor system: motorcortex, basal ganglia and cerebellum; motor pathways in the brainstem and spinal cord. Upper and lower motor neurones. Phonation: anatomy of larynx and pharynx; anatomy of neck. Physiology of speech and its neural control. Neurophysiology of higher functions: the limbic system and memory. Rhinencephalon, taste and olfaction.
Faculty Department
FACULTY OF SCIENCE Department of Biosciences & Ocean Studies
Contact Details
Administrative assistant: RAINA FERHANA HOSSENBUX
Telephone: 4037400
Email: r.hossenbux@uom.ac.mu
 

 


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