Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 141)
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Year 2 Dental Science.
Note: Special Requirements: Dissecting instruments. Students are required to wear white coats in the dissecting room.
Contact: 52 hours, including lectures and practical work.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
On completion of this subject, students should:Comprehend: the terminology of neuroscience; the principles and essential information regarding the macroscopic and microscopic structure of the nervous system and the functional components of the nervous system including their organisation and major connections; the correlation of structure with function including behaviour; the major effects of lesions to clinically important areas and pathways.
Have developed: observational and organisational skills to identify and interpret the macroscopic appearance of the brain and spinal cord including cut sections, and the microscopic appearance of the nervous system; skills to analyse the structural and functional changes which may occur in disorders of the nervous system.
Appreciate: the extent and limitations of current knowledge of the organisation of the central nervous system, particularly in the context of recent profound advances in Neuroscience; the implications of such limitations in our understanding of how the brain works.
Content:
Structure and function of the nervous system.
Assessment:
A 2-hour written examination at the end of the year (80 per cent) and a 1-hour examination during the semester (20 per cent).
Prescribed texts:
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 141)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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