Postgraduate Course: Neuroanatomy (BIME11106)
Course Outline
School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | The course will cover all the major areas associated with gross and cellular neuroanatomy and will be taught by a selection of on-line lectures and virtual dissection. |
Course description |
The course will be based around five main topics:
- Gross anatomy of the central and peripheral nervous systems (including blood supply and meninges)
- Sensory pathways
- Motor pathways
- Cranial nerves
- Spinal cord, spinal nerves and autonomic nervous system
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Gain an appreciation of the gross and cellular anatomy of the nervous system.
- Identify and trace functional pathways at different levels throughout the nervous system.
- Relate structure to function in the context of neurodegenerative disease.
- Critically read and present data from scientific papers.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | Anatomy, Human, Neuro, Brain |
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