NDT 100 - Neuroanatomy and Physiology

1. Identify and label anatomical structures in the brain and Central Nervous System
2. Identify anatomical position, body regions, and body planes. 
3. Discuss the function of the Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System.
4. Describe the relationship between neuroanatomy and the completion of the Neurodiagnostic exam.

A. Objectives

1. Distinguish between the terms anatomy and physiology.

2. Describe six levels of structural organization of the human body from simplest to most complex.

3. Use appropriate anatomical terms to describe the anatomical position and identify body systems, body regions and directional terms.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book-Chapt 1 Pgs 10, 12-15, 25-29

2. Review Lesson 1 Chapt 1 Images

3. Complete exercise “Directional Terms”

4. Watch “Anatomical Terms” video

5. Complete Quiz

6. Complete DB

II. Module 2

A. Objectives

1. List and identify the 29 cranial bones: 8 skull, 14 facial, 6 ossicles, 1 hyoid.

2. Locate the major suture lines of the skull and name the bones associated with each.

3. Locate and define the boundaries of the anterior, middle, and posterior cranial fossae.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book-Chapt 7 Pgs 257-270, 304-305

2. Complete Lesson 2 Chapt 7 Images

3. Complete Exercise: Skull Bones

4. View the Skeletal Images link

5. Complete Quiz

III. Module 3

A. Objectives

1. Name the major divisions of the nervous system, both anatomical and functional.

2. Describe the functional and structural differences between gray matter and white matter structures.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book-Chapt 12 Pgs 505-511

2. Review Lesson 3, Chapt 12 Image & Lesson

3 Structure and Function of the NS 3. Complete Quiz

4. Complete DB

IV. Module 4

A. Objectives

1. Describe the basic structure of a neuron.

2. Identify the different types of neurons.

3. List the glial cells of the CNS and describe their function.

4. List the glial cells of the PNS and describe their function.

B. Assignments

1. Read Chapt 12 E-book Pgs 514-540

2. Complete Lesson 4 PPT “Nervous Tissue” & Lesson 4 Slides

3. Complete Exercise: “Parts of a Neuron”

4. Watch “Sodium Potassium Pump”

5. Complete Assignment 1

6. Complete Quiz

V. Module 5

A. Objectives

1. Describe the basic structure of a neuron.

2. Describe the growth and differentiation of the neural tube.

3. Relate the different stages of development to the adult structures of the central nervous system.

4. Explain the expansion of the ventricular system of the adult brain from the central canal of the neural tube.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book Chapt 13 Pgs 551-557

2. View “Embryonic Development of the Brain: Simplified Explanation”

3. Watch “2-Minute Neuroscience”

4. Complete Assignment 2

5. Complete DB

6. Complete Quiz

VI. Module 6

A. Objectives

1. Identify the characteristics of the cerebrum, cerebral hemispheres and the functions of the frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital lobes.

2. Explain the arrangement of gray and white matter in the cerebrum.

3. Explain the arrangement of gray and white matter in the spinal cord.

4. Name each meningeal layer and describe how they provide a protective covering for the brain.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book Chapt 13 Pgs 559-561 & 574-575

2. View Lesson 6 Slide presentations

3. View Sensory Homunculous

4. Complete Human Brain and Meninges Exercise

5. View Neuroanatomy Terms PPT

6. Complete Quiz

VII. Module 7

A. Objectives

1. Identify the structures and functions of the basal ganglia, diencephalon, brainstem, cerebellum and spinal cord.

2. Recognize the complex connections between the cerebrum and brain stem through the diencephalon, and from those regions into the spinal cord.

3. Explain the arrangement of gray and white matter in the spinal cord.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book Chapt 13 Pgs 561-570

2. View Subcortical Structures and Globus Palidus videos

3. View Lesson 7 images

4. Complete Quiz

5. Complete DB

VIII. Module 8

A. Objectives

1. Describe the vessels that supply the CNS with blood.

2. Explain how a disruption in circulation would result in a stroke.

3. Name the components of the ventricular system and the regions of the brain in which each is located.

4. Explain the production of cerebrospinal fluid and its flow through the ventricles.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book Chapt 13 Pgs 571-573, 575-577 and Chapt 20 Pgs 932-935

2. Complete 3D Tutorial Blood Supply to the Brain

3. Complete Labeling Exercise-Ventricles

4. View Blood Supply PPT

5. View Circle of Willis (whiteboard) video

6. View Blood Supply Audio Lecture

7. Complete Circle of Willis Exercise

8. Complete Assignment 3: “Make It!”

9. Complete Quiz

IX. Module 9

A. Objectives

1. Define nerve, ganglion and plexus.

2. Name the 12 pairs of cranial nerves and explain the functions associated with each.

3. Name the 31 pairs of spinal nerves and understand their sensory and motor components.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book Chapt 13 Pgs 578-589

2. Complete Cranial Nerve Exercise

3. Review Cranial, Spinal and Plexus Charts

4. Review Cranial Nerve Pic

5. Complete Assignment 3

6. Review Cranial Nerves-Kim’s Mnemonic

7. Review Sensory, Motor or Both

8. Complete DB

9. Complete Quiz

X. Module 10

A. Objectives

1. List the structures in and around the ear and describe the auditory pathway.

2. List the structures in and around the eye and describe the visual pathway.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book Chapt 14 Pgs 608-611, 616-620 & 628-629

2. View “Images of the Ear and Eye”

3. Complete Quiz

XI. Module 11

A. Objectives

1. Describe the basic functions of the autonomic nervous system.

2. Differentiate between the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book Chapt 15 Pgs 657-660 & 689

2. View “Divisions of the ANS-Simplified Explanation”

3. View both ANS videos

4. Complete Assignment 4

5. Complete DB

6. Complete Quiz

XII. Module 12

A. Objectives

1. List the major sections of the neurological exam.

2. Explain the connection between location and function in the nervous system.

3. List the causes of neurological deficits.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book Chapt Review Pgs 651-652 (including 14.1-14.3)

2. View Neuro Exam Video

3. View Brain Dissection Video

4. View Unfixed Brain Video

Grading Scale – 

91-100%     =  4.0   Excellent

86-90.9%    =  3.5

81-85.9%    =  3.0   Good

76-80.9%    =  2.5   Satisfactory and Passing

71-75.9%    =  2.0   Not Passing

66-70.9%    =  1.5

60-65.9%    =  1.0

0-59.9%      =  0.0  

 
Mandatory Course Components:
I. Module 1

A. Objectives

1. Distinguish between the terms anatomy and physiology.

2. Describe six levels of structural organization of the human body from simplest to most complex.

3. Use appropriate anatomical terms to describe the anatomical position and identify body systems, body regions and directional terms.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book-Chapt 1 Pgs 10, 12-15, 25-29

2. Review Lesson 1 Chapt 1 Images

3. Complete exercise “Directional Terms”

4. Watch “Anatomical Terms” video

5. Complete Quiz

6. Complete DB

II. Module 2

A. Objectives

1. List and identify the 29 cranial bones: 8 skull, 14 facial, 6 ossicles, 1 hyoid.

2. Locate the major suture lines of the skull and name the bones associated with each.

3. Locate and define the boundaries of the anterior, middle, and posterior cranial fossae.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book-Chapt 7 Pgs 257-270, 304-305

2. Complete Lesson 2 Chapt 7 Images

3. Complete Exercise: Skull Bones

4. View the Skeletal Images link

5. Complete Quiz

III. Module 3

A. Objectives

1. Name the major divisions of the nervous system, both anatomical and functional.

2. Describe the functional and structural differences between gray matter and white matter structures.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book-Chapt 12 Pgs 505-511

2. Review Lesson 3, Chapt 12 Image & Lesson

3 Structure and Function of the NS 3. Complete Quiz

4. Complete DB

IV. Module 4

A. Objectives

1. Describe the basic structure of a neuron.

2. Identify the different types of neurons.

3. List the glial cells of the CNS and describe their function.

4. List the glial cells of the PNS and describe their function.

B. Assignments

1. Read Chapt 12 E-book Pgs 514-540

2. Complete Lesson 4 PPT “Nervous Tissue” & Lesson 4 Slides

3. Complete Exercise: “Parts of a Neuron”

4. Watch “Sodium Potassium Pump”

5. Complete Assignment 1

6. Complete Quiz

V. Module 5

A. Objectives

1. Describe the basic structure of a neuron.

2. Describe the growth and differentiation of the neural tube.

3. Relate the different stages of development to the adult structures of the central nervous system.

4. Explain the expansion of the ventricular system of the adult brain from the central canal of the neural tube.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book Chapt 13 Pgs 551-557

2. View “Embryonic Development of the Brain: Simplified Explanation”

3. Watch “2-Minute Neuroscience”

4. Complete Assignment 2

5. Complete DB

6. Complete Quiz

VI. Module 6

A. Objectives

1. Identify the characteristics of the cerebrum, cerebral hemispheres and the functions of the frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital lobes.

2. Explain the arrangement of gray and white matter in the cerebrum.

3. Explain the arrangement of gray and white matter in the spinal cord.

4. Name each meningeal layer and describe how they provide a protective covering for the brain.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book Chapt 13 Pgs 559-561 & 574-575

2. View Lesson 6 Slide presentations

3. View Sensory Homunculous

4. Complete Human Brain and Meninges Exercise

5. View Neuroanatomy Terms PPT

6. Complete Quiz

VII. Module 7

A. Objectives

1. Identify the structures and functions of the basal ganglia, diencephalon, brainstem, cerebellum and spinal cord.

2. Recognize the complex connections between the cerebrum and brain stem through the diencephalon, and from those regions into the spinal cord.

3. Explain the arrangement of gray and white matter in the spinal cord.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book Chapt 13 Pgs 561-570

2. View Subcortical Structures and Globus Palidus videos

3. View Lesson 7 images

4. Complete Quiz

5. Complete DB

VIII. Module 8

A. Objectives

1. Describe the vessels that supply the CNS with blood.

2. Explain how a disruption in circulation would result in a stroke.

3. Name the components of the ventricular system and the regions of the brain in which each is located.

4. Explain the production of cerebrospinal fluid and its flow through the ventricles.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book Chapt 13 Pgs 571-573, 575-577 and Chapt 20 Pgs 932-935

2. Complete 3D Tutorial Blood Supply to the Brain

3. Complete Labeling Exercise-Ventricles

4. View Blood Supply PPT

5. View Circle of Willis (whiteboard) video

6. View Blood Supply Audio Lecture

7. Complete Circle of Willis Exercise

8. Complete Assignment 3: “Make It!”

9. Complete Quiz

IX. Module 9

A. Objectives

1. Define nerve, ganglion and plexus.

2. Name the 12 pairs of cranial nerves and explain the functions associated with each.

3. Name the 31 pairs of spinal nerves and understand their sensory and motor components.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book Chapt 13 Pgs 578-589

2. Complete Cranial Nerve Exercise

3. Review Cranial, Spinal and Plexus Charts

4. Review Cranial Nerve Pic

5. Complete Assignment 3

6. Review Cranial Nerves-Kim’s Mnemonic

7. Review Sensory, Motor or Both

8. Complete DB

9. Complete Quiz

X. Module 10

A. Objectives

1. List the structures in and around the ear and describe the auditory pathway.

2. List the structures in and around the eye and describe the visual pathway.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book Chapt 14 Pgs 608-611, 616-620 & 628-629

2. View “Images of the Ear and Eye”

3. Complete Quiz

XI. Module 11

A. Objectives

1. Describe the basic functions of the autonomic nervous system.

2. Differentiate between the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book Chapt 15 Pgs 657-660 & 689

2. View “Divisions of the ANS-Simplified Explanation”

3. View both ANS videos

4. Complete Assignment 4

5. Complete DB

6. Complete Quiz

XII. Module 12

A. Objectives

1. List the major sections of the neurological exam.

2. Explain the connection between location and function in the nervous system.

3. List the causes of neurological deficits.

B. Assignments

1. Read E-book Chapt Review Pgs 651-652 (including 14.1-14.3)

2. View Neuro Exam Video

3. View Brain Dissection Video

4. View Unfixed Brain Video
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