Master the foundations of human neuroanatomy with clear and comprehensive modules tailored for undergraduate medical and health sciences students. Engage with interactive teaching methods, including informative videos, single best answer (SBA) questions, and dynamic drag-and-drop labeling exercises. Explore the intricacies of the nervous system and build a strong academic and clinical foundation for your future studies and practice.
Learning objectives What you'll know at the end of the course
General
By the end of this series of learning modules students will be able to:
- Develop a comprehensive theoretical understanding of human neuroanatomy.
- Understand the relationships between various neuroanatomical structures, such as the cortical lobes, brainstem nuclei, cerebellum, basal nuclei, and spinal cord tracts.
- Gain proficiency in intricate neuroanatomical concepts related to cranial nerve organization, basal ganglia circuits, cross-sectional neuroanatomy, decussation of sensorimotor spinal and cranial nerve pathways, and principles underlying the upper and lower motor neuron lesions.
- Integrate core neuroanatomical knowledge with functional and clinical neuroanatomy.
- Apply neuroanatomical concepts to clinical neurology, demonstrating the ability to localize potential sites of injury or dysfunction during neurological assessments of patients with stroke or traumatic brain injury.
Expert(s)
Muhammad Javaid
Denis Hoa
Antoine Micheau
Training course program
This foundational course includes the following neuroanatomy learning modules:
This foundational course includes the following neuroanatomy learning modules:
Course outline
Course content
- Course learning outcomes
- Structural division of the nervous system
- Meninges
- Brain’s core components, lobes, and sulci
- Spinal cord
- A brief overview of the cranial nerves
- A brief overview of the spinal nerves
- Autonomic nervous system
- Final quiz
Course content
- Course learning outcomes
- Starting from scratch: the spinal cord in the womb
- Location, shape, and extent of the spinal cord
- Exit strategy of spinal nerves through the intervertebral foramina
- Support crew - Denticulate ligaments and Filum terminale
- A brief overview of the surface features: fissures and sulci of the spinal cord
- A brief overview of the internal composition of the spinal cord: gray and white matter
- Neuronal cell groups in spinal cord's gray matter
- Functional components of a spinal nerve
- Final quiz
Course content
- Course learning outcomes
- External features of the skull-Anterior view
- External features of the skull-lateral view
- External features of the skull-posterior view
- Cranial cavity-anterior, middle, and posterior cranial fossae
- Unveiling the relationship between brain, brainstem, and the cranial cavity
Course content
- Course learning outcomes
- Brainstem anatomy : A midsagittal view
- Exploring the brainstem–ventral view unveiled
- Unravelling the origins of the cranial nerves
- Brainstem–posterior and lateral surfaces
- A run-down of the cranial nerves
- Final quiz
Course content
- Course learning outcomes
- Brainstem and spinal cord embryology
- A visual schematic of the cranial nerve nuclei within the brainstem
- A visual schematic of the cranial nerve nuclei within the brainstem - part2
- Final quiz
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