Welcome to the Neuroscience / Head & Neck Anatomy page. This page contains extensive notes for most of the lectures from this subject. Up to 3 lectures are not present in this collection because of irrelevancy to exam and/or time restraints. All notes are in PDF format.

Neuroscience & Anatomy

Cellular Structure of Nervous System | Anatomy of Brain | Overview of Sensory & Motor Systems

Triangles of neck, thyroid, parathyroid | Facial expression, mastication | Spinal cord, back & vertebrae

 Meninges, ventricular system, CSF | Electrical signalling & synapses | Orbit & control of eye movements

 Visual Systems I & II | Sensory receptors and PNS | Somatosensory system | Auditory & vestibular systems  

Internal organization of brainstem | Nasal & oral cavities | Pharynx, larynx, voice | Somatic motor systems  

Basal ganglia | Cerebellum | Thalamus & cerebral cortex | Limbic system 

Hints / Tips

How to take advantage the notes posted in this page:

• Watch for Moore and Netter references littered throughout the notes. This implies such were very useful in developing that section of the notes. It is suggested that you pay close attention to the references listed.

• Lecture material contains elaborate and informative diagrams. These diagrams must be learnt, as they may well be represented in the final exam. 

• Spaces contained within the notes are for your own diagrams to be drawn.

• The Anatomy Lectures cover most of the aspects of the Mini-explorations - however, it is recommended you pay close attention to the Mini-explorations on a separate basis - taking these notes with you for quick reference. Looking at pots, models, histology sections, and imaging is well worth your while, as such material is extravagantly covered in the final exams, both theory and practical.  

• It is recommended you use these notes in conjunction with the lecture notes provided in class. It also recommended you pay close attention to the notes given in lecture - and use the above notes only as an additional resource, as course material may have altered over the course of the years. 

• It is recommended you DO NOT leave this subject as the last priority as the clinical relevancy will be examined throughout the semester, the final exam, and in later years. Cramming neuroscience is not at all a reasonable expectation.

• Take advantage of all mini-explorations + exploration + dissection sessions. This may take the toll on you over the course of the semester, but attending these is compulsory and will take much of the work load off during SWOTVAC.  

• Take advantage of all the quiz material posted on WebCT - as the exam questions will parallel these quizzes.