Neuroanatomy

  1. Major Functional Systems
    1. Visual System Pathway
      1. Retina
        1. Photoreceptors
          1. Rods
            1. Cones
            2. Retinal Processing
              1. Bipolar Cells
                1. Ganglion Cells
                  1. Horizontal Cells
                    1. Amacrine Cells
                  2. Optic Nerve
                    1. Retinal Ganglion Cell Axons
                      1. Myelination Pattern
                      2. Optic Chiasm
                        1. Partial Decussation
                          1. Visual Field Representation
                          2. Optic Tract
                            1. Post-chiasmatic Fibers
                            2. Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
                              1. Laminar Organization
                                1. Magnocellular and Parvocellular Pathways
                                2. Optic Radiations
                                  1. Meyer's Loop
                                    1. Dorsal and Ventral Streams
                                    2. Primary Visual Cortex
                                      1. Retinotopic Organization
                                        1. Ocular Dominance Columns
                                          1. Orientation Columns
                                        2. Auditory System Pathway
                                          1. Cochlea
                                            1. Hair Cells
                                              1. Tonotopic Organization
                                              2. Cochlear Nuclei
                                                1. Ventral Cochlear Nucleus
                                                  1. Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus
                                                  2. Superior Olivary Complex
                                                    1. Binaural Processing
                                                      1. Sound Localization
                                                      2. Lateral Lemniscus
                                                        1. Ascending Auditory Pathway
                                                        2. Inferior Colliculus
                                                          1. Auditory Integration
                                                            1. Tonotopic Maps
                                                            2. Medial Geniculate Nucleus
                                                              1. Thalamic Relay
                                                              2. Primary Auditory Cortex
                                                                1. Tonotopic Organization
                                                                  1. Frequency Processing
                                                                2. Somatosensory System Pathways
                                                                  1. Sensory Receptors
                                                                    1. Mechanoreceptors
                                                                      1. Thermoreceptors
                                                                        1. Nociceptors
                                                                          1. Proprioceptors
                                                                          2. Peripheral Nerves
                                                                            1. Sensory Fiber Types
                                                                              1. Conduction Velocities
                                                                              2. Dorsal Root Ganglia
                                                                                1. Pseudounipolar Neurons
                                                                                  1. Central and Peripheral Processes
                                                                                  2. Ascending Tracts
                                                                                    1. Dorsal Column-Medial Lemniscus
                                                                                      1. Fine Touch and Proprioception
                                                                                      2. Spinothalamic Tract
                                                                                        1. Pain and Temperature
                                                                                        2. Trigeminal Pathways
                                                                                          1. Facial Sensation
                                                                                        3. Thalamic Relays
                                                                                          1. VPL Nucleus
                                                                                            1. VPM Nucleus
                                                                                            2. Primary Somatosensory Cortex
                                                                                              1. Somatotopic Organization
                                                                                                1. Cortical Columns
                                                                                              2. Motor Control Pathways
                                                                                                1. Upper Motor Neurons
                                                                                                  1. Corticospinal Tract
                                                                                                    1. Pyramidal Tract
                                                                                                      1. Decussation Pattern
                                                                                                      2. Corticobulbar Tract
                                                                                                        1. Cranial Nerve Control
                                                                                                      3. Lower Motor Neurons
                                                                                                        1. Spinal Motor Neurons
                                                                                                          1. Alpha Motor Neurons
                                                                                                            1. Gamma Motor Neurons
                                                                                                            2. Cranial Nerve Motor Nuclei
                                                                                                              1. Brainstem Location
                                                                                                            3. Role of Basal Ganglia
                                                                                                              1. Movement Initiation
                                                                                                                1. Movement Suppression
                                                                                                                  1. Motor Learning
                                                                                                                  2. Role of Cerebellum
                                                                                                                    1. Motor Coordination
                                                                                                                      1. Motor Learning
                                                                                                                        1. Balance Control
                                                                                                                        2. Motor Planning and Execution
                                                                                                                          1. Premotor Areas
                                                                                                                            1. Supplementary Motor Area
                                                                                                                              1. Motor Hierarchy

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