Physiology Exam — Nervous System: Intro and Sensory — Set 2

Sensory Receptors & Neuronal Circuits · Somatosensory Pathways & Pain · Cerebral Blood Flow, CSF & the BBB

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Identify neurotransmitters and their properties, compare chemical and electrical synapses, and describe different functional types of sensory receptors and the steps in sensory transduction.Describe the somatosensory pathways, the function of the thalamus, and the receptors for external sensory input, including the physiology of pain and thermoreception.Explain the function of the blood-cerebrospinal fluid and blood-brain barriers, and the formation and function of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

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