Topics for the Neuroanatomy Examination

Group 1

1. The spinal cord (medulla spinalis)

2. Parts and surface anatomy of the brainstem, rhomboid fossa

3. The fourth ventricle (ventriculus quartus)

4. The medulla oblongata. Cranial nerves of the medulla oblongata.

5. The pons and mesencephalon. Cranial nerves of the pons and mesencephalon

6. Somatomotor and somatosensory nuclei of the cranial nerves

7. Visceromotor and viscerosensory nuclei of the cranial nerves

8. The cerebellum

9. The diencephalon

10. The third ventricle (ventriculus tertius).

11. Gyri and sulci of the cerebral hemispheres

12. The basal ganglia and the internal capsule

13. Commissural and association connections of the cerebral cortex

14. The lateral ventricle (ventriculus lateralis)

Group 2

1. Blood supply of the spinal cord and brainstem

2. Arteries and veins of the cerebrum and cerebellum; circulus arteriosus

3. Meninges of the brain and spinal cord

4. Production, circulation and resorbtion of the cerebrospinal fluid

5. The olfactory system (organum olfactus)

6. The taste system (organum gustus)

7. The coats of the eyeball (tunica fibrosa, vasculosa and nervosa)

8. The visual motor system

9. The refractive elements of the eyeball, the accommodation of the eye. Blood supply of the eyeball. Production, circulation and resorbtion of the aqueous humor.

10. The visual pathway, pupillary light reflex

11. The external and middle ear (auris externa et media)

12. The inner ear (auris interna)

13. The auditory pathway

14. The vestibular apparatus of the central nervous system