TRACHOMA :: It is a chronic conjunctivitis caused by chlamydia trachomalis and charac…
Detached Retina ::: In a detached retina the nerve layer of the retina becomes separat…
GLAUCOMA ::: Glaucoma results from a disturbance of the normal balance between the pr…
ASTIGMATISM :: It is an error or refraction where rays are not sharply focussed on the…
DISORDERS OF THE EYE :: Errors of Refraction ::These errors can be class…
PHYSIOLOGY OF VISION ::: Before light can reach the rods and cones of the retina it m…
FUNCTIONS OF RETINA ::: Functions of retina are : (1) To impart vision and colour visi…
RETINA :: It is a very delicate transparent and the inner most nervous coat of t…
THE EYE ::: It is a sensory organ of vision that resembles purely a camera It is a glo…
DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM :; Narcolepsy :: It is a syndrome characterised by the t…
DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM ::: Meningitis :: It is an inflammation of the coverings …
THE FUNCTIONS OF ANS can be summarised in the following table
SYNTHESIS AND METABOLISM OF NORADRANALINE :: The sympathetic transmission occurs in p…
SYNTHESIS AND RELEASE OF ACETYLCHOLINE ::: Acetylcholine is synthesized inside the ne…
PHYSIOLOGY OF ANS ::: The chemical transmitter of the preganglionic fibres is acetylc…
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM :: Autonomic nervous system (ANS) acts involuntarily without…
THE CRANIAL NERVES :: There are twelve pairs of cranial nerves Their nature distributi…
CEREBRO-SPINAL-FLUID (CSF) :: It is a modified tissue fluid present in sub-arachnoid s…
CEREBRAL VENTRICLES :: These are the cavities in the brain where CSF flows and bathes…
MENINGES ::: The brain and spinal cord are surrounded by three cove…
Learning and Memory ::: Learning and memory are the characteristic attributes of high…
SPECIALIZED FUNCTIONS OF BRAIN :: SLEEP :; Sleep is defined a…
EEG IN VARIOUS DISEASES ::: 1.Increased intracranial pressure :: During this conditio…
Conditions that alter the EEG pattern ::: 1.Age: Alpha and theta waves are the charac…
ELECTRO ENCEPHALO GRAM (EEG)::: Nerve cells show changes of electrical potential durin…
ASCENDING TRACTS :: These are the sensory tracts which carry the impulses of pain tou…
THE PYRAMIDAL AND EXTRA PYRAMIDAL TRACTS (DESCENDING TRACTS) ::: Once the decisions a…
THE CEREBRUM (CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES ) ::: It consists of two symmetrical hemispheres w…
THE RETICULAR FORMATION ::: It is diffused and ill defined mass of nerve cells that p…
THE LIMBIC SYSTEM ::: It is an integrated network concerned with emotions and include…
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