Neuroanatomy teaching for Psychology students

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Neuroanatomy teaching for Psychology students

• http//www.anatomy.tv
• web site to which many universities subscribe
• human brain models that rotate
• models viewed at different levels, e.g. cortex,
  limbic system, basal ganglia
• simple descriptions of function given by
  clicking on each structure

• http//academic.uofs.edu/department/psych/sheep
• Find your way around a real brain (without the
  smell!)
• Work online from the web site
• students answer simple questions for which the
  answers can be found in the text for each
  photograph

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http//www.anatomy.tv The University of
Hertfordshire subscribes to this teaching web
site that provides views of the body, including
the brain. To access the web site from a
University of Hertfordshire computer, simply
enter your StudyNet username and password if
prompted. To access the web site from an external
computer, on the Subscriber Login page click on
Athens User Login, and then Alternative Login.
Click on Academic Organisations, Universities
and then scroll down to find and click on the
University of Hertfordshire. On the login page
use your StudyNet username and password. To
enter the web site click on 3D Head and Neck with
Basic Neuroanatomy. The Getting Started text in
the right panel gives you the basics of how to
use the programme. To find the brain models, on
the panel at the bottom of the page, click on
Views and then Brain. Start by looking at the
Cerebrum Layer 1 click the fast forward button
and watch the model rotate horizontally and then
vertically. Click on any structure and that
structure will be highlighted by changing colour
and information about the structure will appear
in the right panel. Layer 2 half brain showing
the 4 lobes Layer 3 cortical areas and major
sulci Layer 4 Cortical areas by function,
including for example Brocas area and Wernickes
area Layer 5 Outer cortical layer removed to
reveal the insula beneath Also have a look at
Basal nuclei Layer 3 shows the relative
positions of the caudate nucleus and putamen And
Limbic system Layer 2 shows the position of
structures including the hippocampus and amygdala
within the hemisphere
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Neuroanatomy teaching for Psychology students
Activity 1. (VIRTUAL) SHEEP BRAIN
DISSECTION Find your way around a real brain
(without the smell!) Work online from the web
site http//academic.uofs.edu/department/psych/she
ep Click through the following to enter the
site 1. The Sheep Brain Dissection Guide
click on Click here, for a server 2. Guide
authors click on Next 3. How to use the Sheep
Brain Dissection Guide click on continue 4.
Welcome to the Sheep Dissection Guide click on
continue ? plate 1 From here on the plates are
numbered 1 36. Progress to the next plate by
pressing the forward arrow (or go back by
pressing the return arrow). Each plate can be
viewed either with or without the labels by
clicking on labels /-. Options gives access
to each plate by number, or finds plates that
show a named structure. Plates 1-14 show
external views of the brain. Plates 15-19 are
midsaggital sections showing the medial surface
of the brain. Plates 20-36 show coronal sections
through the brain. The show/hide button for
sections 20-36 toggles between a midsaggital
section showing the level of the coronal section
(20-36) and the coronal section itself (again
with or without labels). Work your way through
plates 1-36 to answer the questions below. To
help you, the number of the plate(s) on which the
answers can be found is indicated in brackets.
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Neuroanatomy teaching for Psychology students
Example questions that encourage students to
study the sheep brain sections 1. Give an
alternative term for anterior (1)   2. Give an
alternative term for posterior (1) 3. What
gland is visible on the ventral surface of the
brain? (2) 4. Name the two large fibre bundles
that form the ventral surface of the brain (4)5.
Name the most caudal structure of the brain
adjacent to the spinal cord (8) 6. Name two
structures in the tectum (10) 7. Name the most
caudal lobe of the brain (14) 8. Name the fibre
bundle that originates in the hippocampus (18) 9.
What vegetable does the internal structure of the
cerebellum resemble? (19) 10. Name two fibre
tracts (white matter) that connect the two
hemispheres (20, 22) 11. Name two of the most
rostral structures consisting of gray matter
located below the cortex (20, 21) 12. What
structure is located ventral to the hypothalamus?
(23) 13. Where is the choroid plexus located?
(23) 14. Is the location of the hypothalamus i)
medial or lateral, and ii) dorsal or ventral?
(23)
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