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AN63.1-3 | Ventricular System & Special sensory pathways — Glossary
Glossary — Ventricular System & Special sensory pathways
Key terms introduced in this module, in order of first appearance. Use this as a revision checklist.
| Term | Where Introduced |
|---|---|
| Patient A (35-year-old woman): | hook |
| Patient B (65-year-old man with hypertension): | hook |
| Visual field defects | relevance |
| Hydrocephalus | relevance |
| Olfactory pathway | relevance |
| Auditory pathway | relevance |
| Lateral Ventricles (2, one in each hemisphere) | Part 1: Ventricular System (AN63.1) |
| foramen of Monro | Part 1: Ventricular System (AN63.1) |
| 3rd Ventricle (1, midline) | Part 1: Ventricular System (AN63.1) |
| cerebral aqueduct of Sylvius | Part 1: Ventricular System (AN63.1) |
| 4th Ventricle (1, posterior fossa) | Part 1: Ventricular System (AN63.1) |
| Three openings | Part 1: Ventricular System (AN63.1) |
| Foramen of Magendie | Part 1: Ventricular System (AN63.1) |
| Foramina of Luschka | Part 1: Ventricular System (AN63.1) |
| Definition: | Part 2: Congenital Hydrocephalus (AN63.2) |
| Types relevant to congenital causes: | Part 2: Congenital Hydrocephalus (AN63.2) |
| Obstructive (non-communicating) | Part 2: Congenital Hydrocephalus (AN63.2) |
| Communicating | Part 2: Congenital Hydrocephalus (AN63.2) |
| Dandy-Walker Malformation: | Part 2: Congenital Hydrocephalus (AN63.2) |
| Chiari Malformation Type I: | Part 2: Congenital Hydrocephalus (AN63.2) |
| Treatment — VP shunt vs ETV: | Part 2: Congenital Hydrocephalus (AN63.2) |
| VP shunt (ventriculoperitoneal shunt) | Part 2: Congenital Hydrocephalus (AN63.2) |
| ETV (endoscopic third ventriculostomy) | Part 2: Congenital Hydrocephalus (AN63.2) |
| Visual Pathway — THE HIGHEST YIELD TOPIC | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Key anatomical points: | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| optic chiasm | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Optic radiations: | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Meyer's loop | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Visual Field Defects by Lesion Level: | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Pituitary tumour | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Bitemporal hemianopia | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Auditory Pathway: | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Cochlear nuclei | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| trapezoid body | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Superior olivary nucleus | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Lateral lemniscus | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Inferior colliculus | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Medial geniculate body | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Olfactory Pathway: | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| cribriform plate | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Olfactory bulb | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Olfactory tract | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Piriform cortex (primary olfactory cortex, uncus) | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Gustatory (Taste) Pathway: | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Nucleus tractus solitarius | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| VPM thalamus | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Gustatory cortex | Part 3: Special Sensory Pathways (AN63.3) |
| Pituitary Tumour Presentations in Indian Practice | clinical_pearl |
| Presentation sequence as tumour grows: | clinical_pearl |
| Endocrine: | clinical_pearl |
| Visual: | clinical_pearl |
| Headache: | clinical_pearl |
| Cavernous sinus invasion: | clinical_pearl |
| Apoplexy: | clinical_pearl |
| Visual field testing in India: | clinical_pearl |
| Ventricles: | summary |
| Hydrocephalus: | summary |
| Visual field defects: | summary |
| Auditory: | summary |
| Olfactory: | summary |
| Gustatory: | summary |
61 terms in this module