In this anatomy course, part of the Anatomy Specialization, you will be introduced to the central and peripheral nervous systems. You will learn about basic neuroanatomy, sensory pathways, motor pathways and the autonomic nervous system.
This course is part of the Anatomy Specialization
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What you will learn
Learn the gross anatomy of the central and peripheral nervous systems, and the names and functions of the cranial nerves
Understand how sensory information enters the brain
Understand how the brain and spinal cord control the muscles
Understand how the autonomic nervous system activates the fight or flight response
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University of Michigan
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Gross Anatomy of the Nervous System
Spinal Cord
Autonomics
Motor Systems
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TOP REVIEWS FROM ANATOMY: HUMAN NEUROANATOMY
This is a comprehensive introductory course. You can move as rapidly as you want through it. It made me want to take more in-depth courses in the future.
Thumbs up for such a great teacher. This course was much easier for me to go through thanks to the excellent explanations and examples given through each lecture.
This course is hard, but worth it. It’s intense and thorough. She is a great professor!
Ingrid Elizabeth Heiser
Very well explained, especially for a topic that is usually very complicated to understand. The instructor did a great job of making things clear and concise. Excellent review course.
About the Anatomy Specialization
In this Specialization you will explore human anatomy using a systems approach, and a vast library of multimedia materials, so you may understand the features of different organ systems in relation to the human body’s form and function.

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