Do we need to know parts of brain?

[yjj8817]

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Tprh bio gives a very detailed explanation of each part of brain such as pon, cerebellum etc. are we required to know this?

 

[Yorick]

I'm not sure. I took AAMC #3 today and one BS question required knowing the functions of the lobes. I learned all parts of the brain and their functions just in case especially since they were in the kaplan biology review.

 

[yjj8817]

I'm just pretty tempted to just rely on ek bio's info on brain it's so much simpler

 

[ieatshrimp24]

I also have the same question. TPR goes into detail with the brain structure/function and the nervous system organization. Does anyone know if we need to know this?

 

[erythrocyte666]

at the least you should probably know the functions of the lobes, cerebellum, hypothalamus, and the brainstem in general
i think stuff like diencephalon/telencephalon/corpus callosum/midbrain/differences between pons, medulla, midbrain is probably not very necessary, at least for the AAMCs (though I HAVE seen relevant questions on TPR and Kaplan FLs

 

[azor ahai]

Generally, yes. But nothing too specific. Just know how it integrates with the rest of the nervous system, as well as the glands located within it. https://www.aamc.org/students/download/85566/data/bstopics.pdf