Block 3 Resources

This block is all things neuro! These are the block-specific resources in addition to those listed under the “General Study Tips” section. 

For PBL 

• Third Party Study Resources
  • First Aid
  • AnKing/Anki
  • Sketchy Pharm
  • Ninja Nerd
  • Lectures
• Resources for objectives
  •  Statpearls
  • Amboss
  • UpToDate
  • AccessMedicine
  • Primary literature
• Practice questions
  • ABG Ninja
  • AMBOSS
  • Board Review Series
  • Boards and Beyond
  • USMLERx
  • Pre-test

For anatomy: 

• Ninja Nerd video on cranial nerves and spinal cord tracts 
• Make Anki cards over the anatomy lectures (or use PrAnki anatomy – see General Study Tips) 
  • Since the 2022-2023 year, Dr. Flaherty did some of the lectures, so the PrAnki cards may not correlate entirely. They do align great with Dr. Aldridge’s lectures.
  • An Anki deck created by Lizzy based on Dr. Flaherty’s lectures is available: Block 3 anatomy Lizzy.apkg*
  • Additionally, an Anki compilation of BlueLink images specific to block 3 is available. These cards are organized by tags: Anatomy block 3 pics Lizzy.apkg*
• If anatomy still has a zoom section, make sure you review those practice questions and understand the answers.  
• University of Michigan anatomy practice questions 
• BlueLink Anki Deck: pre-made Anki deck with images of dissections from University of Michigan 
• Functional Neuroanatomy (neuroanatomy.ca) You may want to spend a couple minutes to learn which foramina of the skull each cranial nerve exits through. There is a great picture in First Aid.  

For Histology: 

• Lectures will have everything you need (make flashcards). 
• Histology from Dr. Duff lectures is only 10 questions, but there are 10 visual questions from anatomy as well that could include any images you’ve seen in anatomy.  
• Histology Self-Exam atlas (best for testing yourself): make flashcards from this atlas 
• Blue Histology Quizzes 
• Digital Histology– website that has slides, labels, and descriptions for the histology of all tissues and organ systems 
• Anki decks:  
  • PrAnki Histology Deck* for Block 3 
  • SAnki Block 3 Histology deck* 
  • Liam Cler’s Krause Atlas Histology deck* 

For IPC 

• This block is similar to block 1’s IPC style – just know the lecture content pretty in-depth 
• Make a super over the lecture material and memorize it! The test is very list-y, so comprehensiveness is very helpful 
• The patient encounter is super straight-forward. Just practice the scenarios and don’t be weird! 

General Advice 

1. Make sure to start studying early because anatomy can pile up very quickly this block. 
2. Be able to draw out the cranial nerve pathways and the spinal cord tracts.  
3. Make sure to study the FirstAid sections related to dementia!  
4. Do LOTS of practice questions this block 
5. Can’t stress enough how important anatomy and Dr. Shenker’s lectures are.  

*Disclaimer: Students should know that these flashcards are not provided by nor sanctioned by the School of Medicine. We have not checked them for accuracy, nor for whether the questions represent an appropriate balance of information, so they may not be representative of everything the students are expected to know. We recommend that students create their own study materials and believe they will get far more learning and understanding if they make their own flashcards rather than if they use pre-made ones