Week 7 · July 27 to 30, 2026
Head and Neck Muscles, the Brain and Meninges
Week 7 begins the nervous system: the head and neck muscles, the brain and brainstem, and the meninges, ventricles, and cerebrospinal fluid.
Your week at a glance
Four days, building toward one case.
Each week follows the same rhythm. You prepare, you practice, you work a real case with your team, and you present it at the TBL.
Monday
Lab Exam 6 and Success Tool
Lab Exam 6 covers Week 6, in the morning. Then concept framing and a study prompt for this week's case.
Tuesday
Active Learning
A drawing or concept map applied to this week's case content.
Wednesday
Run the Case
Work Unknown Case 7 with your team and build the differential.
Thursday
Present and TBL
Team presentations and the weekly Team-Based Learning session.
Study this week
Three pages to work through.
These are your concept pages for Week 7: the brain, the brainstem, and the meninges, ventricles, and cerebrospinal fluid. Head and neck muscles are covered at the lab bench.
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01
The Brain
The cerebrum, the lobes, the diencephalon, and the cerebellum.
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The Brainstem
The midbrain, pons, and medulla, and the reticular formation.
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Meninges, Ventricles and CSF
The meninges, the ventricles, and the flow of cerebrospinal fluid.
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Lab Sprint
Week 7 Lab Sprints
Head and neck muscles, the brain, the brainstem, and the meninges.
Open lab sprint
Case and TBL
Work Unknown Case 7, then present it Thursday.
Your case this week. Unknown Case 7 runs through the week. Work up the differential live in class with your team, and bring your reasoning to Thursday's TBL.
The weekly TBL. Thursday is your Team-Based Learning session. Come prepared: an individual readiness check comes first, then you take it again with your team, then your team presents its case. The TBL runs on InteDashboard.
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Looking ahead
Before the next week begins.
Lab Exam 7 · Monday, August 3
Lab Exam 7 covers this week: the brain, the ventricles, CSF and meninges, and the head and neck muscles.