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Role of Epithelial Tissue

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provide barrier to some material and serve as sensory elements

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Role of Connective Tissue

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maintains the form of the body and its organs and provides cohesion and internal support

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Role of Nervous Tissue

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Transmit information from one neuron to another, from neurons to muscles and from sensory receptors/cells to other neural structures

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Role of Muscular Tissue

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to allow muscles to contract / movement

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How many bones at birth? and Adulthood?

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270 birth & 206 Adult

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Axial Skeleton Consists of?

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vertebrae, rib cage, skull, facial bones, and hyoid bone

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Appendicular Skeleton consists of?

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bones of the upper and lower limbs (appendages) including the pelvic and pectoral girdles
Pectoral girdle: clavicle and scapula

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What is the function of a bone?

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Support and protection of internal organs
Forms attachments of muscles – facilitates movement
Mineral storage
Fat storage and hematopoiesis

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What are the parts of a bone?

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Spongy and Dense

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What is the function of Cartilage?

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Lines articular surfaces/facets of bones
where bones meet to form a joint

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What is somatic? is it voluntary?

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“voluntary” part of the system
Responsible for voluntary actions
Allows for conscious sensation and perception of environmental events and stimuli

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what is autonomic?

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involuntary” part of the system
Responsible for life-sustaining activities and sensations (heart beat, mucus production

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What does the CNS consist of?

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Brain and Spine

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What does PNS consist of?

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Spinal nerves, Cranial Nerves and ANS

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The forebrain consists of?

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-cerebral hemisphere
-diecephalon (thalamus and hypothalamus)

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the brainstem consists of?

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midbrain, pons and medulla

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the hind brain consists of?

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Cerebellum

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The cerebral Hemisphere consists of?

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cerebral cortex
basal ganglia
limbic system

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what does the spine connect to on both sides?

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medulla and lumbar region vertebrae

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What are the three types of cartilage?

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hyaline, elastic and fibrous

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21
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explain key points of hyaline cartilage?

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-most common in body, smooth glassy blue, ossifies with age, lots of collegan, found in larynx, trachea and bronchi

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explain key points of elastic cartilage?

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flexible, less collagen and more elastic, little ossification, in ears and nose

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explain fibrous cartilage?

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tougher than the others, in high stress areas like vertebrae and TMJ

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What is a joint?

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location at which two bones connect=joint or articulation

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Function of a neuron?

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-Primary unit of nervous system
-Electrically excitable: Transmit information from one neuron to another, from neurons to muscles and from sensory receptors/cells to other neural structures
-Electrical signal = action potential

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Function of a Cell Body

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Nucleus: a membrane bound structure that contains the cell’s hereditary information (DNA!)
Organelles
Production of proteins
Cell membrane (“skin” of the cell)

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What does the Soma and Dendrites do?

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recievers of signals

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what does the axon do?

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transmission, Sends signals (action potentials) to other neurons, muscles, or glands

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what does the terminal bouton do?

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terminal part

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what does a dendrite do?

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Branching projections from the soma
Receive signals from other neurons
Points of contact/reception of signals on dendrites = dendritic spines

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what does myelin do?

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-White, fatty wrapping - also called myelin sheath
-Formed by glia cells
-Insulate the axon and increase the speed of conduction of nerve impulses along the axon
-Nodes of Ranvier: spaces between myelin

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what do Terminal Boutons do?

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Found at the end of the axons
Contain neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitters (brain chemicals) are made in the neuron
Neurotransmitters are released from the terminal boutons and interact with the structure on which the axon is synapsing (connecting)

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Messages coming to a neuron synapse at the?

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the dendritic spine

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messages coming from the neuron synapse at the?

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terminal bouton

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glia cells do what?

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-support/maintain chemical environment
-myelienation
-nutrient transport of repair damaged axons
-creating cerebrospinal fluid

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T/F gray matter and white matter is only found in the CNS?

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True

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What is Gray Matter?

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parts of the CNS containing cell bodies (somas), dendrites, unmyelinated axons, synapses and glial cells of the neurons in the brain

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what is white matter?

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parts of the CNS containing myelinated axons and glial cells that produce myelin

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T/F ganglia and nerves are found in the CNS?

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False

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What is included in the Cerebrum?

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-Cerebral hemispheres
-cerebral cortex
-basal ganglia
-limbic system
-thalamus
-hypothalamus

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what is a gyrus?

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hills

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what is a sulcus

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valleys

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what is a fissure

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deep depression on the brain

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the left side of the brain generally functions what?

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speech and language

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the right side of the brain generally functions what??

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spatial skills and nonverbal reasoning

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what is the fissure that divides the left and right half of the brain?

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longitudinal cerebral fissure

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what is the transverse fissure?

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separates the cerebrum and the cerebellum

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46
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what does the central sulcus seperate?

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the frontal from the parietal lobe

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what does the lateral sulcus seperate?

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the temporal lobe from the parietal and frontal

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what is the insular cortex function?

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-Role in maintaining homeostasis and ANS functions
-Role in speech motor control, speech perception, swallowing and taste

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What is the role of the occipital lobe?

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Primary visual area:
-Receives visual information from retinas

Secondary/association visual area:
-Relates visual information from primary area to past experiences

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what is the role of the temporal lobe?

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Primary auditory area:
-Inferior to lateral sulcus in the temporal lobe (Heschl’s gyrus)
-Receives auditory information (frequency, intensity, location)

Secondary/association auditory areas:
-Important for interpretation of sounds

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51
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Wernickes area is known for what?

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language comprehension

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52
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where is wernickes area located?

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left temporal lobe

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what is the role of the parietal lobe?

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Primary somatosensory area:
-Located on the postcentral gyrus
-Receives sensory information from body

Secondary/association -somatosensory areas
Interpret this information

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What is contralateral innervation? and what does damage to it do? and where is it located?

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-Neurons on left side of brain (left PSA) receive sensory information from the right side of the body (limbs), and vice versa
-Can cause loss of sensation in the contralateral body area(s) corresponding to the area of the primary sensory cortex which is damaged
-primary somatosensory area

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what does the supramarginal gyrus do?

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language functions: semantic and phonological processing

56
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what does the angular gyrus do?

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semantic processing and mathematics

57
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what does the frontal lobe do?

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Primary motor area:
-Located on the precentral gyrus
-Cell bodies of neurons that send signals to brainstem and spinal cord for muscle contraction
-Important in executing movement

Secondary motor areas:
-Include pre motor area and supplemental motor area
-Involved in planning of movements

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Premotor Area in the Frontal Lobe does what?

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Important for planning and selecting movements and for sensory-motor associations

59
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Supplementary Motor Area does what?

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Important for motor imagery and sequential tasks

60
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Brocas area is important for?

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Important for motor planning for speech and swallowing located in the frontal lobe to the left

61
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what is the prefrontal cortex important for?

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personality, initiative and judgement

62
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What are 3 groups of white matter?

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Projection, association and commisural

63
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What are projection fibers?

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Form the corona radiata
Form internal capsule close to the brainstem
Run by the basal ganglia

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What is commisural fibers?

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Corpus callosum: connects the left and right hemispheres
Allows for cross-hemispheric transfer of learned experiences and memories

65
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what are 3 main structures of the basal ganglia?

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Caudate, Putamen and Globus Pallidus

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What is the main function of the Basal ganglia?

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Releasing desired movements or thoughts while inhibiting undesired movements and thoughts

Help with movement initiation and coordination

67
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What is the role of the thalamus?

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gateway of sensory

68
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what does the hypothalamus include?

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hypothalamic nuclei
mammillary bodies
infundibulum

69
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What is the function of the Hypothalamus?

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Involved in all conscious regulation of homeostasis and hormone secretion

70
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What does the limbic system include?

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amygdala, hippocampus, cingulate gyrus and hypothalamus

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what is the function of the limbic system?

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-Involved in memory [hippocampus]
-Involved in emotions (anger, fear, etc.) [amygdala]
-Involved in temperature regulation, feeding behavior (hunger, thirst), and sexual function [hypothalamus]

71
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What is the brainstem highway?

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connects the spinal cord with the cerebrum through ascending and descending white matter fibers

72
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what is the brainstem processing center?

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several essential gray matter nuclei

73
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What is the Pons function?

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Pathway for several white matter fibers connecting the cerebrum with the spinal cord

74
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What is the function of the medulla?

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speech and swalloing

75
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Function of Cerebellum?

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Receives myriad sensory (afferent) inputs from cortex, brainstem and spinal cord

76
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What are the 5 groups of vertebrae and the numbers?

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Cervical (7)
Thoracic (12)
Lumbar (5)
Sacral
Coccygeal

77
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What is the location of the spine?

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Begins at the bottom of the medulla (base of skull)
Runs from the first cervical vertebra (C1) to the lower border of the first lumbar vertebra (L1) in adults

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What is the role of the gray matter in the spinal cord?

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-Shaped like a butterfly
-Ventral (anterior) horn
–Cell bodies of motor nerves
-Dorsal (posterior) horn
—Nerve cells related to sensation
-Many nuclei are present

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What is afferent?

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signals which move from the periphery of the body toward the central nervous system (sensory signals)

80
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what is efferent?

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signals which move from the central nervous system to the periphery of the body (motor signals)

81
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what are spinal nerves?

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nerves coming out of the spinal cord to go to body, below head and face
Afferent and efferent

82
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what are cranial nerves?

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nerves coming out of the brainstem to go to head and face
Afferent and efferent

83
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how many spinal nerves do we have and what do they do?

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31 pairs of nerves which carry motor and sensory information to the body

Cervical: 8 pairs
Thoracic: 12 pairs
Lumbar: 5 pairs
Sacral: 5 pairs
Coccygeal: 1 pair

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T/F the C8 exits below the last (7th) cervical vertebrae

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True
C1-C7 exit above vertebrae, C8 exits below last (7th) cervical vertebra, rest of spinal n. exit below vertebrae

85
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what does white matter do in the spine?

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contains many ascending and descending tracts

86
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what is a root neuron of a nerve?

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where it begins in the spinal cord or brainstem

87
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what is a ramus?

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a primary division/branch of a nerve

88
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What do the motor fibers in the pathway for spinal nerves do?

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Cell bodies in ventral horn
Emerge as ventral root

89
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What do the sensory fibers in the pathway for spinal nerves do?

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Cell bodies in dorsal root ganglion (spinal ganglion)

90
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T/F the Ventral primary rami supplies anterior portion of the body

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True

91
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What does the parasympatheic do?

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Acts to maintain homeostasis or conserve energy

92
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what does the sympatheic do?

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fight or flight” response, cope with emergencies

93
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What does the trigeminal nerve do? is it M & S or both?

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speech and mastication? M&S

94
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What does the facial nerve do? is it M & S or both?

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speech, oral preperation and taste and M&S

95
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What does the vestibulocochlear nerve do? is it M & S or both?

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hearing and balance & S

96
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What does the glossopharangeal nerve do? is it M & S or both?

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Speech, oropharangeal sensation, taste
M&S

97
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What does the Vagus nerve do? is it M & S or both?

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speech and swallowing M&S

98
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Accessory Nerve

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Head and neck movement and speech M

99
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What does the hypoglossal nerve do? is it M & S or both?

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Speech and oral manipulation M

100
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what is it called when Neurons send messages electrochemically = chemicals cause an electrical signal

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action potential

101
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what is a absolute refractory period?

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no action potential can be triggered during this time

102
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what is a relative refractory period?

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action potential can be triggered by a stronger stimulus

103
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T/F action potentials are directional

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False, they are undirectional

104
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T/F Continuous conduction: AP moves along entire length of axon (myelinated neurons)

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False, it is unmylienated

105
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T/F Saltatory conduction: AP jumps along the axon due to myelination
Only depolarizes the parts of the axon at the Nodes of Ranvier
Much faster than continuous conduction

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True

106
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Are Striated muscles volunatry?

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Yes

107
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what two types of muscles are involuntary?

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smooth and cardiac

108
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describe endomysium, fasciculi, perimysium, epimysium and fascia

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Endomysium separates muscle fibers from one another and binds them together to form bundles of muscle fibers
Fasciculi: Groups of muscle fibers bound together by endomysium
Perimysium covers the fasciculi and binds them together to form muscles
Epimysium covers the muscle
Fascia is a layer of thickened connective tissue that covers the entire muscle and is located over the layer of epimysium

109
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what is a myofibrilis

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filament/protien

Myofibrils contain repeated cylindrical units called sarcomeres

110
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what is a sarcomeres

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-Sarcomeres are separated by Z-disk marks
-Sarcomeres are the contractile units of a muscle cell!
Sarcomeres are the contractile units of a muscle cell!

111
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T/F Terminal boutons contain sacs of acetylcholine (ACh) – a neurotransmitter

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True

112
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what are the steps in muscle contraction?

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  1. nerve tells muscle to contract
    2.Action potential is propagated (travels) through muscle fiber through a structure called transverse tubule
    3.Spreading action potential causes calcium to be released from another bag-like structure called sacroplasmic reticulum. when completed the sliding filament theory happens.
    4.Calcium binds to troponin and allows actin to bind with myosin
    5.Myosin head binds with actin
    6.Actin filament is pulled over myosin filament
    7.Myosin detaches from actin, returns to relaxed position and the cycle repeats
113
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Thick bands and Thin bands of Sarcomere are:

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thick- myosin
thin- actin, topomyosin, troponin

114
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what is the I-band?

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part of myofibril containing only actin filaments

115
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what is the A band?

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part of myofibril containing myosin and actin filaments

116
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what is the h-zone?

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part of myofibril containing only myosin

117
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what is the sliding filament theory?

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Muscle contraction is caused by myosin and actin sliding by each other, without changing length.

118
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What are the types of muscle fibers?

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Type 1 and Type 2a and 2b

119
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T/F Isometric: force changes but length does not?

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True

120
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T/F Isotonic: force does not remain the same while length changes?

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False, force remains the same

121
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Origin of the muscle is immoveable?

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Yes (bicep shoulder area)

122
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Inseration of the muscle is moveable?

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Yes, bicep and elblow

123
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Steps in muscle contraction?

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Nerve tells muscle to contract
Action potential travels down the axon
At terminal boutons – release of neurotransmitter (Ach)
Ach detected by Ach receptors on the motor end plate on the muscle fiber
Causes a muscle action potential
The myosin and actin filaments slide past one another and the muscle contracts
Filaments continue to slide until there is enough calcium to allow actin and myosin to bind
When the muscle is no longer stimulated, the calcium leaves through the lateral sacs
Because of the reduction in calcium, the binding of actin and myosin is inhibited

124
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What is a receptor?

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structures that receive information from the body and about changes in the environment

125
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What is a exteroreceptor?

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sense external environment

126
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what is a interorecptor?

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sense conditions within body

127
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what is a Proprioceptors?

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sense body’s position in space

128
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what is a Mechanoreceptors?

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respond to mechanical pressure or deformation of the skin

129
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what is a Thermoreceptors?

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two types – cold and warm (do not signal heat pain though)

130
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what is a Nocireceptors

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respond to tissue damage (pain)

131
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what is a stretch receptor?

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muscle spindles (length) and golgi tendon organs (tension) in muscle (proprioception) < you know where you are in space. You close ur eyes and put ut arm out and u know its out

132
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what is a chemoreceptor?

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taste, smell, blood chemistry

133
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what is a photoreceptor?

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light/vision

134
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what is sensory transduction?

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Transduction is the process by which a stimulus is sensed and then converted into an electrical signal

135
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what is Receptor Potential?

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firing will keep responding until it gets to threshold

136
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What is a muscle spindle?

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Within the belly of the muscle, running parallel to the muscle fibers (extrafusal muscle fibers)
Contains 2-12 intrafusal muscle fibers
Nuclear bag fiber (it’s a little thicker in the center)
Nuclear chain fiber (just kinda looks like a stick)
Encased in connective tissue

137
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What are gamma fibers?

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Why are gamma fibers important?
When the muscle contracts, it shortens
If the muscle shortens, the muscle spindles may stop responding
If gamma motor neurons are stimulated when the muscle contracts, the ends of the muscle spindles will shorten with the muscle
Stretches the middle of the fibers, keeps the afferent fibers responding

You need to know how much movement you have made and lets you know where the muscle is

138
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what is phasic stretch reflex?

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Ensures Reciprocal Innervation: when one set of motor neurons is activated, the opposing set is inhibited
Ensures appropriate muscle tone
Very important for muscle tone
Works for synergist and antagonist

139
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What is the tonic stretch reflex?

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Elicited by passively bending a joint
More involved in posture
Pathways are the same as in the phasic stretch reflex, except type I and type II endings are involved
Important for standing: any slight flexion or extension in leg joints while standing will elicit tonic stretch reflex to oppose the movement and help keep the individual upright

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