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1
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NS outside skull and spine?

A

Peripheral

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Peripheral NS contains

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Autonomic and Somatic NS

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What does the Autonomic NS do?

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Breathing, regs internal enviro
Afferent nerves that carry sensory signals from organs to the CNS AND efferent nerves from the CNS to organs

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What does the Somatic NS do?

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Composed of afferent nerves that carries motor signals to the CNS AND efferent nerves from CNS to the skeletal muscles

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A in Afferent stands for

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Advance (to cns)

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E in efferent stands for

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Exit (the CNS)

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Sympathetic is

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stress/fight or flight) AND ANS nerves from the L and T spine

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Parasympathetic is

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Rest and Digest
AND
ANS nerves from the cortex and the Sacral region

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what do Sym and Para have in common?

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Both are two stage neural paths
part way from the CSN, they synapse into 2nd stage neurons.
(symp does this much earlier)

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Para aims to

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maintain homeostasis

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Symp aim to

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stimulate, organized and mobilize energy resources

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12
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Each autonomic NS organ

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is receiving push/pull signals from the the Para and sym

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Most nerves of the Peripheral….

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start in the spinal cord

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which P-nerves don’t start in the spinal cord?

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Cranial nerves

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15
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How many cranial nerves are there?

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12 pairs

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the Auto motor fibres of the Cranial nerves are

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parasympathetic

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17
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meninges are

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the 3 layers of the brain

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The 3 layers that cover the brain are

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The Dura Mater (tough mother)

The arachnoid (fluid filled web that cushions)

The Pia Mater (pious mother)

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What is under the Fine Arachnoid Membrane?

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The subarachnoid space (large blood vessels and Cerebrospinal Fluid)

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Where is CS-fluid found?

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The subarachnoid
the central canna of the spinal cord
Cerebral Ventricles

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The 4 large chambers of the brain are

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the Cerebral Ventricles

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Name the Cerebral Ventricles

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Two lateral
3rd
4th

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Name the areas that comprise the CSF fluid reservoir

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SubArch
Central Canal
Lateral Ventricles
3rd and 4th Ventricles

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What does the Cerebral Aquaduct do?

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Connects the 3rd and 4th ventricle

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Why do so many brain regions sound like they’re from LOTR?

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Because nerds….

;)

“Aqueduct of Sylvius”

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Where is CSF produced?

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The Choroid Plexus (network of capillaries from the pia mater to the ventricles)

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28
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the Brain Blood Barrier is comprised of

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cells with tightly packed blood vessel walls

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what is the function of the BBB?

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To block proteins and other large molecules fro entering the brain from the circulatory system

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30
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The neural effects of drugs depends on how easily

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they cross the BBB

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31
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Efferent Nerves..

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carry signals away from a structure, like the CNS

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32
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the ANS nerves that project from the T and L spine are part of the

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sympathetic NS

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Neurons

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receive, conduct and transmit electrochemical signals

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34
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Gaps between myelin on axons

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Nodes of Ranvier (rahn-vee-ay)

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fatty substance covering axons

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myelin

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36
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Dendrites

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receive contact from other neurons

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cone-shaped area where axon and cell body meet

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axon hillock

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gaps between neurons

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synapses

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Cytoplasm

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clear, internal cellular fluid that provides a suspension medium for organelles and free-floating molecules.

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folded membranes in the cell body (with ribosomes or not)

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Internal cell structures where proteins are synthesized

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Ribosomes

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connected system of membranes that package molecules in vesicles

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Golgi complex

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43
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part of the cell that holds DNA

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Nucleus

44
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Mitochondria

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power station of cell, consumes O2

45
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Fast transport of Molecules through a neuron is done by

A

microtubules

46
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storage location for neurotransmitters

A

Synaptic vesicles

47
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molecules released by some active neurons to communicate with others

A

Neurotransmitters

48
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How Many High-Fives are you getting lately?

A

https://www.instagram.com/p/C3VqPtNRrv1/?hl=en

49
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Gaps between myelin buttons

A

We ride at dawn to the Nodes Of Ranvier!

50
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Folded membranes in cells, help synth proteins

A

Endoplasmic Reticulum

51
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The neuron cell membrane has a

A

Lipid Bilayer

52
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Channel proteins

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channels that open up and allow some molecules to pass in and out

53
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Signal proteins

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send a signal inside of the neuron when particular molecules bind to them

54
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How many types of neurons are there? Name those motherfuckers!

A

4
Multi-polar (more than two dendrites)
Unipolar
Bipolar
Interneurons

55
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Most neurons are

A

Multi polar

56
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A neuron with one or none axons that integrates neural action in a single brain structure is

A

an interneuron

57
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Cells in the CNS are called

A

nuclei

58
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cells in the PNS are called

A

ganglia

59
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bundles of axons in the CNS are called

A

tracts

60
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bundles of axons in the PNS are called

A

Nerves

61
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what is the ratio of glia to neuron in the brain?

A

2:3
G to the N

62
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Glia are pretty diverse
Name two dem bitches?

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Microglia (small, respond to injury)

Astrocytes (largest, contact with neurons, interact with blood vessels)

Oligodendrocytes (extensions wrap around CNS axons, myelin sheathed)

Schwann Cells (in the PNS, each one is a myelin segment. Only one that guides axonal regen after damage.

63
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What are 3 things that Astrocytes do?

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Exchange chem signals with neurons, control BBB, respond to TBI, cognition, regulate cell death, sends memes to ex-gf’s

64
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How many kinds of astrocytes are there?

A

15

65
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What is a fundamental difference between Golgi and Nissel stains?

A

Being able to see the # of cells

66
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Which neuroanatomical tracing technique would I use to trace the path of Axon projection?

A

Retrograde

67
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Which neuroanatomical tracing technique would I use to trace axons leaving cell bodies?

A

Anterograde

68
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Anterior is towards

A

the nose

69
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Posterior is towards the

A

tail

70
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Dorsal is

A

surface of back or top of head

71
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ventral is

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chest of bottom of heaad

72
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medial is

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towards midline of body

73
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lateral is

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away from midline to body sides

74
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Anterior-Posterior

A

nose to tail

75
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dorsal ventral

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top of head to bottom of head (back to chest)

76
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Medial lateral

A

(midline to sides of body)

77
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What are the 3 brain planes?

A

HOR (divides top and bottom )
Frontal (divides front back)
Sagital (divides left and right)

78
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cutting the brain is

A

sectioning

79
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Cutting DOWN thru the brain and dividing hemisphere is a

A

Mid-sagital section

80
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Soma is

A

cell body

81
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what do golgi complexes do?

A

package membranes

82
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what do synaptic vesicles do?

A

store neurostransmitters

83
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the largest glia cells are?

A

Astrocytes!!!!

84
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What is the role of oligodendrocytes?

A

Myelination up that CNS!

85
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Grey matter is

A

cell bodies and unmyelinated interneurons

86
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White matter is largely comprised of?

A

Myelinated Axons

87
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name the two types of horns in the spinal cord?

A

dorsal and ventral

88
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Dorsal horn has ___ fibers

Ventral horn has___ fibers

A

Afferent

Efferent

89
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How many spinal nerves in a human?

A

62

90
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Efferent ventral neurons of the somatic NS project to

A

skeletal muscles

91
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efferent ventral neurons of the autonomic NS eventually connect to the

A

internal organs

92
Q

the neural tube forms at

A

22 days post conception

93
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What are the 5 swellings of the brain?

Hint: T on top and then alphabetized.

A

Telencephalon (Ceb-hemis)

Diencephalon

Mesencephalon (midbrain)

Metencephalon

Myelencephalon (medulla)

94
Q

large furrows in the cerebral cortex are___

Small are____

A

fissures

sucli

95
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Ridges in the cerebral cortex are

A

Gyri

96
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the Cerebral cortex is almost split in half by the

A

longitudinal fissure

97
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the largest CC tract is the

A

corpus callosum

98
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Limbic means

A

ring

99
Q

name 5 major structures of the limbic system

A

the amygdala, hippocampus, thalamus, fornix, septum, mammillary body, and cingulate cortex

100
Q

Parkinson’s is associated with degen of

A

pathway from substantia nigra to the striatum

101
Q

What did Zacharius Janssen invent?

A

the microscope

102
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What is the neuron doctrine?

A

NS is made up of individual cells, supported by astrocytes and other glial cells

103
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Who proposed the neuron doctrine?

A

Ramón Cajal

104
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What are 3 differences in the neuron structure of rats who were raised in the standard/impoverished and enriched conditions?

A

cortex thickness

Corpus Callosum thicker

more dendrite branching and dendritic spine density

more axons

105
Q

J.P. Rushton is an asshole because?

A

He’s a racist who pushed for eugenics and tried to link brain size to intelligence

106
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A

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