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ANATOMY - SPINAL NERVES and HISTOLOGY OF NERVE Flashcards

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In the spinal cords, what is the ventral horn , what does it look like?

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The horn facing the front of the Body. It is the rounder of the 2 horns

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What is contained in grey matter? Where in the spinal cord is it?

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It is in the centre, the part that looks like a H.
It contains nerve cells

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3
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What is contained in the white matter of spinal cords

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axons, many myelinated

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4
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Where is the spinal cords located?

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In the vertebral canal

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Where is the central canal located?

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In the grey matter of the spinal cords

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Do sensory neurons enter the spinal cord through the ventral or dorsal horn?

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The dorsal

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7
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Do motor neurons exit the spinal cord through the ventral or dorsal horn?

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Ventral

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8
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Are spinal nerves paired?

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Yes

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9
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are there? List them

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31 pairs.
C1-C8
T1-T12
L1-L5
S1-S5
1 Co (coccyx)

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10
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How is the spinal nerve formed from the spinal cords?

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The posterior root and anterior root which originate from the spinal cords fuse to form the spinal nerve.

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Do the spinal nerves divide?

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Yes.
Into anterior and posterior rami.

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12
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What is a dermatome?

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A strip of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve

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13
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What is a myotome?

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All the skeletal muscle innervated by a single spinal nerve.

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14
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What must you test for when testing nerve function?

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Motor and sensory loss

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What are lower motor neurons?

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Motor neurons which exit through the ventral horn of grey matter and innervate skeletal muscle

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16
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What is contained in the dorsal root ganglion?

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The cell bodies of many sensory neurons

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17
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What is one structural difference between motor and sensory neurons?

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Motor neurons are multipolar

Sensory neurons are unipolar

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18
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Where can sensory nerve endings be found?

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Skin
Joint capsules
Muscles

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19
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Draw a motor neuron

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20
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Draw a sensory Neuron

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21
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Draw an Interneuron

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22
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What makes up the CNS?

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Brain and spinal cord

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23
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What makes up the PNS?

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Cranial nerves and spinal nerves

24
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What are the 2 cell types in nervouse tissue?

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Neurons
Neuroglia/support cells

25
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What do interneurons do?

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Send signal through CNS pathways

26
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What are bundles of neuron processes called in the CNS?

27
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What are bundles of neuron processes called in the PNS?

28
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What is the cytoplasm called int he neuron cell body?

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Perikaryon

29
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Neuron cell bodies have few mitochondria t/f?

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False. They have many

30
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What are Nissl bodies and where are they found?

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Clusters of RER
Found in base of dendrites and axon hillock

31
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What are neurofilaments

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Bundles of intermediate filaments found in neuron cell bodies
They give scaffolding and shape to the cell bodies

32
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What structures allow transport of neurotransmitters within neurons?

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Microtubules

33
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What do dendrites do ?

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Transmit impulse towards cell body

34
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How many axons does one neuron have?

35
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What do axons do?

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Transmit impulses away from cell body

36
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What are the branches at the end of the axon called?

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End axon terminals/ terminal boutons

37
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What are the 3 structural classifications of neurons?

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  • multipolar
  • bipolar
  • pseudounipolar / unipolar
38
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Describe structure and function of a multipolar neuron

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Has many dendrites and one axon
The most common type of neuron
Innervate skeletal muscle

39
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Describe structure and function of bipolar neurons

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2 processes
Rare neurons
Found in some sensory organs e.g retina of eye

40
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Describe stucture and function of unipolar/ pseudounipolar neurons

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  • 1 short process
  • Have a short projection which extends into 2 axons
    -One axon goes into CNS
    -One axon goes the the PNS
  • SENSORY NEURONS
41
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What is a synapse?

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Site at which one neuron
communicates with:
• another neuron, or
• an effector cell

42
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Can synapses transmit impulses in either direction?

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No. One direction only

43
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What are the different types of synapses (STRUCTURALLY)

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  • axodendritic
  • axosomatic (axon -> cell body)
  • axoaxonic
  • others which are uncommon
44
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What are the types of synapse (method of transmitting signal)

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  • electrical synapse
  • chemical synapse ( more common)
45
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What are the components of a chemical synapse?

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  1. Presynaptic terminal bouton
  2. Synaptic cleft
  3. Postsynaptic membrane
46
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What are the support cells on the CNS?

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  • astrocytes
  • microglia
  • oligodendrocytes
  • Ependymal cells
47
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What are the support cells in the PNS?

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  • Schwann cells
  • Epineurium
  • Perineurium
  • Endoneurium
48
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What is the function of astrocytes?

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  • scaffolding
  • blood brain barrier (foot processes line the meninges forming an impermeable barrier)
49
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What is the function of oligodendrocytes ?

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  • form myelin sheath around many axons in CNS
50
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Function of microglia?

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  • small phagocytes ( macrophages of CNS )
  • migrate towards injured neurons
  • engulf invading organisms and dead neurons
51
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Function of Ependymal cells?

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  • line cerebrospinal fluid filled cavities
  • have cilia to help circulation of CSF
52
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What is the Epineurium ?

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Surrounds entire nerve

53
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What is the Perineurium ?

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Surrounds each nerve fascicle

54
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What is the Endoneurium ?

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Surrounds each individual nerve fibre/axon
Extends from spinal cord almost to nerve ending

55
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Symptoms of multiple sclerosis?

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  • visual disturbances
  • muscle weakness
  • sensory loss
56
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What is the cause of Multiple sclerosis?

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The immune system attack myelin around axons in the CNS
- impulse conduction if slowed and eventually ceases

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