bb2 Flashcards
Multipolar neuron
one axon, multiple dendrite trees
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Multipolar interneuron
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Bipolar neuron
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Unipolar neuron
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Endoplasmic reticulum
Transportation for chemicals inside the cell
Rough: ribosomes that provide proteins and important for membrane
Smooth: produces lipids, includes Golgi apparatus
Golgi apparatus
Responsible for exocytosis (secretes products), lysosomes (contains enzymes that break down substances that are not needed anymore)
Axoplasmic transport
Anterograde axoplasmic transport (from soma to terminal buttons) or Retrograde axoplasmic transport (reverse) using Microtubules
Oligodendrocyte
Produces myelin sheath for multiple cells
Schwann cells
Wraps around one cell giving it a myelin sheath
Astrocyte
Provides physical support for neurons and cleans up debris within the brain
Action potential
1) Na+ level in cell is kept low and exchanged with K+ using Na+ K+ pumps (3Na+ out for every 2K+ in) maintain resting potential (-70mV)
2) When stimuli reaches threshold, sodium channels (voltage dependent ion channels) open and Na+ rushes in due to diffusion and electrostatic pressure called causing Depolarization, resting potential from -70 mV to +40 mV”
3) Less sensitive voltage dependent potassium channels opens later, K+ leaves cell
When action potential reaches peak, sodium channels close, while potassium channels still open to return potential to normal value,
4) K+ channels close, excess K+ outside the cell causes Hyperpolarization, which diffuses in moments, denying immidiate AP, (called refractory period, where Cl- enters the cell).