Body & Body Systems Continued Again Flashcards
a blank exists across every neuron’s plasma membrane
potential difference
cytoplasmic side of plasma membrane is blank
negative
extracellular fluid side is blank in a plasma membrane
positive
cytoplasm is negatively charged because of this
sodium potassium pump
sodium potassium pump brings two blank into cell for every three blank pumped out
K+, Na+
away from poles and toward neutral in terms of voltage
depolarization
depolarization makes the membrane potential more blank
positive
blank makes it extremely negative in terms of voltage
hyperpolarization
a change in membrane potential that moves down the membrane
action potentials
one change in voltage after another along the axon
action potentials
depolarization, hyperpolarization, resting are how the blank moves down the axon
action potential
action potentials are proliferated by blank channels
voltage-gated ion
two voltage gated ion channels
Na+ and K+
Na+ channels open blank
first
K+ channels open blank
second
Na+ causes and influx of Na+ ions causing blank
depolarization
K+ channel allows in K+ ions and causes blank
hyperpolarization
When depolarization occurs, the change in charge is detected by the blank Na+ channels
adjacent
Once the cytoplasm is blank enough, the next channel with blank
positive, open
the point where sodium is either allowed in or not of the axon
threshold
sodium comes in and causes blank
depolarization
potassium goes out and causes blank
hyperpolarization
Three phases of action potential
undershoot, resting potential, axon terminal
the signal moves down the axon until the axon blank
terminal
intercellular junctions between neurons
synapses
these cells transmit action potential
presynaptic cell
these cells receive the action potential
postsynaptic cells
chemical synapses have a blank
synaptic cleft
this is the space between two cells
synaptic cleft
end of presynaptic axon terminal contains blank
synaptic vesicles
these synaptic vesicles are packed with blank
neurotransmitters
action potential blanks to the other side of the cleft
diffuses
neurotransmitters activate blank channels on the postsynaptic cell
ligand gated ion
blank induce opening of the channel in ligand gated ion channels
neurotransmitters
blank cause changes in cell membranes permeability
neurotransmitters
how are neurotransmitters terminated after they are used?
broken down by enzymes
two ways to increase velocity of conduction
axon has a large diameter or axon is myelinated
axon having a large diameter is primarily found in blank
invertebrates
humans axons are blank which increases velocity of conduction
myelinated
spaces between myelin sheet
nodes of Ranvier
action potential is produced here
nodes of Ranvier
impulse jumps from node to node
saltatory conduction
prolonged exposure to a neurotransmitter may cause cells to lose the ability to respond to it. this is called
habituation
affects the brain’s pleasure pathways and inhibits the reuptake of neurotransmitter and can eventually result in habituation
cocaine
when using cocaine, the number of blank to reestablish homeostasis decreases in cells
receptors
cocaine use results in a blank neuron activity in normal conditions
decreased
the only major phylum without nerves
sponges
the simplest nervous system belongs to blank
cnidarians
neurons linked to each other in a blank
nerve net
a nerve net has no blank neurons
associative
a cnidarian is a big blank machine
reflex
free-living playhelminthes are the simplest animals with blank activity
associative
all other nervous systems are elaborations on the blank model
playhelminth
earthworms have a blank that connect to the periphery
cns
arthropods have blank centers in the fron and branching blank chords
coordination, nerve
cephalopods have several giant blank that connect to a blank brain
giant, large
a vertebrate brain is an enlargement of the blank portion of the nerve cord
anterior
three basic division of the simplest vertebrate brain
hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain
the dominant feature of the brain in vertebrattes
forebrain
the increase in brain size in blank reflects the great enlargement of the blank
mammals, cerebrum
cerebrum has right and left blank which are connected by the blank
cerebral hemispheres, corpus callosum
four lobes of hemispheres of brain
frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital
integrates visual, auditory, and somatosensory informatino
thalamus
integrates visceral activites, controls the pituitary gland and is part of the blank system
hypothalamus, limbic
system responsible for emotional responses
limbic system
a cable of neurons extending from the brain down through the backbone
spinal cord
spinal cord is enclosed and protected by the vertebral column and the
meninges
serves as the body’s information highway
spinal cord
spinal cord also functions in blank
reflexes