Cells And NS Flashcards

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Ependymal cells

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Line the ventricles of the brain and produce cerebrospinal fluid, which physically supports the brain and serves as a shock absorber

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Microglia

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Phagocyte cells that ingest and break down waste products and pathogens in the central nervous system

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Oligodendrocytes (CNS)
Schwann cells (PNS)
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Produce myelin around axons

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Cell bodies of neurons of the same type within a nerve cluster in ________ in the peripheral nervous system

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Ganglia

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Cell bodies of neurons of the same type within a tract cluster in ________ in the central nervous system

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Nuclei

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Neuralgia or glial cells

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Other cells with the nervous system In Addition to neurons

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Sodium potassium pump

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3 sodium ions out of the cell for every 2 potassium ions pimped in

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Difference between nerves and tracts

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Nerves may carry more than one type of information; tracts can only carry on type of information

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Sensory neurons are ______ and enter the spinal cord on the _____ side

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Afferent ; dorsal

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Motor neurons are ______ and enter the spinal cord on the _____ side

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Efferent ; ventral

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Parasympathetic system

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Rest and digest

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Sympathetic system

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Fight or flight

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Neurotransmitter used in the ganglia of both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system

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Acetylcholine

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Neural structure that ribosomes are primarily located in

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Soma

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Autoimmune disease attacks the voltage gated calcium channels in the nerve terminal. What is a likely symptom of this condition?

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Flaccid paralysis (inability to contract the muscles)

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A neuron only fires an action potential if multiple presynaptic cells release neurotransmitter onto the dendrites of the neuron. This is an example of

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Summation

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Astrocytes

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Nourish neurons and form blood brain barrier, which controls the transmission of solutes from the bloodstream into nervous tissue