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Central Nervous System Flashcards

1
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What is the anatomical planes of the brain?

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The brain can be viewed in three ways

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What are the three ways the brain can be viewed?

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Coronal/Frontal Plane
(Para)sagittal/(para)median Plane
Transverse, horizontal or axial plane

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How is the nervous system organised on an anatomical level?

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  • Central Nervous System

- Peripheral Nervous System

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What does the central nervous system contain?

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Brain and Spinal cord

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What does the peripheral nervous system?

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Cranial nerves and Spinal nervers

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What does the functional level of the nervous system contain?

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  • Somatic Nervous System

- Autonomic Nervous System

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What does the somatic nervous system control?

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Control of movement

External environment

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What doe the automatic nervous system control?

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Internal environment

Homeostasis

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9
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What are the subunits of the automatic nervous system?

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Sympathetic
Parasympathetic
Enteric

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10
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What are the two types of cells?

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  • Neurons

- Glia

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What is the structure of a neurone?

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Dendrites
Soma (Cell body)
Axons

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12
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What are the synapse involved in neurones?

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Transmission of information
Involves neurotransmitter
Pre synaptic neurone to post synaptic neurone

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What is the function neurone?

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Afferent neuron
Interneurons
Efferent Neurons

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14
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What is an afferent neurone?

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Receive information from sensory organs and then transmit to CNS

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15
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What is the interneurone?

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Acts as an intermediary in passing signals between two other neurones

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What is an efferent neurone?

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Send impulses from the central nervous system to your limbs and organs

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17
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What is the characteristics of a glia?

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  • Outnumber neurones by 2-10 times

- Haves processes, but no dendrites or axons

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18
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What is the function of a glia?

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  • Not directly involved in information processing

- Structural matriculates, homeostasis, protection

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What are the different types of glia?

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  • Microglia
  • Macroglia
  • Ependyman cells
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20
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What does the macroglia include?

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  • Astrocytes

- Oligodendrocytes

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21
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What are different parts of a spinal cord?

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  • Spinal nervers
  • Grey matter
  • White matter
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22
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What is the spinal nerve made out of?

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  • Dorsal root

- Ventral root

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23
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What does the dorsal root contain?

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  • Afferent neurons

- Somas in dorsal root ganglion

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What does the ventral root contain?

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  • Motor neurons

- Somas within spinal coord

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25
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What does the grey matter include?

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  • Dorsal horns

- Ventral horns

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26
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What is the dorsal horns?

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  • Afferent neurones from sensory receptors

- Origin of ascending pathways to the brain

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27
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What is the ventral horns?

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  • Motor neurones

- Innervate skeletal muscle

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What does the white matter include?

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  • Ascending tract

- Descending tract

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29
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Where does the information involved in the ascending tract of white matter go?

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The brain

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30
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What does the ascending tract of the white matter include?

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  • Dorsal columns
  • Spinothalamic
  • Spinocerebellar
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31
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What is the dorsal columns?

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Fine touch and proprioception

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32
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What is the spinothalamic?

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Pain, coarse touch, temperature and pressure

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33
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What is the spinocerebellar?

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Receptors in joints and muscles

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34
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What does the descending tract of the white matter include?

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Lateral corticospinal tract?

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35
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What is the lateral corticospinal tract?

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Voluntary movement

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36
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In the spinal nerve is the sensory info (involved with the dorsal root) joined to the motor info (involved with the ventral root)?

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No they are separated

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37
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What is more excitable a neurone or glia?

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Neurone

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38
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When is a microglia cell activated?

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When a pathogen is present

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39
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What is the ependymal cell?

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Epthial cells lining the ventricle

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40
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When are astrocytes (involved with the macroglia cell) activated?

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In homeostasis and forms blood brain barrier (selectively allows chemicals into the brain)

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41
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What are the components of the brainstem?

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  • Medulla oblongata
  • Pons
  • Midbrain
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42
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What is the does the brainstem connect?

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The spinal cord to the brain

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43
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What is the vital function of the brainstem?

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Control breathing and level of arousal

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44
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What does the ascending fibre of the brainstem function?

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Sensory

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45
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What does the descending fibre of the brainstem function?

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Motor

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46
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What is the cerebellum structure?

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  • Cerebellar cortex
  • White matter
  • Peduncles
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47
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What are the components of the peduncles?

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  • Superior (Midbrain)
  • Middle (Pons)
  • Inferior (Medulla)
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48
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What is the function of the cerebellum?

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  • Movement coordination
  • Muscle tone
  • Equilibrium
  • Posture
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49
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What are the two components that make up the diencephalon?

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  • Hypothalamus

- Thalamus

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50
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What is the function of the hypothalamus?

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  • Autonomic (homeostasis)
  • Limbic (emotions)
  • Neuroendocrine (pituitary gland)
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51
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What does the hypothalamus contain?

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Several nuclei

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52
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What does the thalamus contain?

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Several nuclei

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53
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What is the thalamus a gateway to?

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The cortex

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54
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What part of the diencephalon get input from most areas of the CNS?

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Thalamus

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55
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What is the function of the thalamus?

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  • Sensory
  • Motor
  • Cognitive
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56
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What does the cerebral hemisphere made out of?

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  • Grey matter

- Whute matter

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57
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What is the largest part of the brain?

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Cerebral hemisphere

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58
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What makes up the grey matter in the cerebral hemisphere?

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  • Cerebral cortex

- Basal ganglia

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59
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What makes up the white matter in the cerebral hemisphere?

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  • Corpus callous
  • Corona radiata
  • Internal capsule
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60
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What is the basal ganglia made up of in the cerebral hemisphere?

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  • Caudate
  • Putamen
  • Globus pallidus
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61
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What does the basal ganglia do?

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Control of movement, posture and muscle tone

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62
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Finish the sentence:

The cerebral cortex is highly…

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convoluted

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63
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What are the different types of convolutes that make up the cerebral cortex?

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  • Gyrus
  • Sulcus
  • Fissure
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64
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Describe the gyrus in the cerebral cortex:

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Ridge of cortex

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65
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Describe the sulcus. in the cerebral cortex:

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Shallow groove

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66
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Describe the fissure in the cerebral cortex:

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Deep sulcus

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67
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What are the different lops in the cerebral hemisphere?

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  • Frontal
  • Parietal
  • Temporal
  • Occipital
  • Insula
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68
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What are each lobe divided into?

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Different functional areas

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69
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What are the primary areas of the cerebral hemisphere?

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  • Motor cortex
  • Somatosesonsory cortex
  • Auditory cortex
  • Visual cortex
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70
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What does the motor cortex control?

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Voluntary movement

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71
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What does the somatosensory cortex control?

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Somatosensation

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72
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What does the auditory cortex control?

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Hearing

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73
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What does the visual cortex control?

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Seeing

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74
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What are the secondary areas of the cerebral hemisphere?

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  • Broca’s area

- Wernicke’s area

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75
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What is the Broca’s area?

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Language expression

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76
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What is the Wernicke’s area?

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Language comprehension

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77
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What are the higher order areas of the cerebral hemispheres?

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  • Multimodel Integration
  • Attention
  • Recognition
  • Decision making
  • Personality
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What is the function of the frontal lobe?

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Judgement, motor planning and personality

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79
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What is the function of the visual association?

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Object recognition

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80
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What is the function of the posterior parietal?

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Spatial awareness

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81
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What makes up the white matter of the cerebral hemisphere?

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Corona radiate and internal capsule

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82
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What does the corona radiata connect the cerebral cortex with?

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  • Basal ganglia
  • Thalamus
  • Spinal cord
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83
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What is the cranial nerves?

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Majority carry sensorimotor information

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84
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Where can you find the cranial nerves?

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Innervate the head and neck

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85
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What is the cranial nerves made up off?

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Twelve pairs with point of attachments

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86
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How do we identify the twelve pairs of cranial nerves?

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  • Individual names

- Roman number

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Finish the sentence:

The cranial nerves is a complex system of linked chambers surrounding…

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deep brain structures

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88
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What is the I cranial nerves?

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Olfactory nerve

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89
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What is the II cranial nerve?

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Optic nerve

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90
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What is the III cranial nerve?

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Oculomotor nerve

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91
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What is the IV cranial nerve?

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Trochlear nerve

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92
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What is the V cranial nerve?

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Trigeminal nerve

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93
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What is the VI cranial nerve?

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Abducent nerve

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94
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What is the X cranial nerve?

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Vagus nerve

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95
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What is the XI cranial nerve?

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Spinal accessory nerve

96
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What is the XII cranial nerve?

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Hypoglossal nerve

97
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What is the IX cranial nerve?

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Glossopharyngeal nerve

98
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What is the VIII cranial nerve?

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Vestibulacochlear nerve

99
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What is the VII cranial nerve?

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Facial nerve

100
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What is the ventricular system?

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A complex system of linked chambers surrounding deep brain structures

101
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What is the choroid plexus part of?

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The ventricular system

102
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What is the choroid plexus?

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  • Produces the cerebrospinal fluid

- Invagination of the pia matter

103
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What is meant by invagination?

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A cavity or pouch formed by being turned inside out or folded back

104
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Where is the choroid plexus located?

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In the lateral, third and fourth ventricles

105
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What does the choroid plexus appear as?

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Spongy-like apperance

106
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What is continuously secreted and reabsorbed in the ventricular system?

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The cerebrospinal fluid

107
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What is the function of the cerebrospinal fluid?

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Homeostasis and protection

108
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What is the circulation pathway of the cerebrospinal fluid?

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Lateral ventricle to the third ventricle to the fourth ventricle to the subarachnoid space

109
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What reabsorbed the cerebrospinal fluid?

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The arachnoid villi

110
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What covers the brain and the spinal cord?

111
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What is meninges function?

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Protection

112
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How many layers of membranes does meninges have?

113
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What are the three layers of membranes of the meninges?

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  • Dura mater
  • Arachnoid mater
  • Pia mater
114
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Describe the dura mater of meninges:

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  • Fibrous

- Loosely attached to the CNS

115
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Describe the arachnoid mate:

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  • Collagenous

- Blood vessels and CSF

116
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Describe the pia mater:

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  • Very thin

- Firmly attached to the surface of the CNS

117
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What is the Falx cerebri of the meninges?

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Sagittal plane between the two cerebral hemispheres

118
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What is the tentorium cerebelli?

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Horizontal plane between the occipital lobes and cerebellum

119
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What is the flax cerebri above?

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The corpus callosum

120
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What is the tentorium cerebelli continuous with?

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Continuous with the falx cerebri

121
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What is the dural venous sinuses?

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  • In the falx cerebri and tentorium cerebelli

- Venous drainage of the brain

122
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What is a synapse?

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A specialised junction where a neurone contacts and communicates with another neurone or cell (muscle or gland)

123
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What are the types of synapse?

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  • Electrical

- Chemical

124
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What is an electrical synapse?

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Located at specialised membrane sites called gap junctions

125
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What is gap junction made out of?

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  • 2 connexons

- 6 connexins

126
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What is a electrical synapse a direct transfer of?

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Ionic currents between cells

127
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Which synapse is bidirectional?

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Electrical synapse

128
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Which is the faster synapse?

A

Electrical synapse

129
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What is a chemical synapse?

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Chemical messenger via neurotransmitters

130
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Which synapse is unidirectional?

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Chemical synapse

131
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Which is the slower synapse?

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Electrical synapse

132
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What is the structure of a chemical synapse?

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  • Presynaptic terminal
  • Synaptic cleft
  • Postsynaptic terminal
133
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What is the presynaptic terminal?

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  • Contains synaptic vesicles

- Active zone

134
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What is the synaptic cleft?

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  • Made of matrix of proteins

- Adhesion

135
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What is the postsynaptic terminal?

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  • Postsynaptic density

- Receptors

136
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What is a neurotransmitter?

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A chemical messenger meeting four criteria

137
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What are the four criteria that must be meant to be a neurotransmitter?

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  • Synthesised in presynaptic neurone
  • Exert an action on postsynaptic cell
  • Exogenous administration mimics the endogenous effects
  • Specific mechanism to remove it from the synaptic cleft
138
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What are the three types of neurotransmitters?

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  • Amino acids
  • Amines
  • Peptides
139
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How are peptide neurotransmitters synthesised?

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  • Rough ER to Golgi apparatus which activated peptide transmitter
  • Producing secretary granules
140
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Where are all neurotransmitters stored?

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The presynaptic terminal

141
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How are the amines and amino acids synthesised?

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Precursor molecule synthesis by synthetic enzyme forming a neurotransmitter molecule.
Then transport protein forms a synaptic vesicle around neurotransmitter

142
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What is a neurotransmitter released?

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  • Import of neurotransmitter = presynaptic terminal is polarised causing voltage-gated ions to open
  • Movement to active site = synaptic vesicles move
  • Docking at plasm zone = vesicles join presynaptic membrane
  • Ca^2+ triggers exocytosis = fusing membrane of vesicle and presynaptic membrane
  • Neurotransmitters are realised in to synaptic cleft
  • Endocytosis via Cathrin-coated vesicles = close membrane and reload with neurotransmitters by fluctuation of H^+
143
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How do neurotransmitter effect postsynaptic terminal?

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Bind to specific receptors which are transmembrane proteins embedded in postsynaptic density where a conformation change occurs when activated by neurotransmitters

144
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What are the two types of receptors at the postsynaptic terminal?

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  • Ligand-gated ion channels

- G protein-coupled receptors

145
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What is the structure of a ligand-gated ion channel?

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  • Membrane-spanning proteins
  • 4/5 subunits = pore
  • Ion selective
146
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What happens to a ligand-gated ion channel when activated?

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  • ligand bind to active site
  • Conformational cang
  • Pore open
147
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What does ligand-gated channels effect?

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Excitatory/inhibitory (depending on ion)

Fast

148
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What are the components of s GPCR?

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  • Receptor (transmembrane protein)
  • G-protein (intracellular)
  • Effector (ion channel or enzyme)
149
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What happens when GPCRs are activated?

A

Ligand bind to active site
Conformational change of G-protein
Activation of effector

150
Q

What are the effects of GPCRs?

A

Slower but lasts longer

151
Q

What must happen to a neurotransmitter to allow another run of synaptic neurotransmission?

A

Removal of neurotransmitter from synaptic cleft

152
Q

What are two examples of amino acid neurotransmitters?

A
  • Glutamate

- GABA

153
Q

What are the receptors for glutamate?

A

AMPA, Kainate and NMDA

154
Q

What are the receptors for GABA?

A

GABAa and GABAb

155
Q

Is the glutamate neurotransmitter must abundant for excitatory or inhibitory?

A

Excitatory

156
Q

How is glutamate synthesised?

A

From glutamine by the enzyme glutaminase

157
Q

What is the action of glutamate terminated?

A
  • Reuptake by excitatory amino acid transporters (EAAT)

- Loaded into synaptic vesicles (antiproton transporters)

158
Q

What are the two ionotropic glutamate receptors?

159
Q

Describe the AMPA receptor to glutamate:

A
  • Ligand-gated
  • Permeable to Na+ and K+
  • Fast excitatory synaptic transmission
160
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Describe the NMDA receptor to glutamate:

A
  • Ligand-gated and voltage-gated
  • Permeable to Na+, K+ and Ca2+
  • Slow excitatory synaptic potential
161
Q

What are the three metabotropic glutamate receptors?

A
  • Group I
  • Group II
  • Group III
162
Q

What metabotropic glutamate receptor increase synaptic transmission and excitability?

163
Q

What metabotropic glutamate receptor decreases synaptic transmission and excitability?

A

Group II and group III

164
Q

What does GABA stand for?

A

γ-Aminobutyric Acid

165
Q

Is the GABA neurotransmitter the main neurotransmitter for for excitatory or inhibitory?

A

Inhibitory

166
Q

How is GABA synthesised?

A

From glutamate by glutamic acid descarboxylase (GAD)

167
Q

How is GABA terminated of action?

A
  • Reuptake by Na+ - dependent transporters

- Metabolised by the enzyme GABA transaminase in astrocytes

168
Q

Which GABA receptor is ionotropic?

169
Q

Which GABA receptor is metabotropic?

170
Q

Describe GABAa receptors:

A
  • GABA-gated Cl- channels
  • α-β-α-β-γ subunits
  • Binding sites between α-β subunits
  • Located at postsynaptic
  • Mediate fast and tonic inhibition
171
Q

Describe GABAb receptors:

A
  • GPCR
  • Inhibit violate-gated Ca2+ channels
  • Opens K+ channels
  • Inhibit the adenylyl cyclase pathway
  • Dimer: two seven transmembrane subunits
172
Q

What are the two dimes of GABAb?

A
  • B1: binding site for GABA

- B2: interacts with the G protein

173
Q

Give 3 examples of amine neurotransmitters:

A
  • Acetylcholine
  • Serotonin
  • Catecholamines
174
Q

What are the three catecholamines?

A
  • Dopamine
  • Norepinephrine
  • Epinephrine
175
Q

What is the receptor for acetylcholine?

A

Muscarinic and Nicotinic

176
Q

What is the receptor for serotonin?

177
Q

What is the receptor for dopamine?

178
Q

What are the receptors for norepinephrine?

179
Q

What are the receptors for epinephrine?

180
Q

How is acetylcholine synthesised?

A

By chlorine acetyltransferase (ChAT) from choline and acetyl CoA

181
Q

How is acetylcholine degraded?

A

By acetylcholinesterase (AChe) in the synaptic cleft to choline and acetic acid

182
Q

How is choline taken up in the presynaptic cell?

A

By choline co-transporters with Na+

183
Q

Which acetylcholine receptor is ionotropic?

184
Q

What acetylcholine receptor is metabotropic?

A

Muscarinic

185
Q

Describe nicotinic receptors:

A

Ligand-gated ionotropic receptors
Permeable to Na+, K+ and Ca2+
Excitatory effect

186
Q

Describe muscarinic receptors:

A

GPCRS
Five types: M1-M5
Nervous system: M1, M4 and M5

187
Q

What does M1 and M5 couple to?

188
Q

Is the coupling of M1/M5 to Gq excitatory or inhibitory?

A

Excitatory

189
Q

What does M4 couple to?

190
Q

Is the coupling of M4 to Gi excitatory or inhibitory?

A

Inhibitory

191
Q

What does acetylcholine act on?

A
  • Basal forebrain

- Brainstem

192
Q

What is acetylcholine involved in?

A
  • Attention
  • Arousal
  • Reward
  • Learning and memory
193
Q

What is the actual name of serotonin?

A

5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)

194
Q

How is serotonin synthesised?

A

From amino acid tryptophan by a sequence of enzymatic reactions

195
Q

What enzyme synthesised 5 HTP from tryptophan?

A

Tryptophan hydroxylase

196
Q

What enzyme synthesised serotonin from 5 HTP?

A

5 HTP decarboxylase

197
Q

How is serotonin terminated?

A
  • Reuptake from synaptic led by membrane transporters

- Reloaded in to synaptic vesicle or degraded by MAO

198
Q

What type of receptor is 5TH3?

A

Ionotropic - ligand gated Ca2+ channel

199
Q

What type of receptors are 5TH 1-7 excluding 5TH 3?

A

Metabotropic

200
Q

Is the receptor 5-TH cause an inhibitory or excitatory effect on presynaptic/postsynaptic neurones?

201
Q

Where are serotonergic neurons located?

A

Raphe Nucleus of the brainstem

202
Q

Where does serotonin effect?

A

Cortex
Hypothalamus
Spinal cord

203
Q

What is serotonin included in?

A
  • Sleep/wake cycles
  • Mood/emotion
  • Feeding behaviour
  • Thermoregulation
  • Pain
204
Q

Where are catecholamines neurotransmitters derived from?

A

Amino acid tryosine

205
Q

How are catecholamines terminated?

A
  • Reuptake from synaptic cleft by membrane transporters

- Reloaded into synaptic vesicles or degraded by MAO

206
Q

What is catecholamines involved in?

A
  • Motor control
  • Mood
  • Attention
  • Arousal
207
Q

How do the D1 family receptors of dopamine act?

A

Gs (excitatory)

Activate ionic channels (Na+, K+ and Ca2+)

208
Q

What are the receptors in the D1 family?

209
Q

How do the D2 family receptors of dopamine act?

A

Gi (Inhibitory)
Activate K+ channels
Inhibit Ca+2 channels

210
Q

What are are the receptors in the D2 family?

A

D2, D3 and D4

211
Q

What are the functions of dopamine?

A
  • Motor (nigrostriatal pathway)
  • Behaviour: mesocortical and mesolimbicpathway
  • Endocrine: tuberohpophyseal pathway
212
Q

What are the other names for norepinephrine and epinephrine?

A

Noradrenaline and adrenaline

213
Q

How are the action of norepinephrine and epinephrine mediated?

A

By GPCRs = α1, α2, β1 and β2

214
Q

How are norepinephrine and epinephrine synthesised?

A

By neurons of brainstem

215
Q

What are norepinephrine and epinephrine important in?

A
  • Control of wakefulness and alertness
  • Control of mood
  • Stress reaction
216
Q

Give 2 examples of peptide neurotransmitter:

A
  • Insulin

- Somatostatins

217
Q

What do peptide neurotransmitter activity depend on?

A

Amino acid sequence and length

218
Q

How are peptide neurotransmitters synthesised?

A

Pre-propeptide to propeptide to peptide by proteases

219
Q

How are peptide neurotransmitters degraded?

A

By peptidase into inactive amino acids

220
Q

What can peptide neurotransmitters be released with?

A

Smaller neurotransmitter

221
Q

What are the differences between peptide and smaller neurotransmitter?

A
  • Synthesised in the cell body
  • Stored in dense-core vesicles (Golgi)
  • Exocytosis not limited to active zone and requires non-localised increase of Ca2+ concentration
222
Q

What are the actions of peptide neurotransmitters?

A
  • Sensory perception
  • Emotion
  • Pain
  • Stress
  • Reproduction
  • Reward
  • Analgesia
  • Food intake
223
Q

What type of receptors are involved in with peptide neurotransmitter?

224
Q

What are the characteristics of a neuromodulator?

A
  • Mediators
  • Produced by neuronal or non-neuronal cells
  • Cannot be stored
  • Released as convectional neurotransmitter
  • Regulate the release of the neurotransmitter release/post
  • GPCRs
  • Slower response
225
Q

What are the different types of neuromodulator ?

A
  • Conventional neurotransmitters acting on autoreceptors
  • Lipid mediators
  • Gaseous mediators
226
Q

Where can you find auto receptors?

A

Presynaptic membrane

227
Q

What are auto receptors sensitive to?

A

Own neurotransmitters

228
Q

What type of receptors are auto receptors?

A

Mainly GPCRs

229
Q

What type of mechanism are auto receptors?

A

Self-regulating

230
Q

What is the endocannabiniod system relating to neuromodulators?

A

Feedback system to regulate conventional synaptic transmission

231
Q

Where is the endocannabinoid system synthesised?

A

By post synaptic cell when every active

232
Q

What does endocannabinoid system do?

A

Reduces the opening of presynaptic calcium channels inhibiting neurotransmitter release

233
Q

What are the two main GPCRs of the endocannabinoid system?

234
Q

What are the two main ligands of the endocannabinoid system?

A
  • Anandamide (AEA)

- 2-Arachydonil glycerol (2-AG)

235
Q

What type of neuromodulator is the endocannabinoid system?

A

Lipid mediator

CSC1005 - Integrated Human Physiology (18 decks)

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