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chap 2- Nervous System Flashcards

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what is the nervous systems function

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to communicate stimuli from the body and the outside world to the brain and then communicate commands for movements and other responses to the body.

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What are the branches of the nervous system

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Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system

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what makes up the central nervous system

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Brain and spinal cord

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What is the central nervous system for

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Where the information can travel

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What is the Peripheral nervous system broken down into

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Somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system

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What is the somatic nervous system also known as

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skeletal nervous system

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What is the somatic nervous system for

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links body to CNS by carrying sensory info towards the brain and motor/movement info back to the body. For voluntary movement

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What are afferent neurons for

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Sensory information

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What are efferent neurons for

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motor movement information

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Is the somatic nervous system for voluntary movement

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Yes

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What is the Autonomic nervous system for

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The bodies internal environment and helps regulate basic life functions.

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What is the Autonomic Nervous system broken up into

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sympathetic and parasympathetic

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What is sympathetic for

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controls arousal, fight/flight response, fires us up, releases adrenaline, heart and breathing up.

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What is parasympathetic for

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calms back down, keeps at stable level, digestion, resting etc.

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What is the autonomic branch connected to

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internal organs

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is the autonomic branch consciously controlled

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No

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What is the enteric nervous system for

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controls activity of the digestive syste,

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What are conscious responses controlled by

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the brain

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are conscious responses voluntary

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Yes

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Why do conscious responses occur

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As a result of communication between brain and somatic nervous system.

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Are unconscious responses important

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Yes they are essential for survival.

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What are unconscious responses known as

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reflex actions

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How do unconscious responses occur

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automatically by somatic nervous system and the spinal cord. occur independently from the brain

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What does the monosynaptic reflex arc involve

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only one synapse where an affecter neuron brings a sensation from receptors in the body and effecter neuron carries motor messages to muscles of the body

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What does the polysynaptic reflex arc involve

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interneurons connecting the affecter and effecter neurons and therefore at least 2 synapses.

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What is the spinal reflex also known as

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A reflex arc

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What is an example of the spinal reflex

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withdrawal reflex

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What is the spinal reflex and where does it occur

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the simplest stimulus response that occurs in the spinal cord.

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What is the soma

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The cell body that determines whether neuron will be activated and thus transmit message to other neurons

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What is a dendrite

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short thin widely branching nerve fibre that is specialized to detect and receive neural info.

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What is an axon

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an extension that transmits messages from the soma to other cells in the body including other neurons, muscles, organs and glands.

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what is the myelin sheath

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a white fatty substance that coats the axon and helps to speed up transmissions.

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What are the axon terminals

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branches at the end of each axon

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What is the terminal button / synaptic knob

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small knob like swelling at the tip of each axon terminal

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What are neurotransmitters

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chemicals stored in the synaptic knob that assist in he transmission of neural info from one neuron to another

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What is the synapse

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the gap between neurons

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What is the lock/key in the lock and key process

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lock- receptors
key- neurotransmitters

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what do excitatory synapses do

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cause the post synaptic neuron to fire up

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what do inhibitory synapses do

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reduce or stop the likelihood of post synaptic neurons firing up

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What are antagonists

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substances that share a similar molecular structure to neurotransmitters

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What do antagonists do

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Inhibit neurotransmitters and their effects

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why are antagonists inhibiters

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they act as the key that fits with the receptor sites so the neurotransmitters cant

43
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Are antagonists inhibiters

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Yes

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What are agonists

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substances that act as a key to the lock so it mimics the action of the neurotransmitter

45
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what do agonists do

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produce an excitatory effect

46
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What is glutamate

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A neurotransmitter

47
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What does glutamate do

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excite neurons in the brain and the rest of the nervous system. speeds up neural transmission

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Why is glutamate important

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for learning and memory

49
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What does GABA do

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have an inhibitory effect on the brain

50
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Why is GABA important

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regulating anxiety and stress

51
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What are neuromodulators

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a subclass of neurotransmitters that alter the strength of neural transmission by increasing/decreasing the responsiveness of neurons to neurotransmitter signals

52
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What is dopamine involved in

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many nervous system functions. eg mood, pleasure, attention, mood, cognition and motivation

53
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What affect does dopamine have

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both excitary and inhibitary

54
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What are dopamine and seratonin examples of

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neuromodulators

55
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is serotonin an inhibitory neurotransmitter

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Yes, however it also acts as a neuromodulator

56
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what does serotonin modulate

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mood, perception, reward, anger, aggression, appetite, memory, sexuality and attention

57
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What has impairment to the serotonin pathway been linked to

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depression, anxiety disorders or Parkinson’s disease

58
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What is the biological explanation of memory and learning

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new memories are not stored in individual synapses but in the pattern of thousands of new interrelated connections

59
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How many nerve cells are babies born with

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100 billion

60
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At birth how many nerve cells synapse with other neurons

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2500

61
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When is the most rapid development of synapse formation, and how many should there be

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the first 2 years of life. there should be 15000

62
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Why do synapse formations decrease to 8000 at adulthood

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unused connections are destroyed

63
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what is synaptogenesis

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formation of new neural connections

64
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what is synaptic pruning

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removal of synaptic connections that are no longer needed

65
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what is neural plasticity

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the brain reorganizes the way neurons in different regions operate in response to experience or a deficit

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what can cause neural plasticity

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birth or brain damage

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how can neural plasticity occur

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synaptogenesis, synaptic pruning, rerouting and sprouting

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what is rerouting

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neurons near damaged area seek new active connections with healthy neurons

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what is sprouting

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new dendrites grow

70
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What is LTP

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the more frequently activated a neural connection is the more easily activated it becomes

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What does LTP stand for

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Long term potentiation

72
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What are the three ways synapse strength can improve

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  1. increased release of neurotransmitter
  2. increased number of receptor sites
  3. growth of new synapses
73
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What is LTD

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the less frequently activated a neural connection is the less easily activated it becomes. weakens the synaptic connection over time

74
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What does LTD stand for

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Long term depression

75
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What may LTD play an important role in

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forgetting
OR
pruning unused connections and enabling he brain to work more efficiently

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