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BIOL 251: Anatomy & Physiology II > Chapter 11: The Nervous System > Flashcards

Chapter 11: The Nervous System Flashcards

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peripheral nervous system (PNS)

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consists of nerves that connect CNS to other parts of the body; includes cranial and spinal nerves

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cranial nerves

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arising from brain

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spinal nerves

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arising from spinal cord

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the PNS is also divided into..

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autonomic & somatic

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autonomic

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cranial & spinal nerves that connect CNS to viscera (subconscious activity)

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somatic

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cranial & spinal nerves that connect CNS to skin & skeletal muscles (conscious activity)

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sympathetic

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ANS; fight or flight

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parasympathetic

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ANS; rest & digest, feed & breed

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nerves

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bundles of axons

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connective tissue coverings (3)

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  1. endoneurium
  2. perineurium
  3. epineurium
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endoneurium

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covers single axon

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perineurium

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covers group of axons

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epineurium

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covers whole nerve

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sensory nerves

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conduct impulses to brain or spinal cord

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motor nerves

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conduct impulses to muscles or glands

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mixed nerves

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sensory & motor, most mixed, all spinal nerves are mixed (except first pair)

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general somatic efferent

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carry motor impulses from CNS to skeletal muscles

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general visceral efferent

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carry motor impulses from CNS to smooth muscles & glands

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general somatic afferent

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carry sensory impulses to CNS from skin & skeletal muscles

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general visceral afferent

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carry sensory impulses to CNS from blood vessels & internal organs

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sensory

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motor

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special somatic efferent

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carry motor impulses from brain to muscle used in chewing, swallowing, speaking, & facial expressions

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special visceral afferent

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carry sensory impulses to brain from olfactory & taste receptors

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special somatic afferent

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carry sensory impulses to brain from receptors of sight, hearing, & equilibrium

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2 types of autonomic neurotransmitters

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cholinergic neurons & adrenergic neurons

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cholinergic neurons

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  • release Ach
  • all preganglionic sympathetic & parasympathetic fibers
  • post ganglionic parasympathetic fibers
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adrenergic neurons

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  • release norepinephrine
  • most postganglionic sympathetic fibers
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autonomic neurotransmitter action

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result from binding to protein receptors in the membrane of effector cells in synapses or neuromuscular junctions

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cholinergic receptors

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  • bind to Ach, two types
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two types of cholinergic receptors

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  1. muscarinic
  2. nicotinic
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muscarinic

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excitatory, slow, activated by fungal toxin

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nicotinic

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excitatory, rapid, activated by tobacco toxin

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adrenergic receptors

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  • bind to epinephrine & norepinephrine; two types
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two types of adrenergic receptors

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  1. alpha
  2. beta
    - both have different responses on various effectors
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what occurs after acting at synapse or neuromuscular junction?

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neurotransmitters must be removed/inactivated, to prevent continued stimulation of the postsynaptic cell

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AchE

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decomposes the acetylcholine that cholinergic fibers release

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norepinephrine

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from adrenergic fibers; removed from synapse by active transport, and inactivated by monoamine oxidase (MAO)

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control of autonomic activity

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  • controlled largely by hypothalamus
  • control of ANS is involuntary
  • medulla oblongata regulates cardiac, vasomotor, and respiratory activity
  • hypothalamus regulates homeostasis
  • autonomic reflex centers occur in medulla oblongata & spinal cord
  • reflex centers in medulla oblongata control cardiac, vasomotor, & respiratory activity
  • limbic system & cerebral cortex control emotional responses

BIOL 251: Anatomy & Physiology II (28 decks)

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