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Chapter 12 A&P Flashcards

1
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What does the nervous system do?

A

Primary communication and control system.

-Collects info
-Processes and evaluates info
-Initiates response to information

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How does the nervous system collect information?

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Through receptors

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3
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What does stimuli do?

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Monitor changes in external and internal environment

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4
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What are the nerves called that initiate responses?

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Effectors

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5
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What are three effectors?

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Muscle tissue
Nerves
Glands

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6
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What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?

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Central nervous system (CNS)
Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

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7
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Which division of nervous system are the brain and spinal cord a part of?

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CNS (central nervous system)

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8
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What is part of the PNS? (peripheral nervous system)

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  • Spinal nerves
  • Cranial nerves
  • Ganglia
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9
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What are the two main divisions of the PNS?

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Sensory (Afferent)
Motor (Efferent)

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What are the two main divisions of the Motor (Efferent) nervous system?

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  • Somatic Nervous System (SNS)
  • Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
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What are the 3 divisions of the ANS? (Autonomic Nervous System)

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  • Sympathetic
  • Parasympathetic
  • Enteric
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12
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What does the word “enteric” ALWAYS refer to?

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Digestive organs

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13
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What does “soma” mean?

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Body

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14
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Which sensory do we consciously perceive?

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Somatic Sensory
(eyes, ears, nose, skin, etc)

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15
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Which sensory do we NOT consciously perceive?

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Visceral Sensory
(Blood vessels, internal organs)

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16
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What does “visceral” mean?

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Organs

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17
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What does “motor” mean?

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Movement

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18
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Which motor refers to the voluntary skeletal muscle control?

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Somatic motor

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19
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Which motor innervates/regulates cardiac and smooth muscle, and glands without conscious control?

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Autonomic motor

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20
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What does “afferent” mean?

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It is always sending messages towards the CNS.

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21
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What does “efferent” mean?

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It is always sending messages away from the CNS.

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22
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What are the two cell types in the nervous tissue?

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Neurons and Glial cells

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23
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What do Glial cells do?

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Support and protect neurons

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24
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What cells in the nervous tissues DO NOT send any messages?

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Glial Cells

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25
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Which cells are excitable and transmit electrical signals?

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Neurons

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26
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What is the receiving portion of the neuron? (short processes)

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Dendrites

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27
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What is the single long process on the dendrite?

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Axon

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28
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What is the long process called on the axon?

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Axon Hillock

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29
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What gives rise to side branches in the axon?

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Axon collaterals

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30
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What do axon collaterals divide into?

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Axon terminals

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31
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What do axon terminals turn into at the end?

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Synaptic end bulbs / Synaptic knobs

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32
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What do Synaptic end bulbs/knobs contain?

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Numerous synaptic vesicles

33
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What do synaptic vesicles contain?

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The neurotransmitter

34
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Do neurons touch any other structures?

A

No

35
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FYI Neuron

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36
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FYI

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37
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What do the interneurons do? (association neurons)

What does inter mean?

A

Facilitate communication between sensory and motor neurons
(This makes up 99% of your neurons!)

38
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Very important to know!

A
39
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What are most of the nervous system cells?

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Glial Cells

40
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What are astrocytes?

A

Starlike shape from surface projections

41
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What is the “star-cell?”

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Astrocytes
(star)(cell)

42
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What is the BBB?

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Blood Brain Barrier
-this controls the movement of substances exiting blood and entering the nervous tissue

43
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Where do Ependymal cells line?

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Internal cavities of the brain and spinal cord.

44
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Which cell helps produce cerebrospinal fluid? (CSF)

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Ependymal cells

45
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What acts as the vacuum cleaner?

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Microglia- it removes debris from dead or damaged tissue

46
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What forms the myelin sheath by repeatedly wrapping around an axon?

A

Oligodendrocytes

47
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What allows for faster action potential propagation through CNS?

A

Myelin Sheath

48
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FYI

A
49
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What do satellite cells do?

A

Regulate the exchange of nutrients and waste products.

50
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What do Schwann cells do?

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Ensheathe PNS axons to form myelin sheath

51
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FYI- Myelination

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52
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What is myelination?

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Process by which part of an axon wrapped in myelin.

53
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What kind of matter does myelin create?

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White Matter

54
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What are the gaps between myelin called?

A

Nodes of Ranvier

55
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FYI- White vs Grey Matter

A
56
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What does “saltare” mean?

A

To jump

57
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What happens in Saltatory Conduction?

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Nerve signal jumps from node of ranvier to node of ranvier

58
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What two things cause a faster nerve signal?

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  • Larger diameter of the axon
  • Myelination of the axon
59
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FYI

A
60
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What are four facts about Action Potential?

A
  • Occurs in a nerve
  • AKA Nerve Impulse
  • Very fast
  • Electrochemical communication by neurons
61
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FYI: Details of Action Potential (Drawn by Jenna, YT video Ch 12, Time stamp: 43:18)

A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3jiWrdsZJg

62
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What does RMP mean?

A

Resting Membrane Potential

63
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Ion within the nerve:

A

Potassium (K+)

64
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Ion outside the nerve:

A

Sodium (Na+)

65
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FYI

A
66
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Action potentials can only occur if the membrane potential…

A

reaches threshold

67
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The 5 steps of Action Potential
Very important, memorize these steps

A
  1. Resting Membrane Potential (RMP)
  2. Depolarization
  3. Repolarization
  4. Hyperpolarization
  5. Resting Membrane Potential (RMP)
68
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What step is the neuron at rest?

A

RMP
-70mV

69
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What happens in depolarization?

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Inside of the cell becomes more positive.
- From -70 mV to +30 mV
- Na+ gates open
- K+ gates closed

70
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What happens in repolarization?

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Movement of K+ out of neuron due to K+ gates open
- Na+ gates closed
- Return to RMP (-70 mV)

71
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What happens in hyperpolarization?

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K+ gates are open longer than time needed to reestablish RMP
- Na+ still closed
- Inside of neuron briefly more negative than RMP

72
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What do synaptic vesicles release?

A

Neurotransmitters

73
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Calcium binds to synaptic…

A

Vesicles

74
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FYI: Synaptic Messages

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75
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What are the two different postsynaptic potentials?

A

Excitatory (EPSP)
Inhibitory (IPSP)

76
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Which PSP (postsynaptic potential) is hyperpolarizing?

A

Inhibitory

77
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Which PSP (postsynaptic potential) is depolarizing?

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Depolarizing

78
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FYI: Summation

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79
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FYI:

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