Chapter 3 Flashcards
What is included in the CNS?
(central nervous system)
Brain and spinal cord
What is included in the PNS?
(peripheral nervous system)
The rest of the nerves
What are the two main cells of the nervous system?
Glia and Neurons
What are glia cells?
Support cells; serve and protect by cautioning and keeping neurons in position
What are neurons?
Carries information with electrical and chemical signals
What are the main building blocks of neurons?
- cell body (Stoma)
- dendrites
- axons
- terminal buttons
- myelin
What is the stoma?
the cell body which has the machinery to keep the neuron alive
What are dendrites?
receives info; listens and protects
the trees
What is an axon?
transmits input and at its end is the terminal button; varies in size from a mm to a m
What is a terminal button?
source of communication
What is the myelin?
The fatty insulation that protects the neuron
The neuron communicates through what?
nerve impulses
There is fluid inside and outside of the neuron containing what?
Charged particles
When the neuron is at rest, what are the charges inside and outside the cell?
The inside has a (-) negative charge compared to the outside.
What is resting potential?
stored energy
What is action potential?
the action potential is when there is an electrical shift occuring down the axon in a wave, to send a message
When a neuron is at rest what is the voltage?
-70 mV
What is the stimulus threshold and its value?
The amount the voltage needs to increase for the neuron to fire; needs to increase to -60 mV
What are some principles of action potential?
- all or nothing law
- once triggered AP travels down to the end of the neuron
- travels in only one direction
Where is the point of communication between neurones?
synapse
What are terminal buttons?
the sacs that carry neurotransmitters to the end of the pre synapse
What is the synaptic cleft?
the space btw the pre synapse and the post synapse