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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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Neuron pathway

A
  1. Signal receives from a dendrite
  2. Passes through Axon
  3. End point: Axon terminal
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2
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Pyramidal cells

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Makes up majority of the neurons in the Cerebral Cortex

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3
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These cells have heavy dendrite branching __________

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Purkinje cells

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4
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Pathway of Motor Neurons

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Spinal Cord - Muscles

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5
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Neurons around the nucleus and provides it with nutrients

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Astrocytes

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6
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____________ maintains the blood brain barrier

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Astrocytes

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7
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____________ is the waste removal of the brain and has an immune response to brain damage

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Microglial cells

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8
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______________ produce cerebral spinal fluid

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Ependymal Cells

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9
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Myelin forming cells in CNS

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Olingodendrocytes

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10
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Myelin forming cells in PNS

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Schwann cells

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11
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Myelin

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Insulates and protects the axon

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12
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How many pairs of chromosomes are there

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23

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13
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Genotype

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Biological genetic role

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14
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Phenotype

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Expression of a genotype

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15
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4 Gene Code

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Adenine
Thymine
Guanine
Cytosine

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16
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Genes to Proteins pathway

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Bases - Amino Acids - Proteins

17
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DNA - mRNA

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Transcription

18
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DNA - mRNA

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Transcription

19
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mRNA - amino acid chain

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Translation

20
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Transcription occurs in the _______

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Ribosome

21
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Translation occurs in the _________

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

22
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Proteins are formed in the ___________ and transported and packaged from ___________

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ER ; Golgi bodies

23
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Protein Molecule is attached to the motor molecule called the ____________

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Microtubule

24
Q

Natural tendency of a trait is called __________

A

Natural Tendency

25
Q

Inherited birth defect
Appears 4 - 6 months after eminent death

A

Tay Sachs Disease

26
Q

Disorders that results in motor and cognitive disturbances

A

Huntingtons Disease

27
Q

Huntington’s disease is from dominant gene on ___________

A

Chrome 4

28
Q

Language production is in the ___________

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FOXP2 Gene

29
Q

Genetics vs environment.
Identical at genetic level but yet different in terms of environment

A

Epigenetics

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