Chapter 48 &50 Flashcards
the nervous system functions in _____________________ within the animal’s body
communication and cordination
_________________ are cells that transmit electrical messages from one part of the body to another
neurons
the nervous system is subdivided into
two divisions
- central nervous system
- peripheral nervous system
________________________ consists of brain and spinal cord
central nervous system CNS
_________________ consists of nerves that carry signals between CNS to rest of body
peripheral nervous system PNS
______________________ a bundle of neurons
nerves
___________________ percieve stimuli and generate electrical impulses in responce to them
sensory receptors
___________________ transmit sensory imput to brain and spinal cord
nerves
2 parts of sensory input
- sensory receptors
- nerves
the _____________ process and interprets the senesory imput and dictates an appropriate response
CNS
nerves transmit CNS instructions to effectors, ____________________.
AN __________________ arrive at the effector and triggers it to respond
muscles and glands
because sponges lack true tissue there is no __________________
nervous sytem
cnidarians possess a _________________
nerve net
_______________ a diffuse network of interconnected neurons extending throughout the body
nerve net
because flatworms are the first to exhibit bilateral symetry and its two ______________________
accompaning nervous system innovation
________________ aconcentration of nervous tissue at the anterior end of the body
cephalization
_______________ the presence of a central nervous system distinct from a peripheral nervous system
centralization
__________________ are the functional cells of nervous tissue receiving the transmitting electrical impulses
neurons
neurons contain a central cell body that houses the _____________________
nucleus and other organelles
multiple short branching process called ________________ extend off of the neuron’s cell body
dendrites
the dendrites _______________ incoming nerve impulses from neighboring neurons and pass them to the cell body
receive
a single long unbranched process celled an _________________ extends off the other side of the cell body
axon
an axon ____________ nerve impulses away from the cell body to a neighboring neuron or to an effector
sends
in addition to neurons nervous tissue contain _______________
glial cells
_____________ are smaller and more numberous than neurons
glial cells
______________ do not function in transmitting electrical signals. nstead they provide _____________ for neurons
glial cells
support
________________ are glial cells that attach neurons to capillaries, connecting the neurons to their nutrient supply
astrocyte
_____________________ wrap around the neurons axon , gaps exist between neighboring schwann cells or nodes , nerve impulses jump from node to node
schwann cells
the ___________________ is an insulating layer formed by the schwann cells
myelin sheath
__________ gaps exhisting between neighboring schwann cells
nodes
myelin sheath significantly ______________ of a nerve impulse alond the axon
speeds up the transmission
at rest a neuron has a _________________
potential energy
a neurons potential energy
neurons resting potential
a neurons resting potential is _____________________
-70 millivolts
a neurons ______________ contains proteins (pumps and channels) that regulate the passage of ions and maintain resting potential
plasma membrane
_____________ actively transport Na out of the neuron and K into the neuron
sodium potassium pump
there are only a few __________ channels but many ___________ channels
Na
K
_________ can flow easily but __________ cannot flow easiy
K
Na
the _________ of the neuron becomes less positive relative to the _________________
inside
outside
an electrical impulse tranveling along a neurons axon or dendrites is called an _______________
actions potential
___________ are generated when a neuron is resting potential is altered
actions potential
__________ is any facter that causes a change in the membrane voltage triggering an action potential
a stimulus
a neurons resting potential of _________ is maintained by ________________ and open channels
-70mv
sodium potassium
________________ are closed channels
Na and K channels
_________________ the stimulus opens a few NA gated channels. This allows a small amount of NA to enter into the neuron. if the strimulus is strong enough additional NA gated channels open allowing sufficient NA to enter into the neuron
stimulus is applies
_________________ the stimulus opens a few NA gated channels. This allows a small amount of NA to enter into the neuron. if the strimulus is strong enough additional NA gated channels open allowing sufficient NA to enter into the neuron
stimulus is applied
________________ once threshold is reach an action potential is generated. Many NA gated channels open and much more NA enters into the neuron. THe interior of the neuron now becomes positively charged relative to the exterior peaking at 35 mv
depolarization
depolarization is the interior of the neurons becoes positively charged relative to the exterior peaking at
35 MV
______________ peak membrane voltage results in the cosing NA gated channels so NA can not longer enter K gated channels now open and K rapidly exits the neuron. the interior of the neuron again becomes negatively charged relative to the interior
repolarization
a _________________ occurs because K gated channels close relatively slowly. once they close, ______________ is restored
undershoot in membrane voltage
resting potential
_______________ action potential is localized event at a specific location on the neurons plasma membrane
action potential
to function in communication ________________ must be passed along the length of the neurons axon or dendrites
action potential
an action potential _______________ stage influx of NA, causes an electrical change large enough to affect the adjacent region on a neuron’s plasma membrane
depolarization
the action potential stimulates _________________________ in the adjacent region resulting a new action potential
NA gated channels
action potential are propagated along the length of a ________________
neurons
action potentials are conducted in _____________ along a neuron
just one direction
action potential cannot travel backwards because ______________ is taking place in adjacent region
repolarization
Why neurons don not travel backwards _________________ cannot occur where _________ occurs
depolarization
repolarization
a _______________ is an action potential relay point between neighboring neurons
synapse
synapse occurs between ________________
neurons and muscles cells
synapse consists of
- synaptic terminal of sending neuron
- dendrite of a receiving neuron
- small space between them
_____________ are branched at the end of an axon
synaptic terminals
the space between neighboring neurons is called the _________________________
synaptic cleft
an action potential arriving at the synaptic terminal results in the release of ________________ into the synaptic cleft
neurotransmitters
__________________ are chemicals that bind to receptor proteins on the neighboring dendrites opening its ion channels and generating new action potential
neurotransmitters
nerves impulse therefore convert ____________________________________________________
from electrical to chemical and back to electrical
________________ are synthesized from amino acids
biogenic amines
neurotransmitters are small _________________ molecules
nitrogen containing
_______________ are structures that detect stimuli
sensory receptors
________________ are changes in the external or internal enviroment
stimuli
based on the type of stimuli to which they respond sensory organs can be classified into five general categories
- mechanoreceptors
- chemoreceptors
- electromagnetic receptors
- thermoreceptors
- pain receptors
receptors can be __________________
relatively simple
__________ dendrites of a single sensory neuron
receptors
receptors can be _______________________
very complex
__________ entire sense organs such as the eye
receptors
mechanoreceptors sense ___________________________ caused by stimuli such as touch, pressure, stretch, and sound
mechanoreceptors
hearing and equilibrium utilize ____________
mechanoreceptors
mechanoreceptors sense ___________________________ caused by stimuli such as touch, pressure, stretch, and sound
physical movement
taste and smell are ________________
mechanoreceptors
___________ in bats porpoises is an extrahuman mechanoreceptor sense
echolocation
taste and smell must be ________________ in order to be detected
dissolved insolution
the antennae of male silk worm moth have chemoreceptors that bind to ______________________
female pharamones
photoreceptors are electromagnetic receptors that detect ____________________
visible light
bees have photoreceptors that detect ____________________
ultra violet light
rattlesnakes have ____________ receptors that detect the body heat of prey
infrared light
____________ is the ability to sense electrical fields
electroreception
sharks use electroreception ___________________ to detect the minute electrical activity of muscles and nerves in nearby prey
ampullae of lorenzini
magnetoreception is ability to respond to _____________
magnetic fields