Chapter 9 Review Flashcards

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Astrocytes provide a protection of the brain called ______

A

Blood-brain barrier

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At a synapse, the neuron that is sending the action potential is ______

A

Presynaptic

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2
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This lines the cavities of the brain in the CNS

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Ependymal

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3
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Produces the myelin in the CNS

A

Oligo dendrocytes

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4
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Supports neurons in the ganglia

A

Satellite

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5
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Star shaped and supports neurons in the CNS

A

Astrocytes

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6
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Smallest size of the neuroglia

A

Microglia

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7
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Forms neurolemma and myelin in PNS

A

Schwann

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8
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The 3 functions of the nervous system are

A

Sensory, integration And motion

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9
Q

The synaptic cleft is the space that a _____

crosses to initiate a response in a post synaptic neuron

A

Neurotransmitter

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10
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What’s is the difference between a nerve and a tract?

A

Nerve-PNS
Tract- CNS
(Bundles of myelinated fibers)

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11
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The insulating material of a neuron in the PNS is ______

A

Myeline

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12
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Name 2 characteristics that would increase the speed of nerve transmission

A
  1. Warmer temp
  2. Larger diameter
  3. Has myelin
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13
Q

The body’s natural painkiller is _____

A

Endorphin

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14
Q

A neurotransmitter that helps regulate moods is

A

Seritonion

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15
Q

The “fight or flight” nervous system is _____

A

Sympathetic

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16
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Describe the arrangement if the gray a white matter in the spinal cord

A

Gray-inside-unmyelinated

White-outside- myelinated

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17
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Highly branched; input part of the neuron

A

Dendrite

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18
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Unmyelinated gap in the myelin sheath

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Node of ravier

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Bundle of many axons in the CNS

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Neuron that conveys info from a receptor to the CNS

A

Sensory(afferent)

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Group of cell bodies in the CNS

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Neuron that conveys info from the CNS to an effector

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Motor neuron (efferent)

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Produces myelin sheath in PNS

A

Shwann cells

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Group of cell bodies in PNS
Ganglia
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Long, cylindrical process that conducts impulses toward another neuron
Axon
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The portion of the neuron containing the nucleus
Cell body
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Sac in which the neurotransmitter is stored
Synaptic vesicle
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Neuron located entirely within the CNS
Interneuron
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Substance used for communication at chemical synapses
Neurotransmitter
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Bundle of axons in the PNS
Nerve
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Rounded structure s the distal end of an axon terminal
Synaptic end bulb
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This type of neuron take impulses to muscles
Motor (efferent)
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An axon carries an impulse _____ from a cell body
Away
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A neurotransmitter must cross the ______ to initiate an impulse in a postsynaptic neuron
Synaptic cleft
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A motor neuron is an example of a ____ nerve
Efferent
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A myelinated neuron appears what color?
White
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MS is more common in
Women
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Membrane where inner an outer surfaces have equal amounts of electrical charge
Depolarized
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Membrane where an inner and outer surfaces have unequal amounts of electrical charge
Polarized
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Time during which a neuron can't be stimulated to initiate an impulse
Refractory period
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Ions found in high concentration inside the plasma membrane
k+ (potassium)
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Ions found in high concentration outside the plasma membrane
Na+ (sodium)
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The difference in electrical charges between the inside an outside of a plasma membrane
Resting potential (-70mV)
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The mechanism by which ions are moved through the plasma membrane from a lesser to greater concentration
Sodium pump