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DONE Neurones Flashcards

1
Q

What is the other name for a cell body?

A

Perikaryon

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2
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Do dendrites conduct towards/away cell body?

A 
Dendrites = towards
Axon = Away
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3
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What produces myelin in the CNS?

A

Oligodendrocyte

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4
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What produces myelin in the PNS?

A

Schwann cell

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5
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Motor neurone

A

CNS to periphery

Signals to receptors

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6
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Sensory neurone

A

Periphery to CNS

Environmental signals to integrative centre

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7
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Integrative neurone

A

CNS

Collates all info.

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8
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Anaxonic neurone

A

Retina

No axon, only dendrites

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9
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Multipolar nerves

A

1 axon, many dendrites
Most common
CNS

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10
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Astrocyte

A

CNS support cell

Perineural feet with gap junctions = support endothelial cells

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11
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Microglial cells

A

Large cells, elongated nucleus
CNS
Resident macrophage

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12
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Ependymal cell

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Line spinal canal + ventricles of brain
Look like columnar epithelial cells
Have cilia + microvilli
Secrete cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

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13
Q

Multiple sclerosis

A 
Autoimmune degradation of myelin
Symptoms: (due to loss of conduction velocity)
Vision issues (Diplopia)
Slurred speech (dysarthria)
Numbness + tingling (paraesthesia)
Mobility issues (muscle spasms)
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14
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Grey matter

A

Nerve cell bodies (perikaryon)
Dendrites
Axon terminals
Unmyelinated axons

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15
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Location of grey matter

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Peripheral in brain = nuclei
Central in spinal cord = butterfly-shaped
Have ventral + dorsal horns

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16
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White matter

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Myelinated material

17
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Location of white matter

A

Central in brain

Peripheral in spinal cord

18
Q

What is the CNS made up of?

A

Brain + spinal cord

19
Q

What is the PNS made up of?

A

Somatic + autonomic

20
Q

What is the somatic system?

A

Voluntary, conscious control

21
Q

What is the autonomic system made of?

A

Sympathetic system = fight or flight
Parasympathetic = rest + digest
Enteric = gut wall

22
Q

Define ganglia

A

Accumulation of neuron cell bodies outside the CNS (i.e. in PNS)

23
Q

How many neurones in autonomic nervous system between CNS + target organ?

A

2 neurones = preganglionic in CNS and postganglionic in autonomic ganglion

24
Q

Sympathetic 2 neurones

A

Myelinated shorter preganglionic

Unmyelinated Longer postganglionic

25
Q

Parasympathetic 2 neurones

A

Long myelinated preganglionic

Shorter unmyelinated postganglionic

26
Q

Unipolar nerves

A

Single process

Sensory (skin)

27
Q

Bipolar nerves

A

1 axon, 1 dendrite

Sensory (olfactory = smell, Retina)

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