Everything else test 1 Flashcards
what is the function of astrocytes?
Mechanical & metabolic support via podocytes
Modulate environment, neurotransmitter metabolism, synaptic transmission
Secrete growth factors
CNS
what is the function of endodymal cells?
create CSF Simple epithelium lining CNS cavities
Characterized by cilia, are usually cuboidal, Also, choroid plexuses of ventricles
what is the function of an oligodendrocyte?
Cell processes envelop axons to form myelin sheath
1 oligodendrocyte : multiple axons CNS
what is the function of schwann cells?
mylenate axons in the PNS multiple schwann cells per axon
what kinds of channel does an EPSP open?
sodium channels promotes depolorization
what kind of channel does an IPSP open?
cl- channels inhibits depolorization (k+ can also outflow)
ACH function in PNS and CNS?
CNS used for wakefullness, attention and REM sleep generation
In the peripheral nervous system (PNS) Ach is involved with all autonomics, including the postganglionic actions of the parasympathetic branch, as well as the major neurotransmitter of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ)
What is the function of GABA and receptor types?
GABA is an inhibitory amino acid that acts on GABA-a=fast acting inotropic receptors and GABA-b = metabotropic receptors GABA is main inhibitory compound
What is the main excitatory compound in the CNS?
glutamate which binds AMPA allowing Na into cells… also binds NMDA which if enough na enters kicks of mg allowing ca into cell which acts as second messenger
what receptors does ATP act on?
acts on both neurons and glia. Fast actions through the P2X Receptor, Slow actions through the P2Y Receptor
adenosine is metabolite of ATP that acts on P1 receptor
what is a Meissner’s corpuscle?
cutaneous mechanorecptor touch receptor located in glabrous skin responds rapidly to touch but dies off if continual stimulation
what is a merkel’s disk?
cutaneous mechanoreceptor slow and continuous responds to pressure
what does a pacinian corpuscle respond to?
rapid responds to vibration
what do ruffini’s endings respond to?
slow, respond to pressure
what do hair follicle receptors respond to?
rapid (fast but die off) touch