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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Cells of the Nervous System

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  1. neurons

2. glial cells

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neurons

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receive and transmit electrochemical signals

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glial cells

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various types, provide a wide variety of supportive functions

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what are the 3 components to a neuron

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  1. cell body or soma
  2. dendrites
  3. axon
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Neurons _____ info across small spaces, _____ receives info

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send; dendrites

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cell body/soma

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contains genetic material in nucleus, providing nutrients that cell needs

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dendrites

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receive info from adjacent neurons, membrane has receptors where info is transferred

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axon

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  1. transmits info into nearby neurons
  2. thin fiber of constant diameter, only 1 per neuron
  3. at end of axon: presynaptic terminals
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9
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several axons running together

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nerve (when outside the brain) or tract (when inside the brain)

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presynaptic terminals

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the point at which neurotransmitters are released and signal is passed to another neuron

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synapse

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gap between adjacent neurons through which signals are sent (space between neurons)

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three types of neurons

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  1. sensory neurons
  2. interneurons
  3. motor neurons
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sensory neurons

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convey sensory info to brain

- bring sensory info from body to brain (what we see, hear, etc.)

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interneurons

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carry out operations involved in thought, feeling, and planning action

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motor neurons

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transmit commands out into the body to control muscles and organs

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afferent

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bring info into a structure (the brain) (admission)

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efferent

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carry info away from a structure (exit)

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Glia

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provide important roles

serve as a support system

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types of glia

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  1. astrocytes
  2. microglia
  3. oligodendrocytes
  4. schwann cells
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astrocytes

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largest, many functions

- humans have 1.4x astrocytes per neuron

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microglia

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involved in response to injury/disease
smallest
increase in microglia in altzheimers

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oligodendrocytes

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responsible for producing myelin, in brain/spinal cord

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schwann cells

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responsible for producing myelin, rest of nervous system

24
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multiple sclerosis

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immune system attacks the myelin surrounding axons, death of oligodendrocytes
- sensory info isnt getting in because myelin isnt sending info to motor neurons, signaling speed is low
(demyelination of axons)

25
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grey matter

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cell bodies (and dendrites), generally outside of brain

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white matter

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axons (generally outside the brain)

27
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the central nervous system

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outer service is cortex = mostly the cell bodies of neurons
includes the brain and spinal cord
2nd part is peripheral nervous system

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2nd part is peripheral nervous system

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  • nervous tissue outside the skull and spine
  • serves to bring info into the CNS and carry signals out of the CNS
  • somatic
29
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peripheral nervous system

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somatic, system out of the body, conveys sensory info into CNS from body
- conveys motor commands from CNS to muscles
cranial nerves
bell’s palsy
somatic nervous system
autonomic nervous system

30
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cranial nerves

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movement in different areas

- some bring in sensory info, eye movement, tongue, neck

31
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bell’s palsy

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swelling compression of the 7th cranial nerve on one side

- twitching, paralysis, drooling, drooping eyelid/mouth

32
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somatic nervous system

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afferent nerves (sensory)
efferent nerves (motor)
33
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autonomic nervous system

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sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves -> generally have opposite effects
- both are efferent
- sympathetic: “fight/flight” (controlling internal organs)
parasympathetic nerves rest and restore, rest and digest, slow down heart, when you’re not stressed

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spinal cord

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neurons in central nervous system don't come back
- cell bodies don't come back
cervical spinal cord
thoracic spinal cord
lumbar
sacral
35
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thoracic spinal cord

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branches out to torso and inner arms

36
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lumbar

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fronts of legs

37
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sacral

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backs of legs and genetalia

38
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spinal cord injury

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football player kevin everett was initially paralyzed from shoulders down, spine fractures but spinal cord not severed

39
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gyrus

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ridges/grooves

40
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fissure

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large groove (separates the brain)

41
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telencephalon

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cerebral cortext

  • lateral fissure: groove that separates the frontal and temporal lobes
  • central fissure/sulcus: a groove that separates the frongal and parietal lobes
  • longitudinal fissure: a groove that separates left from right side
  • corpus callosum: connects 2 hemispheres
42
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4 lobes of cerebral cortex

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  1. frontal
  2. parietal
  3. temporal
  4. occipital
43
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frontal

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motor function, decision making

- prefrontal: higher executive functioning (ex. emotional regulation)

44
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lobotomies

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1940s and 1950s

disconnect prefrontal cortex from rest of the brain

45
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parietal

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somatosensory, sensation of our body, responsibility in touch

46
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temporal

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auditon, emotion

47
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occipital

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vision

48
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Subcortical Structures of the Telencephalon

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limbic system, basal ganglia

49
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limbic system

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feeding, fighting, fleeing, fucking

includes hippocampus, mammillary bodies, amygdala, fornix, cingulate cortex septum

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basal ganglia

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motor

51
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Diencephalon

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helps us use senses together
thalamus; sensory nuclei
hypothalamus: motivated behaviors, control hormone release

52
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mesencephalon

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audition, vision, analgesia, sensorimotor

53
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metencephalon

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pons, cerebellum, coordination

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