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Exam 1 reversed Flashcards

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<p>PNS: sympathetic & parasympathetic division</p>

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<p>autonomic ganglia & nerves</p>

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<p>do not involve entire brain, often proceeded by an unusual sensation, or aura</p>

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<p>complex partial seizures</p>

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<p>posterior forebrain<br></br>thalamus, hypothalamus</p>

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<p>diencephalon</p>

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<p>carrying action potentials <strong>away</strong> from brain/specific area</p>

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<p>efferent</p>

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<p>recording of spontaneous brain potentials (brain waves)<br></br>-distinguish between sleep states & provide data for diagnosing seizure disorders</p>

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<p>electroencephalogram (EEG)</p>

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<p>line ventricles in CNS, production/movement of CSF</p>

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<p>ependymal cells</p>

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<p>eeg responses to a single stimulus, such as a flash of light or loud sound <br></br>-ERPs have distinctive shapes and time delay (latency)</p>

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<p>event-related potentials (ERPs)</p>

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<p><strong>DEPOLARIZATION</strong> of neuronal membrane in response to stimulation; makes it more likely to produce AP<br></br><u>less negative</u><br></br><strong>INFLUX OF SODIUM</strong></p>

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<p>excitatory post-synaptic potential (EPSP)</p>

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<p>small voltage fluctuations restricted to vicinity on the axon where concentrations change<br></br>depolarize stimuli not strong enough to cause AP<br></br><strong>a bunch of GP --> AP</strong></p>

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<p>graded potentials</p>

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<p>abnormal EEG activity throughout the brain</p>

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<p>grand mal seizure</p>

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<p>dominated by cell bodies, <u>no myelin</u></p>

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<p>gray matter</p>

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<p>cerebellum, pons, medulla</p>

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<p>hindbrain</p>

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<p><u>de-synchronized</u> across regions</p>

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<p>in normal brain, activity tends to be:</p>

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<p>paired gray matter structures of dorsal midbrain that processes <u>auditory info</u></p>

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<p>inferior colliculi</p>

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<p><strong>hyperpolarization</strong> (more negative) of neuron membrane in response to simulation; makes it less likely to produce AP</p>

<p><strong>influx of chloride</strong></p>

<p><strong>efflux of potassium</strong></p>

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<p>inhibitory post-synaptic potential (IPSP)</p>

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<p>glial cell; moves around to remove cellular debris from injured & dead cells, phagocytic, will become “full” and won't reactivate</p>

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<p>microglial cells</p>

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<p>glial cells, forms myelin in CNS. can wrap multiple axons at once</p>

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<p>oligodendrocyte</p>

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<p>frog hearts; <strong>chemicals</strong> needed, not electricity</p>

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<p>Otto Loewi</p>

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<p>midbrain region involved in <u>pain perception</u></p>

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<p>periaqueductal gray</p>

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<p>brain waves show patterns of seizure activity for 5 to 15 seconds, may occur several times a day</p>

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<p>petit mal seizure</p>

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<p><u>most synthesized in cell body</u></p>

<p>-packaged in vesicles</p>

<p>-transported on microtubules to synaptic terminal (anterograde axonal transport)</p>

<p><u>some synthesized in synaptic terminal</u></p>

<p>-transporters bring materials across the cell membrane; bring materials back into cell</p>

<p>-packaged into vesicles in prep for release</p>

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<p>process of transmission: step 1: NT synthesis & transport</p>

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<p>progenitor cells in CNS; develop into neurons, astrocytes, or oligodendrocytes</p>

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<p>radial glia</p>

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<p>inside more negative relative to the outside of the cell; <u>more K+ inside </u>relative to outside; departure of K+ ions leaves inside cell more negative that outside; Na+ ions cannot pass back inside; <strong>Na+ out, K+ in</strong></p>

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<p>resting state</p>

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<p>extensive region of brainstem, medulla through the thalamus, involved in <u>sleep & arousal</u></p>

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<p>reticular formation</p>

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<p><strong>PNS</strong>; covers/protects cells <u>similar to atrsocyte</u></p>

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<p>satalite glia</p>

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<p>glial cell, forms myelin in PNS. can only wrap one axon at a time (slower)</p>

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<p>Schwann cell</p>

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<p>wave of abnormally <strong>synchronous</strong> electrical activity in the brain</p>

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<p>seizure</p>

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<p>PNS; cranial nerves, spinal nerves</p>

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<p>somatic (skeletal) nerves</p>

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<p>integration of events happening at different places, must occur near each other</p>

<ol><li>two simultaneous EPSPs sum to produce greater EPSP</li><li>simultaneous IPSP and EPSP cancel each other out</li><li>two simultaneous IPSPs sum to produce greater IPSP</li></ol>

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<p>spatial summation</p>

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<p>when AP arrives, NT is released across membrane by exocytosis</p>

<ol><li>voltage-gated Ca2+ channels open (activated by arrival of AP)</li><li>incoming Ca2+ promotes exocytosis</li></ol>

<p><strong>more calcium OUT than in</strong></p>

<p>-floods in, gets NTs to release/move vesicles to open</p>

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<p>step 2: AP arrival</p>

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<p>vesicles bind to and merge with the membrane → dumps NT</p>

<p>NT are released into synaptic cleft</p>

<p>effect of NT depends on the nature of the receptor (on post-synaptic cell)</p>

<p>-temporal & spatial summation</p>

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<p>step 3: NT release</p>

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<ol><li>converted into inactive chemicals (degradation); <strong>enzymatic degradation</strong>: NT is key so it is changed & can't unlock anymore (enzyme)</li><li><strong>reuptake </strong>by presynaptic neuron</li><li><strong>diffusion</strong> away from synapse (floats away into extracellular fluid)</li></ol>

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<p>step 4: NT deactivation</p>

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<p>brainstem structure that innervates basal ganglia & is major source of dopaminergic projections</p>

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<p>substantia nigra</p>

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<p>paired gray matter structures of dorsal membrane that processes <strong>visual info</strong></p>

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<p>superior colliculi</p>

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<p>dorsal portion of midbran, consists of <strong>inferior & superior colliculi</strong></p>

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<p>tectum</p>

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<p>main body of midbrain, containing substania nigra, periaqueductal gray, part of reticular formation, and multiple fiber tracts</p>

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<p>tegmentum</p>

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<p>anterior forebrain</p>

<p>cortex, basal ganglia, limbic system</p>

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<p>telecephalon</p>

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<p>integration of events happening at different times must be around same time</p>

<ol><li>two ESPSs elicited in rapid succession sum to produce larger IPSP</li><li>two IPSPs elicited in rapid succession sum to produce a larger IPSP</li></ol>

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<p>temporal summation</p>

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<p>underneath gray matter; mostly <strong>myelinated</strong> axons, transmits info</p>

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<p>white matter</p>

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<p>form of conduction that is characteristic of <u>myelinated axons,</u> in which the action potential jumps from one node of Ranvier to the next</p>

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<p>saltaory conduction</p>

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<p>the condition that the size (amplitude) of the AP is independent of the size of the stimulus</p>

<p>MUST reach certain size to fire, CAN'T “half fire” or “small fire”</p>

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<p>“all-or-nothing”</p>

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<p>inside cell: few</p>

<p>outside cell: many</p>

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<p>Na+ distribution</p>

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<p>outside cell: few</p>

<p>inside cell: many</p>

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<p>K+ distribution</p>

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<p>outside cell: many</p>

<p>inside cell: few</p>

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<p>Cl- distribution</p>

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<p>outside cell: many</p>

<p>inside cell: many</p>

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<p>Protein- distribution</p>

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<p>inside cell: few</p>

<p>outside cell: many</p>

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<p>Ca2+ distribution</p>

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<p>open K+ channels create resting potential</p>

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<p>AP step 1</p>

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<p>any depolarizing force will bring the membrane potential closer to threshold</p>

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<p>AP step 2</p>

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<p>at threshold, voltage-gated Na+ channels open, causing rapid change in polarity - AP</p>

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<p>AP step 3</p>

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<p>Na+ channels auto close again, gated K+ channels open, repolarizing and even hyperpolarizing the cell (afterpotential)</p>

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<p>AP step 4</p>

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<p>all gated channels close. the cell returns to resting potential</p>

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<p>AP step 5</p>

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<p>temporarily unresponsive or inactivated</p>

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<p>refractory</p>

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<p>brief period of insensitivity to stimuli</p>

<p>-can't fire at all</p>

<p>-voltage-gated Na+ channels can't respond (closed)</p>

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<p>absolute refractory period</p>

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<p>a period of reduced sensitivity during which only strong stimulation produces an AP</p>

<p>-K+ ions still flowing out, so cell is temporarily hyperpolarized</p>

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<p>relative refractory period</p>

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<p>receptor protein containing an ion channel that opens when receptor is bound by agonist</p>

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<p>ligand-gated/ionotropic receptors</p>

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<p>substance that mimics/boosts actions of NT/other signaling molecules</p>

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<p>agonist</p>

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<p>receptor, when activated extracellularly, initiates G protein signaling mechanism inside cell</p>

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<p>G-protein-coupled/metabotropic</p>

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