Exam 2 Flashcards
Three types of muscle tissue
skeletal, cardiac, smooth
Properties of Muscle tissue
excitability
contractility
elasticity
extensibility
skeletal muscle
move the skeleton
visible just under the skin
cylindrical shape
multinucleate
from fusion of myoblast
innervated at neuromuscular junction
striated
voluntary
vascular
cardiac muscle
in the heart myocaridum
y shape/ branch fiber
uninucleate/binucleate
intercalated disc
striated
auto rhythmic
involuntary
smooth muscle
in internal organs
involuntary
fusion shape
uninucleate
no striation
fatigue resistant
excitability
change electrical state and send electrical wave or impulse along membrane
contractibility
pull attachment points, shorten with force
elasticity
return to original length when relaxed
extensibility
stretch/extend beyond resting length
cardiac muscle location
myocardium of heart
cardiac muscle cell shape
branch and y shape
cardiac muscle nuclei
uni or bi
cardiac muscle striations
striated
cardiac muscle control
involuntary
cardiac muscle special features
intercalated disc, auto rhythmic
smooth muscle location
walls of visceral organs
smooth muscle cell shape
fusiform
smooth muscle nuclei
uninucleate
smooth muscle striations
not striated
smooth muscle control
involuntary
smooth muscle special features
fatigue resistant
skeletal muscle location
connected to skeleton
skeletal muscle cell shape
fiber - like - long cylindrical
skeletal muscle nuclei
multinucleate
skeletal muscle striations
striated
skeletal muscle control
voluntary
skeletal muscle special features
innervated at neuromuscular junction
vascular
skeletal muscle functions
movement
maintain posture
temp regulation
store and move materials
support abdomen organs
joint stabilization
skeletal muscle organization
endomysium wraps fibers
perimysium fascicles
epimysium wraps entire muscles
deeps fascia wrap muscle group
tendon
what does endomysium wrap
muscle fibers
what does perimysium wrap
fascicles
what does epimysium wrap
entire muscle
what does deep fascia wrap
muscle group
muscle tendon connection
collagen fibers of endomysium, perimysium, epimysium and continuous with tendons
tendons
connect muscle to bone or skin
aponeurosis
flat tendon
ex external oblique
connective tissue covering muscle
epimysium
connective tissue covering fascicle
perimysium
connective tissue covering fascicle
perimysium
connective tissue covering myofiber
endomysium
connective tissue covering myofibril, thick and thin filament, myosin and actin proteins
none
muscle contraction
begins with signal from motor neuron
initiates impulse
triggers release of calcium
CNS
brain and spinal cord
PNS
ganglion and nerves - single root groups together
extremities
nervous system organization
sensation (sensory)
response (motor)
sensation - sensory
detect stimuli. afferent info to CNS
sensory subdivisions
special senses
somatic senses
visceral senses
special senses
vision, hearing, taste, smell, balance, equilibrium
somatic senses
info from skin, joints, skeletal muscles
visceral senses
info from internal organs and blood vessels
response - motor
efferent info leaves CNS
effectors (muscle or gland) respond
response subdivision
somatic and autonomic
somatic nervous system
voluntary
innervates skeletal muscle
autonomic nervous system
involuntary
innervate cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, glands
neurons
excitable cells that transmit nerve impulses
glial cells
non-excitable cells that support and protect neurons
dendrites
receive information for other neurons
cell body (soma)
contains nucleus and major organelles
Axon hillock
where axon emerges from cell body – where cytoplasm changes to solution of components
Axon
fiber that emerges from cell body and projects to target cells
Myelin sheath
wraps the axons – made from glial cells. Acts as insulation
noes of ranvier
gap in the myelin coverings
Axon terminal
end of axon that makes connections with target cells at synapses
unipolar
sensory neurons - one process emerging from cell
bipolar
special senses – two processes extending from each end of cell body
Multipolar
CNS neurons, motor neurons – everything else – one axon and two or more dendrites
synapses
site at which neurons communicate with other neurons, muscles, or glands
where neurotransmitters are inside vessels - break out
astrocyte
control ionic environment
induce formation of the blood -brain barrier
oligodendrocyte
form myelin sheath in CNS
microglial cell
clean up debris and fight infection
ependymal cells
line brain internal cavities (ventricles)
glial cells of CNS
astrocyte
oligodendrocyte
microglial
ependymal
glial cell of PNS
Schwann cell
Satellite cells
Schwann cell
myeline PNS axons
satellite cells
protect and regulate nutrients for neuron cell bodies in ganglia
how is myelin made in the CNS
oligodendrocyte
how is myelin made in the PNS
Schwann cells
myeline structure
white, fatty coating around axons
nodes of ranvier to side
myelin function
support, protect, and insulate axon
increase conduction speed of electrical signals in axons
gray matter
contains neuron cell bodies and dendrites
white matter
contains neuron axons and myelin sheath
nervous tissue ganglia
in PNS where neuron cell bodies and dendrites are found
nervous tissue nerves
in PNS where neuron axons are found
sensory neurons
send information to CNS
motor neurons
send information away from CNS
nerve structure
cable like bundles of axons in PNS
endometrium wrap individual axons
perineurium wrap axon fascicles
epineurium wrap entire nerve
neuronal network
work to process sensory information and perform motor responses
upper motor neuron
in the motor cortex
lower motor neuron
spinal cord and brain stem
tertiary afferent neuron
in the brain
secondary afferent neuron
spinal cord and brainstem
primary afferent neuron
dorsal root ganglion
multiple sclerosis
patches of myelin in brain and spinal cord are destroyed
autoimmune disease
symptom: blindness, weakness, numbness
Alzheimer’s disease
progressive degenerative disease of the brain
symptom: memory loss, depression, disorientation
associated with abnormal proteins aggregates
intracellular tau tangles
extracellular amyloid plaques
meninges structure
connective tissue surrounding brain and spinal cord
dura, arachnoid, pia mater
meninges function
separate brain from skull
enclose and protect blood vessels supplying brain
contain and circulate cerebrospinal fluid
meninges order
dura (outer most)
arachnoid
subarachnoid space - filled with CSF
pia mater
CSF function
buoyancy
protection (cushion)
environmental stability
CSF location and composition
produced in choroid plexus
clear, colorless fluid
circulate through ventricles and subarachnoid spaces surrounding CNS
hydrocephalus
excessive CSF
cause - obstruction of CSF flow
overproduction of CSF
impaired drainage of CSF
arachnoid granulations
outpock of arachnoid membrane that pierce into dural sinuses – allowing CSF reabsorption into blood
cerebrum
location of conscious thought processes and complex intellectual functions
2 hemispheres - connected by corpus callosum
gyri and sulk increase surface area
gray matter and white matter
corpus callous
midsaggital section
corpus callous
midsaggital section
frontal lobe
decision making, personality, verbal communication, voluntary motor control of skeletal muscles
parietal lobe
sensory interpretation of textures and shapes, understanding speech
temporal lobe
auditory and olfactory experience
occipital lobe
vision
insula
taste
Primary motor cortex
precentral gyrus – command spinal cord to contract specific muscles in contralateral side of body
Primary somatosensory cortex
post central gyrus – sensation originating in skin and muscle (touch, vibration, proprioception, temperature, and pain)
homunculus
little person in brain pulling knobs and switches
divisions of diencephalon
hypothalamus, thalamus, epithalamus
thalamus
either side of third ventricle
relay station for sensory and motor information entering the cerebrum
hypothalamus
BEETS-HAM
behavior
endocrine
emotion
temperature
sleep
hunger
autonomic control
memory
- infundibulum and pituitary gland
cerebellum
fine tune, smoothen and coordinate muscle movements
balance and equilibrium
components of brain stem
midbrain
pons
medulla
brainstem function
bidirectional passage between cerebrum and spinal cord
contain many autonomic and reflex centers for survival
point of attachment for cranial nerves
medulla
cardiac center
vasomotor center
respiratory center
reflexes - cough, sneeze, gag, vomit, ect
limbic system
emotional brain
involved in emotion, memory, and motivation
limbic system components
fornix, cingulate gyrus, amygdala, hippocampus, parahippocampal gyrus
limbic system components
fornix, cingulate gyrus, amygdala, hippocampus, parahippocampal gyrus
cervical nerves
top 7
thoracic nerves
middle 9-12
lumbar nerves
20-25
sacral spinal nerves
bottom 5 after coccygeal nerve
coccygeal nerve
very bottom
conus medullaris
level of the L1 or L2 vertebrae.
cauda equina
nerve and nerve roots
ascending tracts in spinal cord
conduct sensory or motor information
travel through white matter of CNS
connect CNS regions to cranial nerves and spinal nerves
descending tracts in spinal cord
conduct sensory or motor information
travel through white matter of CNS
connect CNS regions to cranial nerves and spinal nerves
Association fibers
connect gyrus to gyrus and lobe to lobe
Commissural fiber
cross over midline – one hemisphere to other
Projection fibers
connect different brain structures and regions to each other
Basal nuclei (caudate, putamen, globus pallidus)
starting, stopping, monitoring movement