Exam 2 Flashcards

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1
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Specific types of neurons that connect the CNS with skeletal muscles, sensory receptors, the heart, smooth muscle, and glands

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Motor Neurons

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CNS

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Central Nervous System, consists of the brain and spinal cord

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PNS

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Peripheral Nervous System, Consists of cranial and spinal nerves

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ANS

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Autonomic Nervous System, a division of the central nervous system that controls involuntary functions

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Processes involved as information travels through a neural pathway. (Reflex Arc)

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Stimulus, receptor, Afferent neuron, Interneuron, Efferent Neuron, Effector

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membrane potential

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-Used to integrate, send and receive info
- membrane potential changes produced by:
- Changes in membrane permeability
- Alterations of ion concentration

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depolarization

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Inside of membrane becomes more positive, MP difference decreases

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hyperpolarization

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Inside becomes more negative than RMP, membrane potential difference increases

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repolarization

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MP returns to resting state

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Threshold

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The limit that the membrane potential has to reach or supercede to create an action potential

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Graded Potentials

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-Brief Short distance signals within a neuron. Short-lived, localized changes in membrane potential
-if strong enough, it can develop into an action potential

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What happens during an action potential

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-Resting state
-Depolarization phase (Na+ moves in)
-Repolarization Phase(K+ v-gated channels open)
-Hyperpolarization Phase (K+ v-gated channels close, returning to resting state)

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13
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resting potential

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Ions haven’t been stimulated, More Na+ outside cell, More K+ inside cell resulting a mV of -70

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14
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action potential

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A rapid sequence of changes in the voltage across a membrane

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15
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where graded potentials occur

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Dendrites or soma

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16
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all-or-none phenomenon

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APs either happen completely or not at all

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17
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where action potentials occur

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Axon or Axon Hillock

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18
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the mechanism that allows information to travel in only one direction in an axon

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Refractory Period

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19
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neuron

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Excitable cells in the brain used for communication (ie sending signals

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nerve

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Bundle of fibers in the PNS that receives and sends messages between the body and the brain

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tract

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Bundle of fibers in the CNS that receives and sends messages between the body and the brain

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22
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sensory neuron

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Essentially an afferent neuron, sends information from body to Central nervous system

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23
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interneuron

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The neuron that connects the spinal motor and sensory neurons

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motor neuron

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Essentially, an efferent neuron, sends out information from CNS to the effector to elicit a response

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synapse

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Site of transmission between 2 neurons or between a neuron and an effector

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Function of voltage-gated Na+ channels

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mediates the upstroke of the action potential in excitable cells

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Function of voltage-gated K+ channels

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helps depolarize the membrane

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Function of Na+ ions in APs

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Causes depolarization

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Function of K+ ions in APs

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Helps hyperpolarize the membrane potential

30
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Function of Na+/K+ ATPase in APs

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Helps maintain resting potential

31
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Types of Synapses and what they connect together

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-Axodendritic (Axon and Dendrite)
-Axosomatic (Axon and Soma)
-Axoaxonic( Axon and Axon)
-Dendrodendritic (Dendrite and Dendrite)
-Dendrosomatic

32
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Summation

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The additive effect of several electrical impulses on a neuromuscular junction

33
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Where summation occurs

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Axon Hillock

34
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Temporal Summation

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-A rapidly firing presynaptic neuron causes EPSPs that are close in time

-Back to back, same location

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Spatial Summation

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-More than 1 presynaptic neuron fires at the same time

-EPSPs are generated at dif locations on the neuron

-Dif location, same time

36
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Neurotransmitter

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chemical messengers that allow neurons to communicate with each other throughout the body

37
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Classes of neurotransmitters (Chemical)

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1) Acetylcholine
2) Amines
3) Amino Acids
4) Other small molecule transmitters

38
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Classes of neurotransmitters (Functional)

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  • Biogenic amines:
  • Catecholamines (derived from tryosine)
  • Histamine - derived from histidine
    Neuropeptides
    Gases
    Lipids
39
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Types of synapses that have G-protein coupled receptors

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Chemical Synapses

40
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What is the difference between a reflex and a voluntary action?

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Voluntary actions are actions which you yourself initiate by your own conscious

The reflex is a rapid automatic response to a stimulus

41
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ANS single innervation

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A body organ receives neural innervation from either the sympathetic or parasympathetic neurons in the ANS

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ANS Dual Innervation

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A body organ receives neural innervation from both sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons in the ANS

43
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Localized effects

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only affects a specific place or part of the body

44
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Group effects

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affects multiple places or a group of organs in the body

45
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Sympathetic tone

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Sympathetic Nervous System Activity

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Parasympathetic tone

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Parasympathetic Nervous System Activity

47
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Tonic receptor response patterns

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-slow adapting receptors.
respond to the stimulus as long as it persists

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Phasic receptor response patterns

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rapidly adapting receptors, respond quickly to stimuli but stop responding upon continuous stimulation

49
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Input of chemoreceptors

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Chemical changes

50
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Input of Photoreceptors

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Light

51
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Input of Thermoreceptors

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Temperature

52
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Input of Mechanoreceptors

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Mechanical Changes

53
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Input of Nocioreceptors

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Pain

54
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Input of Osmoreceptors

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changes in osmotic pressure

55
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Input of Proprioreceptors

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Changes in position and movement

56
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Input of Cutaneous Receptors

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Sensations