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Exam 3 Flashcards

1
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What do ganglia represent groups of what?

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Groups of nerve cell bodies in the PNS
Unipolar

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What are axon functions?

Which is the fastest and which is the slowest induction of impulses?

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Function is conduction of stimuli

Fastest is thick and mylenated

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3
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What are sensory neurons and where do you find them?

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They are unipolar
PNS
Found in posterior roots of spinal cord

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4
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What are interneurons?

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Multi polar, gray matter of spinal cord
Connects SA and ME
Carries sensory information
No neuron = unisynaptic / knee jerk

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Types of glia and comparison of those found in both CNS and PNS

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Astrocytes, oligodenocyres, microglia = CNS

Schwann cells , satellite cells = PNS

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6
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Action potentials travel along the…

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Wave of electricity, the travels from the cell body down the axon to the terminals

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Mylan and unmyelinated axons are what

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Mylan is faster transmission of signal between neurons

Unmylinated is slower

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What are the Eppy, Perry, and Endoneurium and what do they in case?

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Epi – spinal nerves
Peri- fascicles
Endo- axons

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Look at the difference between mono and polysynaptic reflexes, and examples of each

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Monosynaptic – no interneuron (arch reflex)

Polysynaptic– interneurons (knee jerk)

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Where do you sell bodies of neurons lie in the spinal cord?

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Gray matter

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What are the name of the chemicals released at the axon terminals and what organelles carry them?

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Chemicals – ACHL
Organelles – synaptic vesicles

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12
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Sulcus vs gyrus

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Sulcus : dips/ valleys
Gyrus: mountains

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13
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The lobes of the brain and their major functions

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Frontal – motor skills
Occipital - vision
Temporal – hearing
Parietal – smell sensory taste

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BBB and its function

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Blood brain barrier (astrocytes)

Shields brain from toxic substance, filters, supplies

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Where is CSF produced?

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Corroid plexus / 3rd 4th ventricles

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16
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Which is the second largest region of brain

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Cerebellum

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17
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Corpora quadregimini : structure and function

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Located in the midbrain
Vision and hearing
Superior colliculi= vision
Inferior = hearing

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18
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Falx cerberi vs cerebelli

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Cerberi: separates the hemispheres of the brain

Cerebelli: surround cerebellum

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How many spinal nerves and where does the spinal cord end?

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  1. Total spinal nerves.
    Eight cervical
    12th thoracic
    Five lumbar
    Five sacral
    One coccigeal

Spinal cord ends at L2 – L3

20
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Function of nuclei in reticular formation

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Wake cycles
Hiccups, yawning, arousal and consciousness, motor movements, sleep – wake cycles

21
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So bodies of the sensory neurons of the spinal nerves are located in what?

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PNS

22
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What are the meningeal layers

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Durham matter, archoid matter, Pia matter

Function is to protect and support the brain and spinal cord

23
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Dysfunction of corpus coliseum

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Seizures/epilepsy

24
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What is cauda equine

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Collection of nerves at end of spinal cord

25
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Which Meninges hugs the brain surface

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Pia matter

26
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Two parts of the brain that are most involved in emotions are the

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Hypothalamus/lympic system

27
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What part of the brain controls heart rate and respirations?

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Medulla oblongata

28
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Disorder of balance is due to which cranial nerve

A

Vestibular nerve

29
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Differences between para and sympathetic nervous system

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Para – rest and digest
Sympathetic – emergency (FFF)

30
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Where is the Blindspot in the eye?

A

The optic disc

31
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Cones versus rods in the eye

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Cones see color in daylight
Rods at night time

32
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Dysfunctions of the eye(3)

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Pink eye, cataract, glaucoma

33
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ADH is secreted by what gland

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Hypothalamus – pituitary gland

34
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Thyroid is antagonistic to..

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Parathyroid

35
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Adrenal medulla secretes what

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Epinephrine and nor epinephrine

36
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In organic needed in goiter disease

A

Iodine

37
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Ultra structure feature of steroid secreting cells
What type of organelles are dominant give example of the gland

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Gonads – testosterone/estrogen
Smooth endoplastic reticulum

38
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Need for blood formation.. as secretion that we know of

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Erythropoietin

39
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Vitamin D is made in secreted by..

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The skin

40
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Prolactin is secreted by which gland

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Pituitary gland

41
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Where is the thyroid in the body?

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The neck

42
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Neural secretions that you know of are..

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Epinephrine and norepinephrine

43
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Why is thyroid secreted?

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Regulation of metabolism

44
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FSH target Cell

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Gonads

45
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Diabetes type one and type two
What is the predominant cell in pancreas?

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Diabetes type one is insulin dependent
Diabetes type two is lifestyle

Predominant cell in the pancreas is beta cells

46
Q

Dysfunction of the thyroid

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Hypothyroidism – Hashimoto
Hyper thyroidism – Graves’ disease

47
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What are the layers of the adrenal cortex?

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Medulla and cortex

G (glamorous)
F(fabulous)
R(rich)

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