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What parts of the neuron receive the excitatory and inhibitory signals?

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Soma and dendrites

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If cell body receives enough excitatory signals, it will approach threshold.

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True

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Where on a neuron are the highest density of Na+ channels?

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Nodes of ranvier

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What is the ion channel profile like at the axon hillock?

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Transitioning from ligand gated / GPCR to voltage gated Na+ and K+

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In […] syndrome, anitbodies against schwann cells are produced which causes the schwann cells to be opsonized by the host’s own immune system and the result is unmyelinated neurons.

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Guillain-Barré syndrome

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What are nissl bodies?

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Rough endoplasmic reticulum with a rosette of ribosomes

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When referring to a multipolar, unipolar, or bipolar neuron, what is the “polar” portion?

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The number of sensory poles

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What is the difference between a schwann cell and an oligodendrocyte?

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Schwann cells myelinate only 1 portion of 1 axon in PNS

Oligodendrocytes can myelinate multiple portions of the same axon or multiple portions of different axons in CNS

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[…] myelinate axons in PNS

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Schwann cells

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[…] myelinate cells in CNS

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Oligodendrocytes

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Describe the process of myelin sheath forming in the PNS.

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The schwann cells wraps itself around the axon multiple times folding its cytoplasm over itself for many turns

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What is this structure and how do you know?

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Dorsal root ganglia –> indicated by central nucleus that has an “owl’s eye” appearance

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The myelinated axons are located in the […] matter

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The cell bodies and dendrites are located in the […] matter

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The […] carries efferent signals away from the spinal cord

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Ventral nerve

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The […] is the site in the spinal cord where efferent signals are generated.

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Ventral horn

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The […] carries signals from the body to the spinal cord.

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Dorsal nerve

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Sensory signals from the body terminate at the […] in the spinal cord

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Dorsal horn

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Where are the alpha motor neurons of the spinal cord located? What is unique about these neurons?

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Ventral horn

They are the largest cells in the CNS

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Are unmyelinated cells truly unmyelinated?

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No - they are loosely myelinated. They possess a single concentric layer of myelin around the axon.

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  • Unmyelinated cells are also called […]
  • They transmit […] signals
  • Their conduction speed is […]
  • Their diameter is […]
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  • C-fibers
  • Pain
  • Slow
  • Small
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Neurons with their cell bodies in the brain that are part of the corticospinal tract have their synapse in the […] of the spinal cord.

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Ventral horn

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What is the structure that is boxed? What are they?

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Schmidt - Lanternman Incisures

These arise from a build up of cytoplasm when the schwann cell is wrapping itself around the axon

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What is the boxed structure and what does it contain?

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Can you tell the difference between sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves on a histology slide?

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In the sympathetic nervous system, the preganglionic nerves originate in the […] and they are […] in length. They synapse on postganglionic nerves that are located […] the spine and are […] in length.

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  • Thoracic and lumbar division of the spinal cord
  • Short
  • Near
  • Long
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In the parasympathetic nervous system, the preganglionic nerves originate in the […] and they are […] in length. They synapse on postganglionic nerves that are located […] and are […] in length.

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  • Brain (they are cranial nerves) and sacral spinal nerves
  • Long
  • near the tissues they innervate
  • Short
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What are the vertebral column levels that correspond to sympathetic preganglionic nerves?

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What are the parasympathetic cranial nerves?

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3, 7, 9, 10

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What regions of the sacral spine contain parasympathetic preganglionic nervs?

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What is the general role of the sympathetic NS?

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Fight or flight

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What is the general role of the parasympathetic NS?

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Rest and digest

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All […] nerves are myelinated.

All […] nerves are unmyelinated.

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Preganglionic

Postganglionic

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What are chromaffin cells?

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Cells that are located in the adrenal medulla that produce epinephrine and norepinephrine and release them into the blood vessels

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Label these structures.

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Green = epineurium

Blue = perineurium

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Blue = perineurium

Green = epineurium

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