Introduction Flashcards by Isabella Smyth | Brainscape

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Name some animal models used in neuroscience

A

c.elegans, squid, zebrafish, chick, rab

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What diseases is the zebrafish used to model

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Parkinson’s, Huntington’s

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Where is the medulla oblongata located

A

posterior region of the brain

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What are Gryi

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folds

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What is the function of Gyri

A

increase SA

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What are Sulci

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indentations

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Where are cell bodies located

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outside of the brain

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Describe the veins and arteries in the brain

A

very metabolically active

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Which region of the brain has a high degree of variation

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frontal lobes

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Where is the action potential generated

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axon hillock

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What are the types of neurons

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multi-polar, bipolar, unipolar anaxonic

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Name supporting cells of nervous system

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astrocytes, oligodendrocytes and glia

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Name some neuropeptides

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enkephalin, susbtance P,

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Name the biogenic amines

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serotonin, histamine, adrenaline

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