L6 - neurobiology Flashcards
human nervous system
central nervous system
spinal cord
peripheral nervous system
somatic nervous system
autonomic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
endocrine system
glial cell
microglia
astroglia (astrocyte)
oligodendrocyte
anatomy of neuron
soma, axon hillock, axon, myelin sheath, node of ranvier, axon terminal, terminal buttons, synapse, dendrite, vesicle, neurotransmitter, pre/postsynaptic cell/terminal
information flow in neuron
sodium-potassium pump
ion channels
action potential
action potential propagation
synaptic cleft
synaptic vesicle
inhibitory neurotransmitter
excitatory neurotransmitter
presynaptic membrane
postsynaptic membrane
stepts in signal trnasmission at synapse
hemisphere
sulcus
gyrus
lobe
fissure
corpus callosum
contralateral hemispheric organisation
neocortex
frontal lobe
parietal lobe
occipital lobe
temporal lobe
somatosensory & motor homunculus
medulla
pons
reticular activating system
cerebellum
thalamus
basal ganglia
prefrontal cortex
hippocampus
amygdala
hypothalamus
cingulate gyrus
limbic system
prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus, cingulate gyrus
brain stem
meddula, pons, reticular system