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what systems share the responsibility for maintaining homeostasis? what is the objective?

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nervous and endocrine systems share the responsibility
objective is to keep controlled conditions within limits that maintain life

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how does the nervous system work to maintain homeostasis

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rapid responses using AP

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how does the endocrine system work to maintain homeostasis

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slow response using hormones

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main structures of nervous system and their function

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brain - central control center ~ 100 billion neurons
spinal chord - connects brain to nerves of the body - about 100 million neurons
nerves - bundles of hundreds to thousands of axons ( each nerve follows a defined path and serves a specific region of the body)
neuron - basic functional unit of the neuron system

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structures of the CNS, found in which body cavity

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brain and spinal chord, found in the dorsal body cavity
integration and control center

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structures of the peripheral nervous system

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spinal nerves to and from spinal cord
cranial nerves, to and from brain
found outside the CNS

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two major functional divisions of PNS

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sensory - afferent
motor - efferent

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from what do somatic sensory fibers convey information and where do they send it to

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convey impulses from the skin, skeletal muscles, and joints sent to CNS

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from what do visceral sensory fibers convey information and where do they send it to

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convey impulses from the visceral organs to the CNS

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three subdivisions of the PNS

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somatic nervous system, autonomic nervous system, enteric nervous system

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what is the job of somatic sensory neurons? list examples of areas they relay information from

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convey information from somatic receptors in the head, body wall, and limbs to the CNS
includes receptors for senses such as hearing, vision, taste and smell

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what is the job of the somatic motor neuron? is this response voluntary or involuntary?

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conduct impulses from CNS to skeletal muscles only
this is voluntary

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where are the sensory portions of autonomic sensory receptors and autonomic sensory neurons primarily found

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primarily in the visceral organs

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where do autonomic motor neurons conducts information from and to ? voluntary or involuntary

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conducts impulses from the CNS to smooth muscle cardiac muscle, and glands
involuntary control

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what are the two subdivisions of the autonomic motor neurons and what is the overall effect?

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sympathetic - fight or flight
parasympathetic - rest and digest

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what is the enteric nervous system also known as

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the brain of the gut

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what is the function of the enteric sensory neurons

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monitor and communicate conditions of and in the GI tract to the interneurons (integration neurons) of the ENS and to the CNS

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what is the function of enteric motor neurons

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modify GI propulsion, acid, glandular, and hormonal secretions

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what is the function of the enteric interneurons

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may process enteric sensory information and decide to modify GI muscle contraction and secretion through enteric motor neurons if neededs

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what division of the ANS was the ENS once considered part of? can ANS still affect ENS functioning

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parasympathetic nervous system
some actions of ENS can be modified by ANS

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describe the composition of nervous tissue

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tightly packed, high cell density, little extracellular space

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list the two principal cell types of the nervous system and their properties

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neurons (nerve cells)- excitable cells that transmit electrical and chemical signals
neuroglia - small cells that support, surround, and wrap delicate cells

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list common structures of most neurons

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cell body, axon, dendrites, axon terminals

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where do neurons gather or receive their information

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at dendrites
receive neurotransmitters signals that conducts impulse changes toward the cell body

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list other names for the cell body
perikaryon, or soma
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what structures are found in the cell body of a neuron
lysosomes, mitochondria, golgi complexes, SER, rough ER (called nissl bodies)
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what is the function of an axon
conduct impulses away from the cell body toward another neuron or effector cell
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list the three structures found at the beginning of an axon
axon hillock - where axon joins the cell body initial segment - beginning of axon trigger zone - junction between axon hillock and initial segment
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how do axons transmit signals ? in what form
nerve impulses (action potentials)
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what is the name of the axon's plasma membrane
axolemma
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what is the name of the end of an axon
axon terminal - secretory region
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what occurs at the axon terminal in response to an AP
neurotransmitters are released at the axon terminal in response to an AP
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Do axons always only communicate with one cell? if not, how do they communicate with multiple cells at the same time?
can communicate with many different neurons at the same time through axonal branches
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what structures are not present in the axon? how does this affect the healing of a damaged axon?
lacks rough ER and golgi apparatus if axon is damaged they quickly decay
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what are the many fine processes of an axon terminal called? what are the bulb shaped ended of these processes called?
axon terminals (telodendria) synaptic end bulbs
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what is the site of communication between neurons, or neurons and effector cells called?
synapse
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what is the term for the gap between the pre and post synaptic cell called
synaptic cleft
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what is stored in the end bulb of a presynaptic neuron? what structure are these stored in?
neurotransmitters are stored in the pre synpatic neuron and they are stored within synaptic vesicles
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do pre-synaptic neurons contain only one neurotransmitter
no, contains many different neurotransmitters each with a different effect on the post synaptic cell
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what cannot propagate across a synaptic cleft of neuronal synpases
electrical impulses (AP)
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what is a chemical synapse, why is it necessary for communication if pre and post synaptic cells are not connected by gap junctions
use neurotransmitters to modify electrical activity in the post synaptic cell neurotransmitters used to communicate at the synapse and re-establish or inhibit an AP in post synaptic cell
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what is an electrical synapse?
allows an electrical impulse to directly modify electrical activity in the post synaptic cell uses gap junctions to allow passage of ions between pre and post synaptic cell
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what are the two types of transport systems used to move substances through the axon?
slow axonal transport and fast axonal transport
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what is moved using slow axonal transport and in which direction
conveys axoplasm and in one direction only - from cell body toward axon terminals
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what is moved using fast axonal transport and in which direction ? anterograde? retrograde?
moves materials in both direction anterograde - uses motor proteins to move organelles and synaptic vesicles from the cell body toward the axon terminals retrograde - uses motor proteins to move membrane vesicles and other cellular material from axon terminals to the cell body for degradation or recycling
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how can substances taken into the neuron at the axon terminal travel to the cell body
by fast retrograde support
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how can harmful agents take advantage of fast retrograde support
can travel back up the axon
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does location of the wound matter in regards to fast retrograde support
yes, a short transit time for the harmful substance can be dangerous
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list some basic features of how neurons can differ in size and shape
can be as long as a person is tall, pattern of dendritic branching is varied and distinctive for neurons in different parts of NS, can have short axons or no axon
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how are neurons classified by structure
based on number of processes (axons on dendrites) extending from the cell body
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multipolar neuron description
many processes extend from the cell body, all are dendrites except for a single axon
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bipolar neuron descritption
two processes extend from the cell body, one is a fused dendrite and the other is in an axon
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unipolar neuron description
one process extends from the cell body and forms central and peripheral processes which together comprise an axon
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functional classification of neurons, where they send signals to, type of neuron, where typically found
sensory - send signals from sensory receptors to CNS, almost all unipolar, located in cell bodies in ganglia in PNS motor - carries impulse from CNS to effectors, multipolar, most cell bodies in CNS interneurons (association) neurons - typically found between sensory and motor neurons, shuttle signals through CNS pathways, mostly confined to CNS although ENS has some as well
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what type of neurons are the neurons of the brain and spinal cord typically
interneurons
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what are astrocytes and where are they found ? function?
most abundant and highly branched star shaped cling to neurons, synaptic endings, and capillaries function - support and brace neurons, important role in exchanges between capillaries and neurons guide migration of young neurons control chemical enviro around neurons response to nerve impulses and neurotransmitters influence neuronal functioning - participate in information processing in the brain
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what are microglial cells, where are they found, what is their function
small, ovoid cells with thorny processes that touch and monitor health of neurons migrate toward injured neurons can transform to phagocytize microorganisms and neuronal debris in CNS
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what are ependymal cells, where are they found, what is their function
range in shape from squamous to columnar, may be ciliated (cilia beat to circulate CSF) line the central cavities of the brain and spinal column form permeable barrier between CSF in cavities and tissue fluid bathing CNS cells
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what are oligodendrocytes, where are they found, what is their function
branched cells, processes wrap CNS nerve fibers forming insulating myelin sheaths of many neuronal axons
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what are satellite cells, where are they found, what is their function
surround neuron cell bodies in PNS, similar to astrocytes in CNS
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what are Schwann cells, where are they found, what is their function
surround all peripheral nerve fibers and form myelin sheath around axons of neurons similar function as oligodendrocytes vital to regeneration of damage peripheral nerve fibers
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what is another name for Schwann cells
neurolemmocytes
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what is myelin
a whitish, protein lipid substance
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what is another term for a myelinated axon
myelinated fibers
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what is the function of myelin
protects and electrically insulates (keep charge from escaping) axon increases speed and distance of nerve impulse transmission
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compare speed of myelinated axons vs un-myelinated
un-myelinated conduct more slowly and not as far
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what cells from myelin in the PNS
Schwann cells
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how do Schwann cells myelinate axons
wrap around axon in jelly roll fashion myelin sheath - concentric layers of Schwann cell plasma membrane around axon outer collar of perinuclear cytoplasm (formerly neurolemma) -peripheral bulge of Schwann cell containing nucleus and most of cytoplasm One Schwann cell forms one segment of myelin sheath in PNS
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what substances are often missing, or in considerable less amount, on the plasma membrane of a myelin sheath? why is this important to the job of the myelin? what locks the layers together?
less protein, no ion channels or carries good electrical insulators (keep charge in or out) interlocking proteins bind myelin membrane layers together as they wrap around the axon
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what are myelin sheath gaps, what is the old name?
gaps between adjacent Schwann cells formerly called Nodes of Ranvier
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what axon membrane proteins that are important for AP are found in myelin sheath gaps
high density of ion channels
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where do axonal branches emerge from?
the gaps between myelin sheaths
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describe non-myelinated fibers in the PNS
thin axons not wrapped in myelin may be surrounded by Schwann cells but no coiling
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describe non-myelinated fibers in the PNS
thin axons not wrapped in myelin may be surrounded by Schwann cells but no coiling
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what cells form myelin sheaths in the CNS
oligodendrocytes
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list main anatomical differences in myelination in CNS and PNS
no outer collar of perinuclear cytoplasm since most organelles in the cell body that is not part of the myelin wrap thinnest fibers in CNS typically unmyelinated - covered by long extensions of adjacent neuroglia
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what is CNS white matter
regions of brain and spinal cord with dense collections of myelinated fibers, usually nerve fiber tracts (bundles of axons)
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what is CNS grey matter
mostly neuron cell bodies and unmyelinated fibers

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