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lecture 15: The nervous system organization Flashcards

1
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what is the neuron

A

the functional units of the nerveous system

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what is a sensory neuron

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the nerve cells that are activated by sensory input from the environment -

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3
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what is a motor neuron

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a cell that sends signals from the CNS to the periphery

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4
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what are the 3 parts of a neuron

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soma (body)
dentrites (input)
axon (outpuit)

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5
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what is an action potential

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passave of impulse that carries (info)

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6
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what type of cells act as the “glue”

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neural and/or glial cells

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7
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what is another name for somatic

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voluntary/conciouslly doing something

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what does visceral mean

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involuntary

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what are the 3 main fucntions of the NS

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Sensory Function

  1. Integrative Function
  2. Motor Function
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10
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what are the 3 sensory functions

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Detect internal stimuli
• Detect external stimuli
• Carry information to the brain via sensory (afferent) neurons

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sensory function arries into to where and how

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to the brain via sensory (afferent neurons)

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12
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where does sensory information enter the spinal cord

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dorsal root ganglia

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13
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intergrative function processess.

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sensory info

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14
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what does integrative function do

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process sensory info

analyze and make descions regarding appropirraite responses

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15
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what are the neurons called that serve an inttegrative function

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intterneurons

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16
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what is the motor function of the NS

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responding to integration decisions

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what are the neurons that serve the motor c=function called

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motor (efferent) nerurons)

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18
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where do the motor function neurons carry info

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out of the brain and spinal to perpherey

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19
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what are the 2 components of the CNS

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brain and spinal cord

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20
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what is the function of the spinal cord

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connects the brain to the rest of the body

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21
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what is the periphere nervous system made up of t

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1) somatic division

2) autonomic division

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explain the autonomic division of the PNS

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regulates internal environment. carries out infomation from the CNS to the organs, blood vessels and glands

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explain the somatic diviison of the PNS

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carries into to the CNS from the senstes and from the CNS tot he skeletal smuyscles

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24
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in the autonomic division, which branch arouses the body

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sympathetic

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in the autonomic divison, which branch calms after arousal

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parasympathic

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26
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what is the control senter for the entire nervous system

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the central nervous system

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27
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what are the 3 fuctnions of the CNS

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Processing and integrating of sensory information
• Planning and coordinating responses to stimuli
• Providing short term control over activities of other systems

28
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true or false: the CNS provides long term control over activities of systems

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false, it provides short term

29
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if the CNS provides short term control, what provides long term?

A

endocrine

30
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what is the neural tissue outsife the CNS called

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the perpheral nervous system

31
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what system links the CNS with sense organs and other systems

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the PNS

32
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the nerves of the PNS have 2 deivision, what are they alled

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afferent and efferent

33
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what are the 2 nerves of the PNS

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cranial (emerging from brain)

spinal (emerging from spina)

34
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how manycranial nerves do we have

A

12

35
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efferent=

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motor

36
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afferent =

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sensory

37
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the The efferent (motor) portion of the PNS is subdivided into 2
systems… wjhich are

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1) The Somatic Nervous System (SNS)

2) The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

38
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what does the Somatic Nervous System (SNS)

control

A

skeletal muscle contraction (voluntary and involvenaryO

39
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wht is an example of an involumtary sksletal muscle contraction

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diaphram

40
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the sensory nevrous of the somatic nervous systems convery info from where

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convey information from cutaneous and
special sense receptors primarily in the head, body wall and
extremities

41
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Motor neurons from the SNS conduct impulses where only

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skeletal muscles

42
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in the somatic nerveous ststem, how many motor nervous are there

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only 1

43
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what is the effector of the somatic nervous system

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skeletal muscle

44
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what does the autonomic nervous system control

A

visceral functions

45
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the ANS or the SNS regulates smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glandular activity

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ANS

46
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is the ANS outside or inside of our consiouc control

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outside (involuntary)

47
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how many motor neurons are part of the autonomic nervous ststem

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alsays 2 in sequence

48
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in the ANS, sensory neruons convery what

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homeostatic information from receptors

primarily in the viscera to the CNS

49
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in the ANS motor nervous conduct impulses where

A

smooth muscle, cardiac muscle

and gland

50
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what are the.2 pathways of the motor oortion of the ANS

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sympatetic and para.

51
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what are the 2 main types ofcells in the nervous system

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1) neurons

2) neuroglia

52
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what is the general function of the neurons

A

nerve impulse conduction

53
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what is the general function of the neuroglial cells

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support and protect the NS

54
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what are the 3 types of neurons

A

multipolar
bipolar
unipolar

55
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what does multipolar neuron mean

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there are multiple dendritbes on the body

=most common

56
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what is a bipolar neuron

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very abundant in the eye (signal in retina)

there are 2 main exttensions from cell body

57
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what is a unipolar neuron

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only one single process from cell body

58
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what are the 4 types of neuroglia (glial cells) in the CNS

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Astrocytes
• Oligodendrocytes
• Microglia
• Ependymal cells

59
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what are the 2 types of neuroglia (glial cells) in the PNS

A

satelite cells

schwann cells

60
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explain astrocytes

A

they wrap around the capilaries and form a blood brain barier

provides barrier to protect nervous tissue from foreign substances or waste

61
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explain oligodendrocytes

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they are the equivalent of schwann cells except they myelinate many axons for faster transmission

=provide myelin sheath/insulation for axon

62
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explain microglial cells

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they are phagocytes that remove waste/debris/worn out nerve tissue

found in spinal cord and brain

63
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explain ependymal cells

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they provide brain/blood/cns barriers
in between blood stream and what enters ventricle to produce CSF
LINE CAVITIES THAT PRODUCE CSF

64
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explain schwann cells

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produce the myelin sheath
(but can also be found around unmyelinated)
=provides insulation around the axon

65
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explain satellite cells

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around the cell body and they provide strcutural support and protect cell body

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