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lecture 5 - neurons & nerves Flashcards

1
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What are the components of a neuron?

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Dendrites, soma/cell body, axon, synapses

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What is the name for the cell body of a neuron?

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Soma

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3
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What is the function of neuron dendrites?

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Receive signals from other neurons via synapses

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4
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What are axons?

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Processes that leave a neuron’s soma to propagate an action potential for signalling to other neurons via synpases

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5
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What are the 4 morphological types of neuron?

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multipolar, bipolar, unipolar, anaxonic

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What is the structure of a multipolar neuron?

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Multiple processes emanate from the cell body

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What is the structure of a bipolar neuron?

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2 processes emanate from the cell body

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What is the structure of a unipolar neuron?

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One process emanating from the cell body that branches into the dendrite and axon

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What is the structure of an anaxonic neuron?

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No distinct axon because all processes look alike

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10
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What are glia?

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Non-neuronal support cells of the CNS or PNS

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What are the 4 key glia types of the CNS?

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oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, microglia, ependymal cells

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What are the 2 key types of glia in the PNS?

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Schwann cells, satellite cells

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What is the function of oligodendrocytes?

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Form the myelin sheath around neurons in the CNS

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What is the function of astrocytes?

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Provide nutrients, maintain extracellular environment and structural support to neurons in the CNS

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What is the function of microglia?

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Mount the immune response within the CNS

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What is the function of Ependymal cells?

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Circulate and produce cerebrospinal fluid in the CNS

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17
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Which cells produce CSF in the CNS?

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Ependymal cells

18
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What is the function of Schwann Cells?

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Form the myelin sheath around neurons in the PNS

19
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What is the function of Satellite Cells?

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Provide nutrients and structural support to neurons in the PNS

20
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What is the name for a unit of neurons with a nerve that is surrounded by perineurium?

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Fascicle

21
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Where does sensory information enter the spinal cord?

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Dorsal root

22
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Where does motor information leave the spinal cord?

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Ventral root

23
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What type of peripheral nerve has the fastest relative conduction velocity?

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Motor neurons

24
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What type of peripheral nerve has the slowest relative conduction velocity?

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Sensory - pain/temperature, etc.

25
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What are the characteristics of motor neurons?

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Large diameter, heavily myelinated = fast conduction velocity

26
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Which 2 factors influence the relative conduction velocity of a nerve?

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Diameter, myelination

27
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What happens to the conduction velocity of a nerve as its diameter increases?

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Increases

28
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What is the resting membrane potential inside of neurons?

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~-70mV

29
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Which factors contribute to the resting membrane potential?

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Concentration gradient of ions across membrane, differential permeability of membrane to K+ vs Na+

30
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Are cell membranes more permeable to K+ or Na+?

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K+

31
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Which ion has the greatest influence on resting membrane potential?

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K+

32
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What creates the electrochemical gradient across a cell membrane?

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The difference on the concentration of ions on either side of the membrane, and the permeability of the membrane to these ions

33
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What ion channel maintains the electrochemical gradient across a cell membrane?

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Na+,K+ - ATPase

34
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What does Na+,K+-ATPase pump, and in what directions?

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3Na+ out of cell, 2K+ into it

35
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Which equation calculates the equilibrium potential for an ion?

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Nernst equation

36
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How does the ratio of ions in/outside a cell influence the voltage across the membrane?

A

The greater the concentration difference between outside and inside, the greater the voltage

37
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Which equation calculates the resting membrane potential of a cell?

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Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz

38
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What are voltage-gated ion channels?

A

Ion channels that provide selective permeability to certain ions due to changes in membrane potential

39
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What are mechanically gated ions channels?

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Ion channels that open when a physical stimulus causes membrane deformation

40
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What are chemically gated channels?

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Ion channels that open when a ligand binds

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