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Lectures 10-11 Flashcards

1
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Where is the CNS

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Within the skull & vertebral canal

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2
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The CNS is a derivative of what

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The neural tube

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3
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Where is the PNS & what does it include

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Outside the skull & vertebral canal, includes cranial and spinal nerves

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4
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The PNS is a derivative of what

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The neural crest

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5
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What is the most superior portion of the CNS

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Cerebral hemisphere, diencephalon

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6
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What is the most inferior portion of the CNS

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Spinal cord

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7
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What is the frontal lobe responsible for

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Motor function

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8
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What is the prefrontal cortex responsible for

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Executive functions

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9
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What is the parietal lobe responsible for

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Sensory integration

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10
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What is the occipital lobe responsible for

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Vision

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11
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What is the temporal lobe responsible for

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Hearing and memory

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12
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What is the cingulate gyrus (part of limbic lobe) responsible for

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Emotion

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13
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What are the functions of the anterior & posterior thalamus

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Anterior thalamus: Motor relay
Posterior thalamus: Sensory relay

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14
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What are the functions of the hypothalamus

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Controls autonomic nervous system

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15
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Identify

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16
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The ________ is a conduit between the PNS & CNS; contains centers for many cranial nerve functions

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Brainstem

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17
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Area of the brainstem responsible for maintenance of consciousness

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Reticular formation

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18
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How many pairs in the spinal cord

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31 pairs of spinal nerves

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19
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Above the midbrain: What is anterior/ posterior & superior/ inferior

A

Anterior-Rostral
Posterior- caudal
Superior- Dorsal
Inferior- Ventral

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20
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Where does the orientation switch in the brain when naming structures

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Below the midbrain

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21
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Below the midbrain what is anterior/ posterior & superior/ inferior

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Anterior- Ventral
Posterior- Dorsal
Superior- Rostral
Inferior- Caudal

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22
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A

Label the colored boxes

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23
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What does the ectoderm express that inhibits neural tissue

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BMP4

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24
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What inhibits BMP4 & what happens when it’s inhibited

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Signals from notochord inhibit BMP4 which induces neuroectoderm to thicken and is now called the neural plate

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25
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What are the first signs of brain development

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When the neural folds at the cranial end appear

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26
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Identify

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27
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When the neural folds join along the midline- the neural plate gets converted into a _______

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Neural tube

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28
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What is the neural tube

A

Primordial CNS

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29
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What does the neural tube turn into

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CNS

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30
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What are the letters

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NF Neural fold
NG neural groove

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31
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The neural tube closure is initiated where

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Cervical region (5th somite)

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32
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Identify top lines

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33
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Neural crest cells arise from where

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Dorsal part of the neural tube

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34
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Neural crest cells turn into what

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PNS

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35
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Identify

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36
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Neural crest turns into what

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PNS

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37
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How are neural tube defects diagnosed

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Prenatal ultrasound and by elevated levels of α-fetoprotein in the maternal serum and amniotic fluid

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38
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39
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How do you decrease the incidence of neural tube defects

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Folic acid

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40
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What is the functional cell of the nervous system

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Neuron

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41
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What does the neuron do

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Conducts neural impulses

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42
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What is the cell that supports neurons

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Glial cells

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43
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What are the glia cells in the CNS

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Astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglia, ependymal cells

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44
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What is the predominant glial cell in the PNS

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Schwann cells

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45
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What is the function of the soma

A

Integrate information

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46
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What is the function of dendrites

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Reception and transmission of impulses towards cell body

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47
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What are the intermediate filaments of neurons

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Neurofilaments

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48
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Dendrites contain _______ that increase the surface area for synaptic contact

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Spines

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49
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The cell body of a neuron contains abundant ________

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Nissl substance

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50
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How do you identify an axon terminal

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Huge numbers of synaptic vesicles filled with neurotransmitter

51
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What forms contact with target structures of an axon and holds the vesicles with neurotransmitter?

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Terminal bouton

52
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Identify arrows

53
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What is the most common type of synapse

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Axodendritic (synapse of an axon terminal onto the DENdrite of another axon

54
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What is an axosomatic synapse

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Axon that synapses onto the cell body (soma) of another neuron

55
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What is the area of a neuron that integrates the message

A

Axon hillock

56
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What is an axoaxonic synapse

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Axon terminal ends at another axon- these are mostly inhibitory

57
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Be able to recognize

58
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What kind of synapse is this

59
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What kind of synapse is this

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Axosomatic

60
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What kind of synapse is this

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Axodendritic

61
Q

Identify arrows

62
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Neurons can be classified based on their

A

Morphology

63
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Pseudounipolar neurons have _____ function. Where are they found? Where are their cell bodies?

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Sensory function. They’re found in the somatic/ visceral/ taste system. Cell bodies in PNS

64
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Bipolar neurons are always _____ neurons. Where are they found?

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Sensory, PNS

65
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Multipolar neurons are the most common where? It can also be identified from having a ___

A

CNS. Motor neuron

66
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What kind of neuron is this? Where is it found?

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Multipolar. Central nervous system

67
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What kind of neuron is this? Where is it found?

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Bipolar, PNS (smell, vision, hearing, vestibular)

68
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What kind of neuron is this? Where is it found?

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Pseudounipolar, PNS (taste, somatic and visceral nervous systems)

69
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Grey matter in brain is found where and contains what

A

Covers external surface and contains neuronal cell bodies and dendrites

70
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White matter in brain is found where and contains what

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Found internal to the grey matter and appears white when unstained

71
Q

Identify sections and tissue type

72
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What is unique about spinal cord stain

A

Different color and orientation

73
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Spinal cord stain is called what

A

Myelin stain

74
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What color does white matter & grey matter stain using a myelin stain in spinal cord

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White matter stains grey, grey matter stains white

75
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In the CNS what are neuronal cell bodies

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Nucleus, nuclei, cortex, lamina, column

76
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In the PNS what are neuronal cell bodies

77
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What do somatic motor neurons and visceral motor neurons have in common

A

Multipolar neurons, cell bodies in CNS grey matter

78
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How do somatic motor neurons and visceral motor neurons differ

A

Somatic motor neurons innervate skeletal muscle and visceral motor neurons (autonomic) innervate smooth/cardiac muscle, and glands

79
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What do somatic & visceral sensory neurons have in common

A

Pseudounipolar neurons, cell bodies in posterior root ganglia

80
Q

Identify

A

Sensory ganglion at low magnification (no synapses)

81
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Identify

A

Autonomic ganglion at low magnification (multipolar motor neurons)

82
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Identify

83
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Identify

84
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Compare at higher mag

85
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Identify

86
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Identify

87
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Whats wrong with this image

88
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Whats wrong with this image

89
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What is responsible for conducting neural impulses

90
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What plays a supporting role to neurons

A

Glial cells

91
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What are the myelinating cells of the CNS

A

Oligodendrocytes produce myelin

92
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What are the 4 functions of astrocytes in CNS

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Maintain tight junctions, regulation ionic environment, impermeable barrier in CNS, glial scar in response to injury

93
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What cells produce CSF in CNS

A

Ependymal cells

94
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What are the resident phagocytes in CNS

95
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What are the myelinating cells of the PNS

A

Schwann cells

96
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Identify the type of cell

A

Oligodendrocyte

97
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What is an autoimmune disease from malfunctioning oligodendrocytes

A

Multiple sclerosis

98
Q

Identify circles

A

Myelin shealth

99
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What is a tumor that arises from a neoplastic astrocyte

A

Glioblastoma

100
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What are the brown things

101
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Identify

102
Q

What is a disease that comes from malfunctioning Schwann cells

A

Guillain-Barre syndrome

103
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What is this tissue & what disease is it from

A

Guillain- Barre syndrome- Schwann cell malfunctioning

104
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What wraps an entire nerve? Wraps fascicles?
Wraps individual neurons?

105
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Identify

106
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Identify

107
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What is the spinal dura composed of

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Single layer of meningeal dura only; no dural sinuses or reflections

108
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What is the cranial dura composed of

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2 layers- periosteal layer and meningeal layer; fused in most places

109
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What is the real space formed when the meningeal layer detaches from the periosteal layer of the cranial dura

A

Dural venous sinuses

110
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Identify

111
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What is the meningeal layer that invests the surface of the brain and spinal cord (cannot be removed)

112
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Identify

113
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Identify

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Filum terminale: pia mater that extends from the inferior end of the spinal cord and anchors the cord to the coccyx

114
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The epidural space is a real space & potential space where? Where is it located?

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Between endosteum of skull and periosteal dura; potential space in the brain, a real space in the spinal cord

115
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The subdural space is a real space & potential space where? Where is it located?

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Potential space between meningeal dura and arachnoid barrier layer in BOTH brain and spinal cord

116
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The subarachnoid space is a real space & potential space where? Where is it located? What is it filled with?

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Real space between the arachnoid barrier layer and pia mater in BOTH the brain and the spinal cord; traversed by arachnoid trabecular cells; filled with CSF

117
Q

What are the 2 types of meningitis

A

Bacterial/ viral meningitis

118
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What are 2 clinical diseases resulting from defects in posterior neuropore

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Myeloschisis: Failure of neural folds to elevate; results in flattened mass of neural tissue in lumbar region
Meningomyelocele (Spina bifida): Neural tissue protrudes through lumbar vertebral defect

119
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What are 2 clinical cases resulting from defects in anterior neuropore

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Anencephaly: Induction failure of mesoderm
Encephalocele: Bony defect in skull

120
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Identify

A

Schwann cell

121
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Identify

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Oligodendrocyte

122
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Identify

123
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Identify

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