Midterm I Flashcards
What is the nervous system that is covered by meninges? 1. What are the structures that make up this system? 2
- Central nervous system
2. brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve
What is the general term for cells of the nervous system?
glial cells
What are the locations of the choroid plexus that consists of ependymal cells?
- Lateral ventricles
- Third ventricle
- Fourth ventricle
How many layers of gray matter are there? 1. Which layer is closest to the skull? 2. Which layer is involved in afferent info? 3. Efferent info? 4
- 6 layers
- layer I
- layer IV
- layer V
Around what age do men fully develop their frontal lobe? 1.
Women? 2
- 23-24
2. 18-20
What area of the brain is associated with emotions?
limbic
What cortices fall under the umbrella of association cortices?
- parieto-occipitotemporal cortex
2. prefrontal cortex
What is a pathology to somatosensory cortex that results in no sensation?
anaesthesia
What is a pathology to somatosensory cortex that results in reduced sensation?
paresthesia
What is a pathology to somatosensory cortex that results from amputation where brain still thinks the limb is attached?
phantom limb
How many pairs of spinal nerves are there?
31
Which projection of the spinal nerve is responsible for afferent info? 1. Efferent? 2
- Dorsal Root Ganglia
2. Ventral Roots
What is the resting membrane potential of most cells?
-71.6 mV
What is the equation used to find the resting membrane potential?
Hodgkin-Huxley
How many K+ channels are there for every 1.5 Na+ channel generally?
10
What is defined as the amount of change that will develop across a membrane when there is no net movement of ion?
Nernst Potential
What is the Nernst Potential equation?
(RT)/(zF) x log ([iono]/[ioni])
What is the equilibrium potential for K+?
-91.6 mV
What is the equilibrium potential for Na+?
+62 mV
If a diabetic takes too much insulin will the cell be hyperpolarized or depolarized?
hyperpolarized
What is the equilibrium potential for Ca+2?
+133.3 mV
What is it called when a series of impulses from one excitatory fiber together produce a suprathreshold depolarization to trigger an AP?
Temporal Excitatory Summation
What is it called when two excitatory fibers cause two synaptic depolarizations that together reach firing threshold and trigger an AP?
Spatial Excitatory Summation
What is it called when impulses from an excitatory neuron reach a motor neuron but impulses from an inhibitory fiber prevents depolarization from reaching threshold?
Cancellation
What is necessary for saltatory propagation?
myelinated cells
For myelinated neurons, what are areas that are not myelinated called?
Nodes of Ranvier
What is it called when a neuron cannot get another AP?
absolute refractory period
What is it called when a neuron can get a weak AP if stimulus is strong enough?
relative refractory period
What are the three states that Na+ voltage-gated channels can be in (and what are the membrane potentials for each)?
- closed but able to open (-70 mV)
- open/activated (-50 to +30 mV)
- inactivated/closed but not able to open (+30 to -70 mV)