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Module 6 : Nervous System Flashcards

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Cells of the Nervous System Neurons

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Neuron Structure
- Cell body of the neuron
- Dendrites
- Axon

Types of Neurons
- Sensory (afferent) neurons
- Motor (efferent) neurons
- Interneurons

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Cells of the Nervous System: Glia (Neuroglia)

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Central Glia
- Astrocytes
- Microglia
- Oligodendrocytes

Peripheral Glia
- Schwann Cells
~Myelin
~Nodes of Ranvier
~Neurilemma

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nerves : nerves and tracts

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Nerve coverings
- Endoneurium, perineurium, epineurium

White and gray matter

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Nerves: Nerve signals

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Reflex arcs
- receptor > ganglion > synapse > effector > reflex
~neurotransmitters
~two neuron arc and three neuron arc reflexes

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CNS : Brain

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divisions of the brain
- Brainstem
~medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain
- Cerebellum
- Diencephalon
~Hypothalamus, thalamus, and pineal gland
- Cerebrum

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Brainstem

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Centre of vital functions
- medulla oblongata
- pons
- midbrain
Structure
- Reticular formation
Functions
- two-way conduction paths

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Cerebellum : Structure

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Lies under the occipital lobe of the cerebrum
- gray matter> info processing
- white matter > arbor vitae

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Cerebellum: Functions

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  • helps control muscle contractions to produce coordinated movements for maintaining balance, moving smoothly, and sustaining normal postures
  • Coordinating effects with cerebrum and other regions of the brain
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Diencephalon

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Hypothalamus> major control centre for the ANS
- Controls hormone secretion by anterior and posterior pituitary glands
- Controls body temp, appetite, wakefulness, and pleasure

Thalamus
- sensory info relay; sensation and emotion association; level of consciousness regulation; complex reflex movements

Pineal Gland
- Melatonin regulation in maintaining body’s timeclock

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Cerebrum

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Structure
- cerebral cortex
- gyri, sulci, fissures
- tracts
- Basal nuclei/basal ganglia

Functions
- consciousness, thinking, memory, sensations, emotions, and voluntary control of movements

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CNS : Spinal Cord
Structure

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white matter composed of myelinated nerve fibers (outer)

Gray matter composed of neuron dendrites and cell bodies (inner)

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CNS : spinal cord
Functions

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primary centre for all spinal cord reflexes
Two-way conduction paths to and from the brain
- Ascending spinal cord tracts
- descending spinal cord tracts

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Coverings and fluid spaces of the CNS

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Meninges and bone
- cranial bones and vertebrae
- cerebral and spinal meninges
~dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater
Cerebrospinal fluid spaces (CSF)
- subarachnoid spaces and meninges
- central canal inside spinal cord
- Ventricles in brain

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Peripheral nervous system

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Cranial nerves (12 pairs)
- connects brain with the neck and structures in the thorax and abdomen

Spinal nerves (31 pairs)
- contain dendrites of sensory neurons and axons of motor neurons
- conduct impulses necessary for sensations and voluntary movements

Dermatomes
- Skin surface area supplied by a single cranial or spinal nerve

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Autonomic Nervous system : functional anatomy

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Autonomic neurons
- preganglionic and postganglionic neurons

Autonomic conduction pathways
- two-neuron relays

Somatic Motor neurons
- voluntary control
- involuntary control
- somatic and special senses sensory input

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autonomic conduction pathways Sympathetic division

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Structure:
- preganglionic neurons located in lateral horns of gray matter in the 12th thoracic and first two lumbar segments of the spinal cord
- Sympathetic ganglia lie in two chains on either side of the vertebral column

Function:
- Emergency/stress system controlling visceral effectors
- fight or flight response

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Autonomic conduction pathways parasympathetic division

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Structure:
- located in brainstem nuclei and lateral gray matter of the 2nd through 4gh segments of the spinal cord
- each parasympathetic preganglionic neuron synapses with postganglionic neurons to only one effector

Functions:
- control of many visceral effectors under normal, everyday conditions
- counterbalance to sympathetic function

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Glossary: Action potential

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Nerve impulse

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Glossary: Adrenergic fiber

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Any of the axons whose terminals release norepinephrine and epinephrine

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Glossary: Afferent neuron

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neuron that conducts impulses toward the central nervous system; generally a sensory neuron

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Glossary: Amine

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a category of chemical neurotransmitters

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Glossary: Anesthesia

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loss of sensation

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Glossary: Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

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Hormone produced in the posterior pituitary gland to regulate the balance of water in the body by accelerating the reabsorption of water

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Glossary: Arachnoid mater

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Delicate, cobweblike middle membrane (meninx) covering the brain

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Glossary: Astrocyte

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a type of neuroglial cell found in the brain and spinal cord

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Glossary: Autonomic nervous system (ANS)

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division of the human nervous system that regulates involuntary actions

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Glossary: Autonomic effector

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tissues to which autonomic neurons conduct impulses

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Glossary: Autonomic neuron

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motor neurons that make up the autonomic nervous system

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Glossary: Axon

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nerve cell process that transmits impulses away from the cell body

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Glossary: Basal ganglia (sing. basal ganglion)

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Also known as basal nucleus

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Glossary: basal nuclei (sing. basal nucleus)

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a group of islands of gray matter located in the base of the cerebrum that are responsible for autonomic movements and postures

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Glossary: Blood brain barrier (BBB)

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two-ply structure formed by the wall of a capillary and the surrounding extensions of a glial cell called an astrocyte; functions to prevent harmful chemicals from entering vital brain tissue

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Glossary: Cell body

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The main part of a neuron from which the dendrites and axons extend

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Glossary: Central Nervous system (CNS)

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portion of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord

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Glossary: Cerebellum (pl. cerebella or cerebellums)

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The second largest part of the human brain that plays an essential role in the production of normal movements

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Glossary: Cerebral cortex

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a thin layer of gray matter, made up of neuron dendrites and cell bodies, that composes the surface of the cerebrum

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Glossary: Cerebrospinal fluid

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fluid that fills the subarachnoid space in the brain and spinal cord and the cerebral ventricles

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Glossary: Cerebrum

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the largest and uppermost part of the human brain that controls consciousness, memory, sensations, emotions, and voluntary movements

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Glossary: Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

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A hemorrhage or cessation of blood flow through cerebral blood vessels resulting in destruction of neurons; commonly called a stroke

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Glossary: Cholinergic fibers

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axon whose terminals release ACh

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Glossary: Choroid plexus (pl. choroid plexuses)

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A network of brain capillaries that are involved with the production of cerebrospinal fluid

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Glossary: Corpus callosum (pl. corpora callosa)

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Where the right and left cerebral hemispheres are joined

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Glossary: Cranial nerve

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any of 12 pairs of nerves that attach to the undersurface of the brain and conduct impulses between the brain and structures in the head, neck, and thorax

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Glossary: Dendrite

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branchin or treelike; a nerve cell process that transmits impulses toward the body

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Glossary: Dermatome

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Any of the skin surface areas supplied by a single spinal nerve

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Glossary: Diencephalon

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“between” brian; parts of the brain between the cerebral hemispheres and the mesencephalon or midbrain

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Glossary: Dura mater

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literally “strong or hard mother”; outermost layer of the meninges

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Glossary: Dopamine

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chemical neurotransmitter

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Glossary: Efferent neurons

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neuron that transmits impulses from the CNS to the periphery; opposite (in direction) of afferent neuron

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Glossary: Effector

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responding organ; for ex. voluntary and involuntary muscles, the heart, and glands

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Glossary: Endoneurium

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The thin wrapping of fibrous connective tissue that surrounds each axon in a nerve

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Glossary: Endorphine

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any of a group of chemicals in the CNS that influence pain perception; a natural painkiller

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Glossary: Enkephalin

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Peptide chemical in the CNS that acts as a natural painkiller

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Glossary: Epineurium

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A tough fibrous sheath that covers the whole nerve

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Glossary: Fascicle

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small bundle of fibers, such as a small bundle of nerve or muscle fibers

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Glossary: Flight or fight response

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The changes produced by increased sympathetic impulses, allowing the body to deal with any type of stress

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Glossary: Ganglion (pl. Ganglia)

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a region of gray unmyelinated nerve tissue (usually this term is used only for gray matter regions in the PNS)

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Glossary: Glia (sing. glial cell)

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Supporting cells of nervous tissue; also called neuroglia

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Glossary: Glioma

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one of the most common types of brain tumors

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Glossary: Gray matter

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tissue comprising cell bodies and unmyelinated axons and dendrites

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Glossary: Gyri (sing. gyrus)

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Ridge

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Glossary: Herpes zoster

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“shingles”; viral infection that affects the skin of a single dermatome

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Glossary: Hydrocephalus

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abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid; “water on the brain”

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Glossary: Hypothalamus

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vital neuroendocrine and autonomic control center beneath the thalamus

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Glossary: Interneuron

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nerve that conducts impulses from sensory neurons to motor neurons; sometimes called a central neuron or connecting neuron

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Glossary: Limbic system

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a collection of various small regions of the brain that act together to produce emotion and emotional response; sometimes called “the emotional brain”

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Glossary: Meninges (sing. meninx)

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Membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

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Glossary: Microglia (sing. microglial cell)

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One type of neuroglia cell found in the brain and spinal cord

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Glossary: Medulla oblongata

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the lowest part of the brainstem; an enlarged extension of the spinal cord; the vital centers are located within this area

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Glossary: Lumbar puncture

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when some cerebrospinal fluid is withdrawn from the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region of the spinal cord

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Glossary: Midbrain

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one of the three parts of the brain stem

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Glossary: Motor neuron

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transmits nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glandular epithelial tissues

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Glossary: Multiple sclerosis

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the most common primary disease of the CNS; a myelin disorder

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Glossary: Myelin

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Lipoid substance found in the myelin sheath around some nerve fibers

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Glossary: Myelin disorder

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Any of several disorders characterized by loss or improper development of the myelin sheath that surround many axons of the nervous system

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Glossary: Myelinated fiber

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axons outside the central nervous system that are surrounded by a segmented wrapping of myelin

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Glossary: neuroglia (sing. neuroglial cell)

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Types of supporting cells in the nervous system

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Glossary: Nerve

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Collection of nerve fibers

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Glossary: Neuron

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nerve cell, including its processes (axons and dendrites)

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Glossary: Neurilemma

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Nerve sheath

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Glossary: Neurologist

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physician specializing in the treatment of nervous system disorders

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Glossary: Neuroscientist

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scientist specializing in research concerning the structure and function of the nervous system

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Glossary: Neurotransmitter

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chemicals by which neurons communicate

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Glossary: Nitric oxide (NO)

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compound composed of one nitrogen and one oxygen atom in each molecule, often acting as a small-molecule neurotransmitter

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Glossary: Nodes of ranvier

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indentations found between adjacent Schwann cells

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Glossary: Norepinephrine

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Hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla; released by the sympathetic nervous system

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Glossary: Oligodendrocyte

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A cell that holds nerve fibers together and produces the myelin sheath around axons in the central nervous system

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Glossary: Paralysis

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loss of the power of motion, especially voluntary motion

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Glossary: Parasympathetic division

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Part of the autonomic nervous system that controls many visceral effectors under normal “maintenance” conditions; ganglia are connected to the brain stem and the sacral segments of the spinal cord (craniosacral segments)

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Glossary: Parasympathetic postganglionic neuron

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ANS neuron with dendrites and cell body located in a parasympathetic ganglion, and axon travels to a variety of visceral effectors

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Glossary: Parasympathetic preganglionic neuron

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ANS neuron with dendrites and cell body located in the gray matter of the brainstem and sacral cord segments; the axon terminates in a parasympathetic ganglion

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Glossary: Pharmacologist

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scientist specializing in the study of drug actions

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Glossary: Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

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The nerves connecting the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body

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Glossary: Parkinson Disease (PD)

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A chronic disease of the nervous system characterized by a set of signs called parkinsonism that results from a deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine in certain regions of the brain that normally inhibit overstimulation of skeletal muscles; parkinsonism is characterized by muscle rigidity and trembling of the head and extremities, forward tilt of the body, and shuffling manner of walking

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Glossary: Pharmacist

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health-care worker trained to dispense drugs and educate patients in their proper use

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Glossary: Perineurium

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Connective tissue that encircles a bundle of nerve fibers within a nerve

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Glossary: Pharmacy technician

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health-care worker trained to dispense drugs under the supervision of a pharmacist

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Glossary: Pia mater

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the vascular innermost covering (meninx) of the brain and spinal cord

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Glossary: Pineal gland

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endocrine gland located near the roof of the third ventricle of the brain; produces melatonin

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Glossary: plexus (pl. plexues)

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literally a brain or network; any structure involving convergence and divergence of pathways, as in each plexus of a spinal nerve or the choroid plexus of blood vessels in the brain’s ventricles

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Glossary: Pons

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the part of the brain stem between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain

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Glossary: postganglionic neuron

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autonomic neuron that conducts nerve impulses from a ganglion to cardiac or smooth muscle or glandular epithelial tissue

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Glossary: preganglionic neuron

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autonomic neuron that conducts nerve impulses between the spinal cord and a ganglion

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Glossary: postsynaptic neuron

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a neuron situated distal to a synapse

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Glossary: presynaptic neuron

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a neuron situated proximal to synapse

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Glossary: Psychiatrist

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physician specializing in mental health

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Glossary: Psychologist

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someone who studies mental processes or treats mental conditions through counseling or related therapies

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Glossary: Reflex

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involuntary action

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Glossary: Receptor

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peripheral beginning of a sensory neuron’s dendrite

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Glossary: Reflex arc

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pattern of nerve signalling that resembles an arch curving back on itself, as when an impulse triggered by a sensory stimulus is conducted along a sensory neuron, perhaps transmitted to an interneuron in the brain or spinal cord, then out to a motor neuron, and finally to a muscle

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Glossary: Reticular formation

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located in the medulla where bits of gray and white matter mix intricately

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Glossary: Saltatory conduction

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occurs when a nerve impulse encounters myelin and “jumps” from one node of ranvier to the next

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Glossary: Schwann cells

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large nucleated. ell that forms a myelin sheath around peripheral neurons

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Glossary: Serotonin

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a neurotransmitter that belongs to a group of compounds called amines

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Glossary: Sensory neurons

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neuron that transmits impulses to the spinal cord and brain from any of various parts of the body

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Glossary: Shingles

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viral infection that affects the skin of a single dermatome

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Glossary: Spinal nerve

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Nerve that connects the spinal cord to peripheral structures such as the skin and skeletal muscles

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Glossary: Spinal tract

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any of the white columns of the spinal cord that provides two-way conduction paths to and from the brain; ascending tract carries info to the brain, whereas descending tracts conduct impulses from the brain

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Glossary: Sulci (sing. sulcus)

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Furrow or groove

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Glossary: sympathetic division

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Part of the autonomic nervous system; ganglia are connected to the thoracic and lumbar regions of the spinal cord; functions as an emergency system

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Glossary: Sympathetic postganglionic neuron

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ANS neuron with dendrites and cell body in a sympathetic ganglion; the axon travels to a variety of visceral effectors

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Glossary: Sympathetic preganglionic neuron

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ANS neuron with dendrites and cell body in the gray matter of the thoracic and lumbar segments of the spinal cord; the axon leaves the cord through an anterior root of a spinal nerve and terminates in a collateral ganglion

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Glossary: Synapse

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junction between adjacent neurons

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Glossary: Synaptic cleft

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the space between a synaptic knob and the plasma membrane of a postsynaptic neuron

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Glossary: Synaptic Knob

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a tiny bulge at the end of a terminal branch of a presynaptic neuron’s axon that contains vesicles with neurotransmitters

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Glossary: Tract

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any passageway, such as the digestive tract, urinary tract, respiratory tract, etc; in nerve tissue, a single nerve pathway made up of several bundles of axons and extending through the central nervous system (compare with nerve)

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Glossary: Thalamus

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located just above the hypothalamus; its functions are to help produce sensations and associate sensations with emotions; plays a part in the arousal mechanism

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Glossary: Ventricle

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small cavity, such as the pumping chambers of the heart or the cerebrospinal fluid-filled spaces of the cerebrum of the brain

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Glossary: Withdrawal reflex

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a reflex that moves a body part away from an irritating stimulus

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Glossary: Visceral effector

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tissues to which autonomic neurons conduct impulses

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Glossary: White matter

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nerve tissue made up of neuron axons covered with white myelin

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