Nerve Histology Flashcards
brain and spinal cord
Central nervous system
cranial, spinal, and peripheral nerves
Peripheral nervous system
Functions under conscious voluntary control
Somatic nervous system
involuntary motor innervation
Autonomic nervous system
3 categories of the autonomic nervous system
- Sympathetic
- Parasympathetic
- Enteric
convey information from receptors to the CNS
Sensory neurons
senosry
Pain, temperature, touch, pressure from body surface
Somatic Afferent
sensory
pain, temperature, touch, pressure from internal organs, mucous membranes, blood vessels, glands
Visceral afferent
convey information from CNS to effector cells
Motor
Motor
voluntary impulses to skeletal muscles
Somatic efferent
Motor
involuntary impulses to smooth muscle, Purkinje fivers, gland
Visceral Efferent
integration of information between sensory and motor (99.9% of neurons)
Interneurons
One axon and 2 or more dendrites
Multipolar
one axon and one dendrite
Bipolar
one process most common is the one in sensory system. Cell body sits in dorsal root ganglion with one peripheral proceed in body surface detection pressure temp changes, etc.
Pseudounipolar
outer most layer
Epineurium
layer surrounding idv bundles of neurons
Perineurium
layer surrounding idv bundles of neurons
Endoneurium
_____ neuron is larger, vascular action potential.
Somatic Motor Neuron larger
____ of neuron increase speed of action potential
Mylination
FASTER with mylenation due to the fatty cell produce by ____ with little spaces in bwtn ineach allowing action potential to jump btwn each preventing constant repolarization and allowing fast traveling.
shwann cells
Contains nucleus
Cell Body
**ribosomes (stack of rER) heavly packed in neurons, **provide enzyme required for neurotransmitter production and cycling along with transporter protiens.
Nissl Bodies
receive stimuli from other neurons or the external environment
* Characterized by spines which are involved in learning and memory formation
Dendrites
Dendrite pruning is indicative of what?
of learning a new pathway methodology etc.
transmit stimuli to other neurons or from CNS to effector cells (muscle, gland, etc.) take info from one area to another. Pass info back and forth.
Axons
molecular motors directing transport from cell body down axon
Transport vesicles full with neurotrasnmiters, along with mitchondira and other protiens
Kinesin and Dynein
from cell body to axon periphery (nucelus products out)
Anterograde transport
from axon terminal to cell body(used vesicles etc. in)
Retrograde transport
Types of synapse
middle ground, a bit more influencial effect
Axosomatic
Types of Synapse
synapse on axon signal is strong. Easy to have huge effect.
Axonomic
Types of Synapse
synapse far from info originating site of action, synapse on dendrite, little effect.
Axodendritic
Slow, progressive neurological disorder
* Characterized by** loss of dopamine cells in substantia nigra and basal ganglia**
* These two areas are impotant for modulation of muscle movement, fine tune movements
Parkinson Disease
Resting tremor
Rigidity
Lack of spontaneous movement, (hard for them to get started),
Slurred speech, slowed thought cramped handwriting
Symptoms of parkinsons
cause is unknown,
Idiopathic PD
cause is encephalitis, toxins (destroy dopimne cells) , neuroleptics, repetitive trauma(ex. Football)
Secondary PD
impulse conduction is achieved by the release of chemical substances (neurotransmitters)
Chemical Synapse
do not require neurotransmitters for function
Synapses are gap junctions between cells directly connected.
Electical Synapse
contains synaptic vesicles. Area btwn 1&2
Pre-synaptic element
space between neurons, neurotransmitter released from neuron travel in between to area 2.
Synaptic Cleft
reacts to neurotransmitters and bind them with respective receptors. Once bound effects neuron; depends on function.
Post synaptic membrane
Excitatory pre-synaptic neuron
release AcH
Inhibitory neuron
releases Gabba
____ causes voltage-gated calcium (the key for passing info along through synaptic vessles) channels
Depolarization