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Nerve Tissue Flashcards

1
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What neurons are found in the cerebral cortex?

A

multipolar neurons -> pyramidal cells

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What type of matter is the cerebral cortex, astrocytes, and pyramidal cells found in?

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gray matter

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3
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What neurons are found in the cerebellar cortex?

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multipolar neurons -> purkinje cells

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4
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What is the order of layers in the cerebellar cortex from top to bottom?

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molecular layer > purkinje cell layer >granule cell layer > white matter

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5
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In what matter are purkinje cells found?

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gray matter

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6
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In what matter are axons found?

A

white matter

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7
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What type of neurons do dorsal horns have?

A

interneurons

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8
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What type of neurons do ventral horns have?

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motor neurons

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9
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Tau tangles are apart of what disease?

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alzheimers

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10
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What forms intracellular lesions?

A

tangle clumps

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11
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What happens when tau binds to other taus, what happens to microtubules?

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microtubule breaks down

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12
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What is the marker of astrocyte activation?

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GFAP

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13
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During development, embryonic axons are surround by what type of cells?

A

Schwann

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14
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What type of axons are ONLY found in the PNS?

A

unmyelinated

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15
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One Schwann cell can enclose many …. but can only enclose one ….

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unmyelinated axons; myelinated axon

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16
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What occurs in multiple sclerosis?

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macrophages and microglia directly attack myelin stripping fragments of myelin, leaving “naked” demyelinated axons

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17
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In what matter does the demyelination occur in multiple sclerosis?

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White matter

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18
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What is the most common form of Gullain-Barre syndrome?

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acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

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19
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What causes AIDP ?

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autoimmune response directed against Schwann cell membranes

20
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What is the difference between Gullain-Barre syndrome and multiple sclerosis?

A

GBS: in PNS (Schwann cells)
MS: CNS (microglia)

21
Q

What are examples of sensory receptors in the skin?

A

Pacinian corpuscle and Meissner’s corpuscle

22
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Where can the Pacinian corpuscle be found?

A

deep in the dermis

23
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Where can the Meissner’s corpuscle be found?

A

closer to epidermis

24
Q

Which corpuscle allows for edge detection?

A

Meissner’s

25
Q

Which corpuscle allows for a sense of pressure and vibration?

A

Pacinian

26
Q

What type of connective tissue surrounds the nerve?

A

epineurium (dense irregular)

27
Q

What type of connective tissue surrounds the nerve fasicle?

A

perineurium (specialized tissue)

28
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What type of connective tissue surrounds the nerve fiber?

A

endoneurium (loose tissue)

29
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What are the 2 types of blood-nerve barrier?

A

perineurium and endoneurium

30
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What is the perineurium?

A

specialized connective tissue with tight junctions

31
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What is the endoneurium?

A

blood capillaries that have tight junctions

32
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What are gangli?

A

cell bodies in PNS arranged in structures

33
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The cell bodies have specialized glial cells called what?

A

satellite cells

34
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What do the satellite cells in the ganglia surround?

A

outer neuron

35
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In the gangli, what is a sensory pseudo-unipolar neuron?

A

dorsal root ganglion

36
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What is the role of the satellite cells in ganglia?

A
  1. serve as supportive cells around the neuronal body in the ganglion
  2. provide electircal insulation
37
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Do the satellite cells in the ganglia produce myelin?

A

NO

38
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What is the PNS response to injury?

A

Wallerian degeneration

39
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What is the process of Wallerian degeneration?

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  1. nerve fiber is cut/crushed
  2. part of the axon separates
  3. degenerates distal to the injury
40
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What is needed for regeneration in the PNS?

A

Schwann cells

41
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What is Wallerian degeneration?

A

after significant injury, the nerve will begin to degrade in an anterograde fashion

42
Q

What is a nogo protein?

A

negative regulator of neuronal growth in CNS

43
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What is the role of nogo proteins?

A

impair growth cones

44
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Which nervous system lacks nogo proteins?

A

PNS

45
Q

What can nogo antibodies do?

A

enhance axon elongation after spinal cord crush injuries

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