Nervous (part 1) Flashcards

1
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Which of the following are part of the central nervous system?

A

Brain, brain stem, spinal cord

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2
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Conscious control is greatest over the ____ nervous system.

A

Somatic

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3
Q

Can generate or conduct action potentials:

A

Muscle fibers & neurons

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4
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There are more ____ in a neuron, and they carry impulses ____ the cell body.

A

Dendrites
Towards

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5
Q

Action potentials arise at the

A

Axon hillock

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6
Q

What is an axon collateral?

A

A branch of an axon

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7
Q

The distal end of the neuron is the:

A

Axon terminal

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8
Q

Action potentials travel away from the cell body of the neuron through:

A

Axons

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9
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Myelin is an electric ____ and causes the action potential to travel more ____

A

Insulator
Quickly

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10
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Myelin is ____-soluble and gives ____ matter it’s color.

A

Fat
White

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11
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Unipolar

A

One process, found in sensory receptors 

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12
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Bipolar

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One dendrites and one axon, found in the eye, ear, and nose 

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13
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Multipolar

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Most common, many dendrites and one axon, found in motor neurons and interneurons 

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14
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Afferent conduction moves ____ the CNS through ____ nerves.

A

Towards
Sensory

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15
Q

Which two structures does an interneuron connect?

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A sensory and a motor neuron

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16
Q

Astrocytes

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CNS neuron support and protection

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17
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Microglial cells

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CNS phagocytosis

18
Q

Oligodendrocytes

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CNS myelin sheath

19
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Satellite cells

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PNS neuron support and protection

20
Q

Schwann cells

A

PNS myelin sheath

21
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Ependymal cells

A

CNS cerebrospinal fluid formation

22
Q

A nerve, a bundle of axons in the PNS, is the same as a ____ in the CNS

23
Q

A nucleus, a collection of neuron cell bodies in the CNS, is the same as a ____
in the PNS.

24
Q

In hyperpolarization, the membrane potential becomes ____ negative and ____ excitable

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When the neuron is at rest before an action potential, there is more sodium ____ the cell and more potassium ____ the cell.
Outside Inside
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Graded potentials lead to action potentials
When provided by one neuron over time When provided by many neurons at the same time
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With depolarization at the beginning of an action potential, sodium diffuses across the membrane due to a favorable
Concentration and/or Electrical gradient
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With depolarization at the beginning of an action potential, the membrane potential, which is ____ at rest, moves in a ____ direction.
Negative Positive
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During early repolarization, potassium ____ the cell passively, making the membrane potential more ____.
Leaves Negative
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In terms of ion channels, what happens when threshold potential is reached?
Voltage-gated sodium channels open
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In terms of ion channels, why does the action potential only travel in one direction?
Proximal sodium channels become refractory 
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Saltatory conduction happens in
Myelinated axons
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The sodium-potassium pump moves sodium ____the cell and potassium ____ the cell.
Out of Into
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Synaptic transmission occurrence in order
1. Action potential reaches presynaptic axon terminal, calcium channels open 2. Vesicle exocytosis trom synaptic end bulb 3. Neurotransmitter diffusion into synaptic cleft 4. Neurotransmitter binding to postsynaptic receptors 5. Ion channels open in postsynaptic neuron 6. Neurotransmitter cleared from synaptic cleft
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Part of the neuron at the presynaptic surface; part at the postsynaptic surface.
Axon Dendrite
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Besides another neuron, which two structures can an axon have a synapse with?
Muscle or gland
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An excitatory neurotransmitter is released into the synaptic cleft. In response, the postsynaptic cell ____ as ____ channels open.
Depolarizes Sodium
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The effect of serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitors (SSRI's) is due to:
The serotonin staying longer in the synaptic cleft 
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Endorphins
The body’s natural painkiller, may be involved in acupuncture analgesia
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Nitric oxide
Gas involved with learning, memory, and vasodilation
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Acetylcholine
Neuromuscular junction, PNS
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Dopamine
A modified amino acid involved in emotion, addiction, pleasure, muscle tone, and movement