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Nervous System Flashcards

1
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What does the nervous system look like?

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a network

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What are the two functions of the nervous system?

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communication and control

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What are the nervous system processes?

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  • collects information
  • processes information
  • Initiates response
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The nervous system uses what to collect information?

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receptors

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Where does the nervous system process information?

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in the control center

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Where are responses/commands sent in the nervous system?

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to the effectors

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What are the only kinds of effectors?

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muscles and glands

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What is the organization of the nervous system?

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the central and peripheral nervous system

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What is the function of the central nervous system?

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process information

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What components make up the central nervous system?

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the brain and spinal cord

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What is the function of the peripheral nervous system?

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transmit information

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What are the components of the peripheral nervous system?

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nerves and ganglia

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What kind of nerves come from the peripheral nervous
system?

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sensory and motor nerves

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What are the two types of cells in the nervous system?

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neurons and glial

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Neurons

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  • basic functional units of the nervous system
  • excitable calls that transmit signals
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Glial

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non-excitable cells

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Glial functions

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protect and support neurons

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18
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Neurons have extreme longevity but are what kinds of cells?

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amitotic

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Amitotic

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lost the ability to divide

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20
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Nerves

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bundles of neurons

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Ganglia

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cluster of neuron bodies

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22
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What glial cells are in the central nervous system?

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  • astrocytes
  • ependymal
  • microglia
  • oligodendrocytes
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Astrocytes

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star-shaped cells that connect capillary walls with neurons

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Astrocytes functions

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  • establish blood-brain barrier
  • form supporting networks
  • assist neuronal development and repair processes
  • communicate with neurons and adjust their activities
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Ependymal cells

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  • ciliated epithelial cell that line internal cavities
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Ependymal cell function

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involved in the production and movement of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

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Microglia

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small cells with slender branches that wander the CNS

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Microglia function

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phagocytize (engulf) infectious agents and debris

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Oligodendrocytes

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large cells with slender extensions that wrap around the axons

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Oligodendrocyte function

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insulation of axons in a myelin sheath that speeds up the movement of signals

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31
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What cells are in the peripheral nervous system?

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satellite cells and neurolemmocytes

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32
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Satellite cells

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surround neuronal cell bodies in a ganglion

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33
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Satellite cell functions

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regulate the exchange of nutrients and waste products

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34
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Neurolemmocytes (Schwann cells)

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wrap around axons to form myelin sheath for faster signal propagation

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Myelination

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is the process by which parts of an axon become wrapped in the myelin sheaths composed of repeating layers if glial cell plasma membrane with proportions of lipids.

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36
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The lipids in myelin sheath does what?

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gives glossy white appearance and insulates axon

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37
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Myelinated axons perform what?

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saltatory conduction

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38
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Saltatory conduction

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nerve impulse/signal skips myelinated areas

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39
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Myelinated axon nerve impulses speed up to what?

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150 m/c

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40
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Unmyelinated axons transmit nerve impulse through what process?

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continuous conduction

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41
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Unmyelinated axon nerve impulses speed up to what?

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2 m/c

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42
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What are the three parts of a neuron?

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  • dendrites
  • body
  • axon
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Dendrites

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short branches attached to the body

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44
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Dendrites functions

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membrane receives stimuli

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45
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Body =

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soma

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46
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Body characteristics

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  • unnucleated
  • many ribosomes (gray)
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Body function

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membrane receives stimuli

48
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Axon characteristics

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  • long branch
  • axon hillock
  • axon terminals
49
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Axon fucntion

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passes signals to nervous system, muscular system, or glands

50
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Axon: nerve

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a bundle of axons enclosed in 3 layers of CT:
- endoneurium
- perineurium
- epineurium

51
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What are the two neuron classifications?

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structural and functional

52
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What are the four structural classifications of a neuron?

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  • multipolar
  • bipolar
  • unipolar
  • anaxonic
53
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What are the three functional classifications of a neuron?

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  • sensory
  • motor
  • interneurons
54
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Sensory neuron pathway

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receptors to CNS

55
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Motor neuron pathway

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CNS to effectors

56
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What is another name for sensory neurons?

57
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What is another name for motor neurons?

58
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What is another name for interneurons?

A

association

59
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What are neuron membranes capable of?

A

initiating, processing, and transmitting signals

60
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What is the resting membrane potential of neurons?

61
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What three channels are responsible for the RMP of neurons?

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  • Na-K pump
  • K+ channels
  • Na+ leak channel
62
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The Na+ leak channel is only present in what kind of structure?

63
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Depolarization

A

cell with a less negative charge than the outside

64
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Hyperpolarization

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cell with a more negative charge than the outside

65
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What are the properties of a neuron?

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  • lipid bilayer +( lipid and carb)
  • semi-permeable
  • at rest the membrane is polarized = -70mV
  • Concentration gradient for Na+, Cl-, and K+
  • neurons use their membranes to establish synapses
66
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What happens if gated ion channels open?

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ions diffuse (H to L) causes intentionally altered RMP

67
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What happens when Na+ channels open?

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  • sodium diffuses in
  • the cell becomes less negative causing depolarization
68
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What happens when K+ channels open?

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  • potassium diffuses out
  • the cell becomes more negative causing hyperpolarization
69
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What happens when Cl- channels open?

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  • chloride diffuses in
  • the cell becomes more negative causing hyperpolarization
70
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Synapse

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is a site across the which neuron passes a signal to another neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell

71
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What are the characteristics of a chemical synapse?

A
  • uses neurotransmitters
  • slow but common
  • may excite or inhibit the postsynaptic cell
72
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What are neurotransmitters?

A

organic compounds (=100) produced by neurons in order to transmit a signal

73
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What are two types of neurotransmitters?

A

acetylcholine and norepinephrine

74
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Acetylcholine effect

A
  • excites skeletal muscles
  • inhibits cardiac muscle
75
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Norepinephrine effect

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  • excites cardiac muscle
  • inhibits digestive system
76
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What are the two methods used in the elimination of the neurotransmitter?

A

Degradation and reuptake

77
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Degradation is done by what?

78
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Reuptake is done by what?

A

transporters

79
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What are the 4 functional segments of a neuron?

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  • receptive
  • initial
  • conductive
  • transmissive
80
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Receptive: part of neuron

A

dendrites and cell body

81
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Initial: part of neuron

A

axon hillock

82
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Conductive: part of neuron

A

axon and terminals

83
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Transmissive: part of neuron

A

synaptic knobs

84
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Receptive: function

A

receives stimuli (input)

85
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Initial: function

A

action potential may be initiated

86
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Conductive: function

A

conducts action potential

87
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What is another word for conducts?

A

propagates

88
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Transmissive: function

A

neurotransmitter excites or inhibits a postsynaptic cell

89
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What is the most common stimulus?

A

neurotransmitters released from another neuron

90
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What events occur in response to neurotransmitters release?

A
  • NT binds to the specific receptor
  • chemically gated ion channels open temporarily
  • ions diffuse (H to L)
  • RMP is slightly altered
91
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Graded potential

A

a small, short- lived deviation from RMP

92
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What happens to the membrane during graded potential?

A

membrane becomes slightly depolarized or hyperpolarized

93
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The degree or grade of graded potential is dependent on what?

A

the strength of the stimulation

94
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What is another name for graded potential?

A

postsynaptic potential

95
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What are the two kinds of postsynaptic potential?

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EPSP and IPSP

96
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Excitatory PSP

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  • a neurotransmitter opens a Na+ channel
  • Causes slight depolarization
  • closer to the threshold
97
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Inhibitory PSP

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  • a neurotransmitter opens K+ and Cl- channel
  • causes slight hyperpolarization
  • away from the threshold
98
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Where are EPSPs and IPSPs generated?

A

receptive segment

99
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Where does summation/processing of EPSPs and IPSPs happen?

A

Initial segment

100
Q

What law does summation follow?

A

all or none law

101
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What happens if numerous excitatory stimuli arrive to the receptive segment?

A
  • large amount of Na+ enters the cytoplasm and reach the axon hillock
102
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What happens if the threshold is reached in the axon hillock?

A

voltage-gated channels are triggered to open in the axon hillock

103
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What is initiated in the initial segment?

A

action potential

104
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What happens if the threshold is not reached?

A

no action potential

105
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What happens in once action potential is initiated?

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once initiated, action potential needs to be conduction (propagation) along the axon.

106
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What happens in the conductive segment?

A

axon membrane undergoes a wave of depolarization, followed by repolarization.

107
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What is the goal of depolarization?

A

to spread the action potential

108
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What structure does depolarization?

A

voltage-gated Na+ channel

109
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What is the value of action potential?

110
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Nerve impulse

A

the consecutive opening of voltage gated Na+ channels

111
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What is the goal of repolarization?

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to return the membrane to RMP after the AP passes

112
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Repolarization is done by what structure?

A

voltage-gated K+ channels

113
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What is the process of repolarization?

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  • threshold is reached -55mV
  • voltage-gated K+ channels open slowly
  • K+ diffuses out
  • membrane becomes more negative
  • channels close too slowly
  • membrane becomes hyperpolarized
  • RMP is reestablished by Na+/K+ pumps
114
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What happens when AP arrives to the synaptic knob?

A
  • voltage-gated Ca2+ channels open
  • Ca2+ diffuses in
  • synaptic vesicles release neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft
  • neurotransmitter diffuses and binds to the receptors on the postsynaptic cell
  • postsynaptic cell is activated or inhibited

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