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ganglia

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many neurons

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cephalization

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creating a concentration of sensory organs and nervous system components at the front of the body

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pathway of nervous system

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sensory (sensory neurons) –> sensory input (PNS) –> integration (CNS) –> motor output (PNS) –> effector

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sensory neuron

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cell body in middle of axon, in PNS

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interneurons

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cell body near dendrites, in CNS

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motor neurons

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cell body near dendrites, in PNS

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dendrite

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receives signals from other nerves, at the top of the cell

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axon hillock

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connects dendrite and axon, where action potential is triggered

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what is the difference between a nerve cell and other cells?

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an axon

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axon

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the long fatty section of the nerve, where the signals are sent down

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presynaptic cell

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cell that is sending the signal, before the signal is sent

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postsynaptic cell

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cell that receives the signal

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synapse

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the gap/connection between two nerves

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neuron vs nerve

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neuron is the functional unit of a nerve, multiple neurons make up a nerve

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1st step of neuronal signal transduction

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stimuli is received by dendrites and cell body

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2nd step of neuronal signal transduction

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synaptic stimuli summoned at axon hillock where an action potential is triggered if the sum of the arriving signals is greater than the threshold

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3rd step of neuronal signal transduction

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action potential conducted along axon and axon terminal where neurotransmitters are released

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what happens to released neurotransmitters?

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they bind to receptors on postsynaptic cell membrane and potentially create a new signal

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resting membrane potential of a neuron

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-70 mV

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action potential

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the depolarization of a cell

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steps of an action potential

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  1. reaching threshold, 2. depolarization (Na+ rushes in), 3. repolarization (K+ rushes out), 4. refractory period
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how does depolarization occur?

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there are voltage gated sodium channels that are opened when the threshold is reached, as the membrane potential reaches 40 the channels become blocked

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how does repolarization occur?

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voltage gated potassium channels open and potassium will rush out of the cell

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inactivation gate

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closes the sodium channel so it does not keep working during repolarization

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glial cell

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provide chemical and physical support to other cells

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myelin sheath

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fatty outer layer that promotes movement of action potential

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salgatory propogation

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movement of signal across axon

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node of ranvier

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in between myelin sheath segments there are proteins where the signal is received

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axon terminal

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receives and passes on the signal

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vesicles role in action potential

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store neurotransmitters and exocytose when they should be released into synaptic cleft

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why do vesicles know when to exocytose?

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voltage gated Ca2+ channels open which allows Ca to rush into presynaptic membrane and triggers vesicles

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what happens when the neurotransmitter (Ach) is released?

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Ach binds to protein which opens ion channels for Na+ to rush into postsynaptic membrane

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astrocyte

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type of glial cell, huge component of the CNS

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role of the astrocyte

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structure neuron, repair damaged neurons with scar tissue, maintain homeostasis, creates blood brain barrier

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EPSP

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excitatory signals which depolarize the cell, can have temporal or spacial summation

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IPSP

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inhibitory signals which hyperpolarize the cell

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temporal summation

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multiple EPSPs arrive quickly at a single synapse and set off an action potential

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spacial summation

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several signals at the asme time from different EPSPs leads to action potential

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afferent neurons

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to CNS

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efferent neurons

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away from CNS

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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

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made of a network of mainly neurons, anything that is not the brain or the spinal cord

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Central Nervous System (CNS)

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brain and spinal cord

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branches of the PNS

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somatic and autonomic

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Somatic reponses

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voluntary/conscious: reactions, sensing and responding to environment, etc

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Autonomic responses

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involuntary/unconscious, sympathetic and parasympathetic systems

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Sympathetic system

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fight or flight (accelerates heart, stimulates glucose release, inhibition of stomach and intestines)

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Parasympathetic system

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rest and digest (slow heart, stimulates stomach and intestines)

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