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Nervous System Flashcards

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Neuron

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functional cell type

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nervous system

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collection of neurons that operate in a coordinated manner

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dendrite

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conducts an electrical signal from dendrite to axon terminal

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cell body

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part with nucleus

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axon

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long tubular extension of plasma membrane.

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axon terminal

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base of the axon. plasma membrane flares to create a number of sites for information transfer.

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electrically excitable cell

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an electrical signal can be conducted from the dendrite to the axon terminal.

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polarized cell

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charge changes through the cell

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membrane potential

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most cells are negative inside relative to the outside

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depolarization

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membrane potential moves from negative to positive

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action potential

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a wave of depolarization

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hyperpolarize

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membrane potential goes back to original 70

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synapse

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the space between two neurons

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electrical synapse

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cells linked by gap junctions

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gap junction

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space between two neurons

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chemical synapse

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neurotransmitter is released by exocytosis from pre-synaptic cells and opens an ion channel on the post-synaptic cell

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neurotransmitter

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low weight hydrophilic chemical signals. cannot move across the plasma membrane on the post-synaptic cell.

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exocytosis

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bubble opens to plasma membrane and neurotransmitter is released.

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excitatory neurotransmitter

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if the neurotransmitter causes the post-synaptic cell to depolarize

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inhibitory neurotransmitter

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if the neurotransmitter causes the post-synaptic cell to hyperpolarize

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sensory neuron

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transmits information about external stimuli as detected by sensory organs

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interneuron

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neurons found in circuits that are involced in the analysis and interpretation of sensory input

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motor neuron

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transmits information to muscles and glands

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reflex

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from motor neurons

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cephalization

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neurons concentrating in the anterior CNS

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central nervous system

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from cephalization

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myelinated neuron

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cell with myelin. conduct action potentials at a fast rate.

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unmyelinated neuron

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shorter and conduct action potentials at a normal rate.

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neuroglia

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non-electrically excitable cells that serve a support role

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oligodendrocyte

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myelinated neurons in CNS

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ependymal cell

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form the surface of the ventricles

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satellite cell

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provide nutrients to neurons in the PNS

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schwann cell

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myelinates neurons in the PNS

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astrocyte

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makes the blood-brain barrier.

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neural tube

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embryonic structure that develope into the brain and spinal cord.

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notochord

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forms from mesoderm cells after gastrulation. causes neural tube to form.

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brain

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consumes 20% of )2

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somite (vertebra)

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the bone part. separated by vertebral discs

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spinal cord

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your whole vertebral system

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peripheral nervous system

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nerves outside the CNS.

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ventricles

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4 of them

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ventricular fluid

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flows over the surface of the brain and to the lateral ventricles to complete the circulatory system.

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somatic pns

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nerve tracts originating from the brain. voluntary movement. senses.

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autonomic pns

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involuntary muscle movement.

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sympathetic pns

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emergency functions

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parasympathetic pns

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housekeeping functions

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cerebral hemisphere=cerebrum

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responsible for skeletal (voluntary) muscle contraction, learning, memory, emotion, and perception

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diencephalon

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thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus

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thalamus

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relay center for sensory input heading to the cerebrum

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hypothalamus

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body temperature, appetite, pituitary gland,

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epithalamus

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location of pineal gland, source of melatonin for sleep

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cerebellum

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movement and balance, important in learning and remembering motor skills.

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brain stem

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control of automatic functions: breathing, swallowing, digestion, heart rate, blood pressure

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cranial nerves

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12 pairs of nerves that pass from the brain to areas of the head, neck, chest, and abdomen.

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vertebral disc

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separates vertebrae.

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