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Nervous System Flashcards

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Neurons

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Specialized nervous tissue

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Neuroglia

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cells that support and protect the neurons

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Dendrites

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Cytoplasmic extensions that receive information and transmit it toward the cell body

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Cell Body (stoma)

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Contains the nucleus and controls the metabolic activity of the neuron

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Axon

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Long cellular process that transmits impulses, action potentials, away from the cell body

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Axon Hillock

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Between the cell body and axon, incoming signals are summed and can trigger an action potential down the axon

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Synaptic Terminals

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Axons termination in swelling

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Synapse

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Gap between the axon terminals of one cell and the dendrites of the next cell

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Myelin

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Prevents leakage of signal from the axons and allows for faster conduction of impluses

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Nodes of Ranvier

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Gaps between the segments of myelin, where action potential actually propagates

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Saltatory Conduction

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Hopping in the Nodes of Ranvier

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Oligodendrocytes

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Glial cells that produce myelin in the central nervous system (Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system)

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Neuron Polarization

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At rest, there is an unequal distribution of ions between the inside and outside of the cell

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Resting Potential

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-70 mV, negative inside

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How is the membrane potential maintained at rest?

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Selective permeability of ions through the sodium/potassium pump

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Threshold Potential

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-55 mV

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Three Action Potential Phases

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Depolarization, Repolarization, Hypepolarization

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Depolarization

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35 mV

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Hyperpolarization

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-75 mV

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Refractory Period

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A period of time after the action potential in which new action potentials are very difficult to initiate

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Faster Impulses

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Greater myelination, greater diameter of the axon

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White Matter

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Faster transmission times due to heavy myelination transmits across larger distances

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Grey Matter

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Slower transmission times due to less myelination and is used for processing information

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Presynaptic Neuron

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Axon terminal of one neuron

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Postsynaptic Neuron

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Dendrites of the next neuron

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Effector Cells

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Neurons can communicate with these postsynaptic cells such as muscles or glands

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Neurotransmitters

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Chemical messengers in membrane-bound vesicles that can diffuse across the synapse and act on receptor proteins

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Removal of Neurotransmitters

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Uptake, Reused, Degraded, Diffuse

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Afferent Neurons

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Carry sensory information about the external or internal environment to the brain or spinal cord

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Efferent Neurons

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Carry motor commands from the brain or spinal cord to various parts of the body

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Plexus

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Network of nerve fibers

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Ganglia

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Clusters of neuronal cell bodies in the periphery and nuclei in the central nervous system

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Neuroglia

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Support and protect the specialized neuronal cells

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Astrocytes (CNS)

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Maintain integrity, absorb and recycle neurotransmitters

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Oligodendrocytes (CNS)

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Myelinate CNS axons

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Microglia (CNS)

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Remove cellular debris

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Ependymal Cells (CNS)

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Line the brain ventricles

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Satellite Cells (PNS)

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Surround the neuron cell bodies in the ganglia

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Schwann Cells (PNS)

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Enclose the axons in the PNS

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Forebrain

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Telencephalon and Diencephalon

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Cerebral Cortex

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Highly convoluted gray matter

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Olfactory Bulb

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Center for the reception of smells

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Diencephalon

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Thalamus and Hypothalamus

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Thalamus

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Relay and integration center for the spinal cord and cerebral cortex

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Hypothalamus

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Controls visceral functions, hunger, thirst, and endocrine system

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Hindbrain

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The posterior part that consists of the cerebellum, pons, and medulla

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Cerebellum

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Modulate motor impulses, balance, eye-hand

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Pons

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Relay center to allow cortex to communicate with the cerebellum

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Medulla

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Vital functions such as breathing, heart rate, gastrointestinal activity

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Brainstem

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Midbrain, pons, medulla

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Dorsal Horn

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Site of sensory information entering the spinal cord, all motor information exits through

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Somatic Nervous System

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Innervates skeletal muscles and is responsible for voluntary movement

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Autonomic Nervous System

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The involuntary nervous system, regulates the internal temperature, cardiac and smooth muscle, blood pressure control

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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Fight or Flight, Norepinephrine

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Parasympathetic Nervous System

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Rest and Digest, Vagus Nerve, Acetylcholine

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Sclera

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thick, opaque layer that covers the eye

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Choroid

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Supplies the retina with blood, dark pigment reduces reflection in the eye

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Retina

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Photoreceptors

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Cornea

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Transparent front of the eye that focuses light rays

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Pupil

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Opening that dilates and constricts

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Iris

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The pigmented muscle that controls the dilation and contraction of the pupil

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Lens

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Focuses the image onto the retina

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Ciliary Muscle

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Changes the shape and focal length of the lens

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Vitreous Humor

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Helps maintain the shape and optical properties of the eye

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Aqueous Humor

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A watery substance that fills the space between the lens and the cornea

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Cones

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Respond to high-intensity illumination and are sensitive to color, three pigments to absorb red, green, and blue

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Rods

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Detect low-intensity illumination for night vision, one single wavelength

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Macula

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Central section of the retina, high concentration of cones

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Fovea

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Section of the macula that contains only cones, best for visual acuity

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Optic Nerve

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Bipolar cells, ganglion cells, transmits the visual information to the brain

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Pinna

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Outer ear

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External Auditory Canal

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Focuses sound waves toward the eardrum

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Tympanic Membrane

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Boundary between the outer and middle ear

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