Nervous System Flashcards
What 3 parts make up a neuron?
- Cell body
- Dendrites
- Axon
What do Dendrites do?
Receptive part of the neuron cell. Respond to incoming signals.
What do Axon’s do?
- Send action potentials away to another tissue
- Have synaptic vesicles at the end which release neurotransmitters into synaptic cleft
What is a nerve?
Bundle of axons (motor and sensory) in PNS (peripheral nervous system)
Ex. Sciatic nerve, radial nerve
What is a tract?
Bundle of axons in CNS (central nervous system)
Ex. Brain and spinal cord - ex. lateral spinothalamic tract
What is a ganglion?
Cluster of cell bodies in peripheral nervous system i.e. doral root ganglion
What are neuroglia?
They are the supporting cells of the nervous system. Support neurons. Protect, nourish, remove debris from neurons.
List the six type of neuroglia
- Astrocytes - Form blood/brain barrier
- Oligodendrocytes - Form myelin in CNS
- Schwaan Cells - Form myelin in PNS
- Microglia
- Ependymal Cells
- Satelitte cells
How does a neuron conduct action potential?
- Na+ influx = depolarization
- K+ efflux = repolarization
What are the four main parts of the brain?
- Cerebrum
- Cerebellum
- Diencephalon
- Brainstem
How many hemispheres are in the cerebrum?
Two
What are the 4 lobes in each of the cerebrum hemispheres?
- Frontal
- Temporal
- Parietal
- Occipital - visual cortex
What is Wernicke’s area responsible for in the cerebrum?
Understanding of written and spoken language
Injury causes fluent aphasia - they can respond, but they cannot understand the incoming language
What is Broca’s area responsible for in the cerebrum?
Speech output or speech production.
Injury causes expressive aphasia - they start speaking jibberish
What is the cerebellum responsible for?
It is responsible for coordination, equilibrium and proprioception
What does the Diencephalon contain?
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Pituitary Gland
Pineal Gland
What is the brainstem responsible for?
Organ regulation
Involuntary - autonomic nervous system
What are the three parts of the brainstem?
- Midbrain (Superior)
- Pons
- Medulla Oblongata (Inferior)
What are the steps of the motor pathway?
- Primary Motor Cortex
- Pyramids of Medulla Oblongata
- Down the spinal cord via corticospinal/pyramidial tracts
- Anterior/Ventral horn
- Anterior/Central Root
- Spinal Nerve
- Peripheral Nerve
- Muscle