Nervous System Flashcards
Major difference between afferent neurons and efferent neurons
The afferent neurons (sensory neurons) have cell bodies in the PNS and the cell body is bypassed by the axons and dendrites. The efferent (motor neuron) have dendrites attatch to the soma and the soma and dendrites are both located in the CNS
interneurons account for how many of all neurons?
99%
Outtermost membrane of schwann cells are called
neurilemma
Why are neurilemma important?
because they appear to be critical in nerve regeneration
these cells have long thread-like processes that stretch out and attach neurons and blood vessels together.
astrocytes
these cells perform the critical function of searching for and destroying any microorganisms that may have gotten into the CNS. They will also sweep and dispose of any cellular debris resulting from disease or damage within the CNS tissue.
microglia
these cells serve a similar function as the Schwann cells in the PNS. They form myelin sheaths around nerve axons within the CNS.
Oligodendrocytes
cells are very important as they line all of the hollow places inside of the CNS. They also secrete cerebrospinal fluid into those spaces.
Ependymal Cells
All reflex arcs are composed of at least 5 parts:
- Receptor
- Sensory neuron
- Synapse
- Motor neuron
- Effector organ
Sensory nerves are isolated into the ____ of the spinal cord
dorsal root
Motor nerves are iolated into the ______ of the spinal cord
ventral root
Whit box
Information processing
black boxes
sensory information with afferent division and motor commands within efferent division
green boxes
special sensory receptors, somatic sensory receptors, visceral sensory receptors
Maroon
Somatic Nervous System, autonomic nervous system
Navy
Parasympathetic, sympathetic
Purple
skeletal muscle
-smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, glands
A
Endoneurium
B
Perineurium
C
Epineurium
D
Fascicle
- Nucleus
- Dendrite
- Axon
- Nodes of Rancier
- Myelin-Forminc Cell
- Cell Body
- Axon
- Myelin
Nerve cells are leaky to what ion
potassium
what is the resting membrane potential of a neuron?
more positive on the outside than the insside.
This simply means that these neurotransmitters are synthesized from amino acids and contain a catechol group and thus the name.
catecholamines
neurotransmitter that play roles in sleep, moods, and pleasure functions as well as motor function
catecholamines
neurotransmitters that have morphine like activity in the CNS
Endorphins and enkephalins
The brainstem is separated anatomically from the spinal cord by an imaginary line through the
foramen magnum
area of the brain is critical as a relay station between the cerebrum and the cerebellum
pons
The surface of the cerebrum is convoluted into a series of elevated ridges called gyri, separated by shallow depressions called sulci, or even deeper grooves called fissures. What does this allow?
These features increase the surface area of the cerebrum providing more room for the cortical neurons.
posterior to the central sulcus and anterior to the parieto-occipital sulcus
parietal lobe
posterior to the parieto-occipital sulcus.
occipital lobe
part of the brain that houses your personality, your memories, your decision making skills, everything about you that occurs inside your head
neural cortex
Two enlargements in the spinal cord
cervical and lumbar
1,2,3
reflex arc, dorsal root, ventral root
epidural space
This layer resemble cobwebs with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) filling all the spaces
arachnoid mater
A, B, C, D, and E
A. Lateral ventricles
B. Third ventricle
C. Cerebral aqueduct
D. Fourth ventricle
E. Central canal
A, B, C, D, and E
A. Lateral ventricles
B. Third ventricle
C. Cerebral aqueduct
D. Fourth ventricle
E. Central canal
fluid filtered from the blood must be returned to the blood. This occurs in a large vein that runs through the longitudinal fissure of the cerebrum called the
sagital sinus
If CSF does not return to the blood, a condition known as ______ can occur
hydrocephalus
corpora quadrigemina
c, d, e, f
C. Diencephalon
D. Mesencephalon
E. Pons
F. Medulla Oblongata
epidural space
respiratory centers
1, 2, 3, 4
- Depolarizing
- Overshoot
- Repolarizing
- Resting Potential
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Terminal of Presynaptic axon
- Synaptic Vessicle
- Vesicle Docking site
- Synaptic cleft
- Postsynaptic cell
1,2,3
- Presynaptic receptor
- Autoreceptor
- Postsynaptic receptor