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Central Nervous System (CNS)

What does this contain?

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Spinal cord, brain, neural tissue, Connective tissue, blood vessels

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Function of the Central Nervous System (CNS)

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Sensory Data, Motor Commands, Higher Functions

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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

What does this contain?

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Cranial Nerves

Spinal Nerves

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What are the functions of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) ?

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Delivers sensory information to the CNS

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Afferent Division (sensory info only)

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PNS sensory receptors to CNS

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Interoceptors

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Internal Environment

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Externoceptors

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External Environment

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Proprioceptors

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Body Position

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Efferent Division (Motor commands only)

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CNS to PNS

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Somatic (skeletal)

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Controlling voluntary/involuntary skeletal muscles contraction

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Autonomic

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Subconscious Actions

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Sympathic

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Fight or flight stimulate

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Parasympathic

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Relax

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Neurons

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Functional unit

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How does a Neuron flow?

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In One Direction (toward the cell body)

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Axon hillock

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Initial segment (thick)

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Colladerals

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Branch of a single axon

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Telodendria

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Extension of the distal axon

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Synaptic terminal

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Tips of the Telodendria

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20
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Ana

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Absence

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21
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Anaxonic

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Small dendrites axons also look alike

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Bipolar

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Small, 1 large dendrite, 1 main large Axon

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Unipolar

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Very long axon, fused dendrites and axons

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Where are Anaxonic found in?

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Brain, sense organs

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Where are bipolar found in?

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Sensory organs

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Where are multipolar found in?

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CNS

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Multipolar

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Very long axon, many dendrites

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What is the function of sensory?

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Afferent PNS, signals to CNS

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What is the function of Motor units?

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Efferent PNS, Takes signals to effectors

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30
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where are Interneurons found?

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Only found in CNS

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31
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What is the function of Ependymal Cells in the CNS?

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Form epithelial tissue lining the central channel

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What is the function of Astrocytes in the CNS?

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Creates framework and scar tissue

These also are projections that wrap capillaries to form the blood brain barrier which isolated the CNS.

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What is the function of Oligodendrocytes in the CNS?

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Insulates axons
Increase speed of propagation
Makes the axon white

34
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What is the function of Microglia in the CNS?

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Clean up things that do not belong

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What is the function of Satellite in the PNS?

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Regulates the environment around the neurons.

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What is the function of Schwann Cells in the PNS?

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Forms the Myelin sheath

Produces myelin or separates Axons

37
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If a Injury occurs to the PNS…

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Distal Axons degenerate and Schwann cells replicate.

38
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If a injury occurs to the CNS…

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Limited repair, no regrowth, scar tissue, astrocytes release chemicals that prevent growth.

39
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Neurons conduct information through..

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Action Potentials

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Action Potential

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Sodium-Potassium Exchange Pump

41
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Electro-Chemical Gradiant

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When Na+ wants to enter the cell

When k+ wants to exit the cell

42
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Positive ion entering cell (less neg)

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Action potential

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Positive ion leaving the cell (more neg)

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No Action Potential

44
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Passive channels are..

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Leak channels that are always open

45
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Active Channels are..

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Gated channels that open and close with stimuli

46
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What are the 3 types of active channels

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Close inactivated (locked)
Close capable to open (unlocked)
Open

47
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Repolarization

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When a stimulus is removed, transmembrane potential returns to normal

48
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Hyperpolarization

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further away from resting potential K+ channel opens

49
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Action Potential Steps

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  1. ) Depolarzation to threshold
  2. ) Activation of Na+ channel
  3. ) Inactivate of Na+ channel, K+ channels activated
  4. ) return to normal permeability K+ channel close at -70 mv
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Absolute Refractory Period

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No AP Possible, Na+ Open or Inactive

51
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Relative Refractory Period

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Large Stimulus 2nd AP

52
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What do Anesthetics do?

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Locks all Na+ channels in inactive sites

53
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Continuous Propagation Steps

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  1. ) Action Potential
  2. )Depolarize second segment to Threshold (Develop AP)
  3. ) First Segment Refractory Period
  4. ) Local Current Depolarization Next Segment
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What is a Salutary Propagation?

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Myelinated Axon, faster/less energy

55
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Nodes of Ranvier

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Local Current Jumps Node to Node

56
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Larger Axon Diameter

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High Speed

57
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Myelinated Axon

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High speed

58
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Synapse

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Junction, Neuron and Cell

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Presynaptic

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Sends a message

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Postsynaptic

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Receives a Message

61
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Synaptic Cleft

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Gap increases

62
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Electrical Synapse has..

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Direct Connections, Gap Junctions

63
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Chemical Synapse

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No Direct Connections, neurotransmitters, AP Not Guaranteed

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Steps of a Synapse

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  1. ) AP Arrives, Depolarizes Synaptic Knob
  2. ) Ca2+ Channels Open and Dumps ACh
  3. ) ACh Bind to receptors, Depolarizes Postsynaptic
  4. ) ACh. Removed By Enzyme AChE
65
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Synaptic Delay

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.2-.5 Milliseconds

66
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Acetylcholine

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SM (excitory) CM (inhibit)

67
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Norepinephrine

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Brain/ ANS (excitory)

68
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Dopamine

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Both Excitory and Inhibtory CNS

69
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Serotonin

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Excitory CNS

70
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Gamma Aminobutyncacid (GABA)

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Inhibtory CNS

71
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Neuropeptides

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Bind to receptors which activate enzymes

72
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Opiods

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Found in CNS, Relieves pain

73
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Inhibition

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Further Away From Threshold

74
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Facilitation

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Raised Closer Toward Threshold

75
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Temporal Summation

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Many Times

Rapid, Repeated Stimuli at 1 Synapse

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Spatical Summation

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Many Locations

Many Stimuli At Many Synapse

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