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Nervous System - CTL Flashcards

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What are the three functions of the nervous system?

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Sensory, integrative and motor

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Describe the motor functions of the nervous system

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Control of voluntary effectors (skeletal muscles) and mediation of voluntary reflexes.

Conscious thought, perception, emotions, personality and the mind

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What are the three functional classes of neurons?

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sensory, motor and interneurons

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What are the properties of sensory neurons?

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Afferent = transmit impulses TOWARDS the CNS

devoid of dendrites and presynaptic inputs

located in adj to spinal cord

peripheral ending of axon = sensory receptor

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What are the properties of motor neurons?

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carry impulses away from the CNS

Receive many inputs to influence neuron output to effector organ

Structure

Cell bodies in CNS

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What are the properties of interneurons?

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connect between neurons in CNS pathway

Structure
99% of neurons

Entirely in CNS

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Where are the sensory receptors of a neuron?

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in sensory neurons: peripheral ending of axon is modified as a sensory receptor

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The more complex the action =

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More interneurons interposed between afferent and efferent neurons

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9
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How are fibres classified?

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according to the direction they transmit impulses?

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Nerves can be a mixture of fibres. True or False?

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True - Most nerves are a mic: afferent and efferent fibers and somatic and autonomic fibers. Pure nerves are rare

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What are the properties of Group A fibres?

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Large diameter

Myelinated somatic sensory and motor fibers of the skin, skeletal muscles and joints

Transmit up to 150m/s

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What are the properties of Group B fibres?

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Intermediate diameter

Lightly myelinated

Transmit 15m/s

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What are the four types of Group A fibres?

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A-a
A-b
A-y
A-8

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What is the function of A-a fibres?

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somatic motoneurons

Proprioception

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What is the function of A-b fibres?

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touch and pressure

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What is the function of A-y fibers?

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motor to muscle

spindles

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What is the function of A-delta fibers?

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pain, cold and touch

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What is the function of Group B fibres?

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Preganglionic autonomic

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What is a postganglion neuron?

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begins in ganglion and travels to the smooth muscle or gland that is been innervated

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What is a preganglionic neuron?

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originated in CNS and travels from here to a ganglion.

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What are the 5 general components of a neural reflex arc?

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Sensory receptor : site of stimulus action

Sensory neuron : transmits afferent impulses to CNS

Integrating Centre : either monosynaptic or polysynaptic region within CNS

Motor Neuron: conducts efferent impulses from integration center to effector organ

Effector: muscle fibre/ gland cell responds by contracting or secreting

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Where is the integrating sensor in the patellar reflex?

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Spinal cord

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23
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Where is the sensory receptor in the patellar reflex?

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muscle spindle

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24
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What are the two main parts of the nervous system?

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CNS and PNS

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What is the PNS composed of? What is it’s purpose?

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Cranial nerves and spinal nerves

communication lines between the CNS and rest of the body

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26
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What are the two divisions of the PNS?

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Sensory (afferent) and Motor (efferent) divisions

27
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what are the two fibres of the sensory division?

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somatic and visceral

28
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What are the two systems of the motor division?

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Somatic nervous system (SNS) and Autonomic nervous system (ANS)

29
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Describe the Somatic nervous system.

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Voluntary = somatic motor

conducts impulses from CNS to skeletal muscles

axons exrend from CNS to effector

30
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Describe the ANS.

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Involuntary = visceral motor

impulses from CNS to cardiac muscles, smooth muscles and glands

regulates internal environment

without conscious control

31
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What are the 4 main regions of the brain

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cerebrum, Diencephalon, Brain Stem and Cerebellum

32
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What is the surface layer of the cerebrum called?

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cerebral cortex

33
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What are the primary functions of the cerebrum?

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Processes sensory and motor information

Site of conscious thought, sensation, intellect, memory and complex movements

34
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Where is the Diencephalon?

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On top of the brainstem, enclosed by the cerebral hemispheres

35
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What is the primary function of the thalamus?

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Relay station for sensory impulses passing into the cortex

36
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What are the two main parts of the Diencephalon region?

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Thalamus and hypothalamus

37
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What are the primary functions of the hypothalamus?

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Regulates autonomic function, body temp, fluid and hormone release to maintain homeostasis

38
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what are the three components of the brainstem?

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pons, medulla oblongata and midbrain

39
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What are the major functions of the brain stem?

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Reflex center: vision and hearing

Consciousness, sleep/wake cycle

Autonomic control of cardiovascular system

Respiratory rhythm

Convey ascending and descending information

40
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What is the effector of the somatic nervous system

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skeletal muscle

41
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what is the functional role and structure of somatic nervous system?

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stimulatory

heavy myelinated axon

42
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What are the two componets of the autonomic nervous system?

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Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system

43
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What is the function of the ANS?

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Stimulatory/ inhibitory- depends on neurotransmitters and receptors of effector

44
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what is the NT effector of the somatic nervous system?

45
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What is the NT effectors of the parasympathetic ANS?

46
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What do all Somatic nervous system Neurons release?

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ACh to activate nicotinic receptors on skeletal muscle

47
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What is the neurotransmitter of sympathetic?

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Norepinephrine

48
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what are the actions of interneurons?

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neural circuit= flow of signals between sensory and motor neurons

49
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what type of fibres are somatic and autonomic?

50
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how are nerve fibres classified?

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according to their diameter. A, B or C

51
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How fast can Group A fibres transmit and why?

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150m/s due to large diameter and myelinated neurons

52
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What is the diameter of:
A-a
A-b
A-y
A-gamma

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a= 12-20
b= 5-12
y=3-6
gamma= 2.5

53
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what is the diameter of Group B fibers?

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less than 3

54
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what is the diameter of Group C fibres for pain and temperature?

55
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what is the diameter of Group C fibres for postganglionic autonomic?

56
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What is the Autonomic nervous system?

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Division of motor neurons that:

supplies smooth, cardiac muscle and glands

regulates internal environment

and is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic

57
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What is the fight or flight response?

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sympathetic

58
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what is the rest and digest respomse?

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parasympathetic

59
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Do symapthetic and parasympathetic divisions act antagonistically or agonistically?

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antagonistically = opposite effects

60
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what are the two responses in the patellar reflex?

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Positive response: quadricep contracts

reduction of MP: hamstring relaxes because when there is a reduction of MP it becomes less likely to fire a AP

61
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What is the overall function of the sympathetic division?

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mobilizes body systems during activity

62
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what is the overall function of the parasympathetic division?

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conserves energy and pormotes house-keeping functions at rest

63
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What do all somatic motor neurons release and what does it do?

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all release acetylcholine to activate nicotinic receptors on skeletal muscle.

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