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The nervous system receives stimuli from the body and environment via

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Sensory receptors

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Neurons transmit

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Stimulus to muscles, glands, and other neurons via synapses

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Neurons are supported by

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Neuroglial cells

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The Na-K pump maintains

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A negative potential inside the neuron’s plasma membrane

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Two main parts of the nervous system are

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-Central Nervous System (CNS)
-Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

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The CNS includes

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-brain
-spinal cord

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All nervous tissue outside of the CNS is part of the

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Peripheral nervous system

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The PNS is subdivided into

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-Afferent Sensory Pathways (towards the CNS)
-Efferent Motor Pathways (away from CNS)

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Afferent division of the PNS can be divided into

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-somatic sensory receptors
-visceral sensory receptors

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The Efferent division of the PNS can be further divided into

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-Somatic Nervous System to skeletal muscle
-Autonomic Nervous System to viscera

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The Autonomic Nervous System of the Efferent PNS can be further divided into

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-sympathetic (fight or flight)
-parasympathetic (rest and digest)

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Somatic Afferent division of the PNS (3)

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-sensory
-TO the CNS from skeletal muscle and skin
-pressure and pain receptors

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Visceral Afferent division of the PNS (2)

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-sensory
-TO CNS from the heart, GI tract, urinary and reproductive systems

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Somatic Efferent division of the PNS (2)

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-motor
-FROM the CNS to skeletal muscle

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Both the sympathetic and parasympathetic (3)

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-part of autonomic nervous system of PNS
-motor
-FROM the CNS to cistern and secretory cells

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All neurons contain (3)

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-Soma (cell body)
-one axon
-one or more dendrites

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The cell body of neurons (4)

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-large, round, centrally placed nucleus
-prominent nucleolus
-most located in the CNS
-sensory and terminal effector neuron cell bodies located in peripheral ganglia

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Dendrites (7)

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-processes which extend from the neuron’s cell body
-may have one or many
-irregular in shape
-branch
-form synapses (connections) with other axons
-conduct nerve impulses unidirectionally
-studded with dendritic spines (gemmules)

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The site of a neuron synapse is

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The dendritic spine (gemmule)

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Neurons can be classified as (3)

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-multipolar
-bipolar
-unipolar (pseudo-unipolar)

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The axon / nerve fibre (4)

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-single, long cytoplasmic process
-nerve impulse travels along axon and away from cell body
-may be insulated in a myelin sheath
-terminate at fine branches called Telodendrons that end at their Synaptic Terminal

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The Axolemma is the

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Plasma membrane (plasmalemma) of the axon

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Multipolar Neurons (4)

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-one axon
-many dendrites
-common
-motor neurons

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Bipolar Neurons (4)

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-one axon
-one dendrite
-rare
-receptors for smell, sight, and balance

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Unipolar (pseudo-unipolar) Neurons (4)
-one axon arising from a stem from the cell body -several dendrites -common -sensory neurons
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Neuroglia are ____ and found within
-support cells -CNS and PNS
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Four types of Neuroglia found in the CNS
-Astrocytes -Oligodendrocytes -Microglia -Ependymal Cells
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Two types of Neuroglia found in the PNS
-Schwann Cells -Satellite Cells
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Astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microfilaments, and ependymal cells are
Neuroglia of the CNS
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Schwann and Satellite cells are
Neuroglia of the PNS
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Astrocytes (5)
-Neuroglia of the CNS -star shaped with branching processes -pale nuclei -metabolic exchange between neurons and blood -structural support to neurons
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Oligodendrocytes (5)
-Neuroglia of the CNS -Schwann cells in PNS -dense nuclei -congregate around cell bodies -produce myelin around axons in the CNS
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Ependymal Cells (4)
-Neuroglia of the CNS -cuboidal - columnar epithelial cells -line fluid-filled vacuities of the brain (ventricles) and spinal cord (cerebral spinal fluid) -may have cilia or microvilli for absorption
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Microglia (4)
-Neuroglia of CNS -small, few in numbers -difficult to see with microscope -develop into large, amoeboid phagocytes in response to tissue damage
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Schwann Cells (4)
-Neuroglia of PNS -oligodendrocytes in CNS -surround axons -produce myelin (cell membrane)
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Satellite Cells (3)
-Neuroglia of PNS -surround cell bodies within ganglia -provide physical and metabolic support
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In the PNS, all axons are enveloped by ____ which forms ___
Schwann Cells; Myelin
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Unmyelinated nerves are
Grey matter
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Myelinated nerves are
White matter (cranial and spinal nerves)
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Myelin (4)
-fatty substance -white -modified plasma membrane -reduced protein, high lipid content
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Internode
Segment of Myelin produced by each Schwann cell
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Node of Ranvier (2)
-between each internode -Schwann cells encase the axon but DO NOT form a myelin sheath
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Myelination provides ___ which ___
Insulation; inhibits diffusion of nerve impulses
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Saltatory conduction
Nerve impulses spread along the axon by jumping from one node of Ranvier to the next, allowing for rapid conduction of nerve impulses
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The brain and spinal cord contain both
White and grey matter
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Grey matter is made of (4)
-neuron cell bodies -axons (mostly unmyelinated) -neuroglia -blood vessels
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White matter is made of (3)
-axons (mostly myelinated) -neuroglia -blood vessels
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In the brain, grey matter is the ___ while white matter is the ___
Outer layer; Inner layer
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In the spinal cord, grey matter is the ___ while white matter is the ___
Inner Layer; Outer Layer
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Meninges are ___ and include ____
-the three layers of connective tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord -Dura Mater, Arachnoid Membrane, Pia Mater
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Dura mater (2)
-outer layer of meninges -tough, fibroelastic regular dense connective tissue
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Arachnoid Membrane (3)
-middle layer of meninges -fine, cobweb like -spaces filled with cerebral spinal fluid (CSF)
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Pia Mater (3)
-inner layer of meninges -very fine reticular and collagen fibres -blood vessels
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The Dura mater, Arachnoid membrane, and Pia mater are collectively called the
Meninges
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Nerve fibres (4)
-the axon of the neuron -can be afferent (to CNS) or efferent (away from CNS) -can be myelinated or unmyelinted -enclosed by reticular fibres (endoneurium)
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The endoneurium surrounds
Each axon
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A collection of fibres (axons) is called
Fasciculus
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The fasciculus is surrounded by
Connective tissue (perineurium)
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A collection of fasciculi is called
A nerve
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The perineurium surrounds
Each fasciculus
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Nerves contain (2)
-both afferent and efferent fibres -blood vessels
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The nerve is bound by
Connective tissue (Epineurium)
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Ganglia (2)
-clusters of neuron cell bodies outside of the CNS -surrounded by connective tissues continuous with the epineurium
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Two types of Ganglia and 3 facts for each
Craniospinal Ganglia -close to brain and spinal cord -afferent (sensory) fibres -unipolar neurons Autonomic Ganglia -can be free structures or within tissues -Efferent (motor) fibres -Multipolar neurons
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Nerve impulses cross from one neuron to another at the
Synapse
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Passage of stimulus across the synapse can be via (2)
-chemical transmitters -direct electrical transmission
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Synapses can be (2)
-excitatory -inhibitory
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Most synapses are ___, but (less commonly) can also be ____ and ___
-axo-dendritic -axo-somatic and axo-axonic
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Five common neurotransmitters include:
-acetylcholine -epinephrine (adrenaline) -norepinephrine (noradrenaline) -serotonin -gamma amino butyric acid (GABA)
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Chemical transmissions at the synapse (2)
-neurotransmitters are produced by the pre-synaptic neuron -synaptic cleft separates pre- and post-synaptic neurons were the neurotransmitters cross
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The cytoplasm of pre-synaptic neurons contains (2)
-mitochondria -vesicles of neurotransmitters
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Electrical Transmission at the Synapse (3)
-nerve impulses are transmitted electrically WITHOUT a neurotransmitter -rapid spread of signal (ions) -no synaptic cleft (pre- and post-synaptic membranes are in close apposition via gap junctions)
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Motor End Plates / Neuromuscular Junctions (5)
-specialized synaptic nerve endings -general somatic efferent (motor) nerves -skeletal muscle -pre-synaptic neuron has synaptic vesicles (signalling via neurotransmitters) -post-synaptic membrane (on the skeletal muscle) is specialized with deep folds (Secondary Synaptic Clefts)
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Specialized synaptic nerve endings found in skeletal muscle are called
Motor End Plates / Neuromuscular Junctions
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True or False: Dendrites can be myelinated
False. Only the axon can be myelinated
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Sensory Receptors (2)
-can be nerve endings (ie. dendrites) OR specialized cells -convert stimulus into afferent nerve signals (ie. go TO the CNS)
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Three types of Sensory Receptors
-free nerve endings (small terminal dendrite branches lacking Schwann cells) -encapsulated endings (terminal branches of the neuron surrounded by a capsule) -lamellated endings (layers of connective tissue cells)
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Which sensory receptor is used for pressure
Lamellated Endings
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Which sensory receptor is used for temperature, touch, and pain
Free Nerve Endings
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Which sensory receptor is used to modify/amplify stimulus and maintain ionic environment?
Encapsulated Endings
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Nerves exit from the spinal cord as
Spinal Nerves containing both afferent and efferent fibres
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Dorsal Root is
Afferent (sensory)
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The dorsal and ventral root come together to form the
Spinal nerve
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Ventral Root
Efferent (motor)
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The dorsal root contains sensory nerves of the (2)
-general somatic afferent (from body) -general visceral afferent (from viscera)
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Cell bodies of the dorsal root are (2)
-lodged in dorsal root ganglion near the spinal cord -unipolar (pseudo-unipolar) neurons
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Ventral root contains motor nerves of
-general somatic efferent (to skeletal muscle) -autonomic nervous system (to viscera)
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General somatic efferent axons terminate on
Skeletal muscle as motor end plates
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The cell bodies of Ventral root are
Lodged in grey matter of the spinal cord
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Autonomic nervous system axons synapse with
A second neuron in an autonomic ganglion within the tissue
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Two types of neurons in the brain
-Purkinje Cells -Granule Cells
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Two functional types of neurons
-pyramidal motor neurons -sensory neurons
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Purkinje Cells (4)
-found in cerebellum -large, flask shaped -multipolar -have elaborate dendritic tree
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Granule Cells (4)
-found in the cerebellum -very small -one axon that divides to make contact with Purkinje dendrites -several dendrites
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Pyramidal Motor Neurons (6)
-general somatic efferent neurons -ventral horn of spinal cord -multipolar -cell body is pyramidal shaped -dendrites receive synapses from sensory neurons -axon terminates on skeletal muscle as a motor end plate
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Sensory neurons (6)
-general somatic afferent neurons -dorsal root ganglia or cranial nerve ganglia -unipolar (pseudo-unipolar) neurons -cell body is round -dendrites form sensory endings -axon enters CNS
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Two types of specialized cells of the nervous system
-Neurosensory Cells -Neurosecretory cells
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Neurosensory cells (3)
-located in special sense organs -can be true neurons (rods and cons in retina, olfactory cells) -can be adapted to transmit stimuli (taste buds, hair cells of inner ear)
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What specialized nervous system cell releases hormones rather than neurotransmitters
Neurosecretory Cells
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Neurosecretory cells (2)
-secrete hormones rather than neurotransmitters -found in hypothalamus and adrenal medulla

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