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CD 402 Acquired Language Disorders > Neural Anatomy & Physiology > Flashcards

Neural Anatomy & Physiology Flashcards

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Motor Neurons

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Receives impulses for muscular movement along with hormonal secretions

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Sensory Neurons

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Receives sensory information from the environment and sends it to the CNS

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Interneurons

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“Go-betweens” that connect one neuron to another

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Neurotransmitters

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Small Molecule & Large Molecule

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Small Molecule Neurotransmitters

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Acetylcholine, Serotonin, Dopamine, Norepinephrine, Glutamine, Histamine, Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)

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Large Molecule Neurotransmitters

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Vasopressin, Somatostatin, Neurotensin, Enkephalin, Endorphins

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Acetylcholine

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Primary neurotransmitter of the PNS

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Serotonin

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Controls mood, memory, learning, regulates sleep, involved with perception of pain, appetite, body temperature, blood pressure, and hormonal functions

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Dopamine

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Concentrated in the basal ganglia, involved with movement regulation, cognition, and motivation

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Norepinephrine

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Found in pons and medulla, functions to maintain attention, focus, wakefulness, arousal, and fight or flight response

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Glutamine

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Stimulates fast excitatory response in brainstem and spinal cord

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Histamine

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Stimulates local immune response and widespread inflammatory responses

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Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)

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Inhibits motor movement

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Large Molecule Neurotransmitters

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Vasopressin, Somatostatin, Neurotensin, Enkephalin, and Endorphins

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Vasopressin

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Regulates water, glucose, and salt in the body

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Enkephalin

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Responds to noxious stimuli

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Endorphins

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Produced in the pituitary gland and hypothalamus to stimulate pain relief, excitement, feeling of “well being”, and consumption of spicy foods

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Cranial Nerves

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I. Olfactory 
II. Optic
III. Oculomotor
IV. Trochlear
V. Trigeminal
VI. Abducens
VII. Facial
VIII. Vestibulocochlear
IX. Glossopharyngeal
X. Vagus
XI. Accessory 
XII. Hypoglosseal

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