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Neural Tissue Flashcards

1
Q

The ___ includes cranial nerves and spinal nerves.

A

PNS

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2
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division of the nervous system protected by bone

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CNS

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3
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ascending tracts in the spinal cord carry ____ information

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sensory

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4
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The ___ controls automatic visceral functions.

A

ANS (autonomic nervous system)

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5
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neural tissue is _____ tissue

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specialized tissue

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6
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neuron cell membrane extensions bringing information into the cell body

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dendrites

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7
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group of cell bodies in PNS

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ganglia

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8
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a group of neurons located outside the CNS

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ganglion

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9
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group of cell bodies in CNS

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nuclei

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10
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bundles of myelinated axons in PNS

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nerves

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11
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bundles of myelinated axons in CNS

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tracts

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12
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sensory and motor for body and head

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somatic

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13
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sensory and motor for internal organs

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visceral

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14
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receptor that monitors the position and movements of joints and muscles

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proprioceptor

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15
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receptor that monitors the external environment

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exteroceptor

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16
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rapid, stereotyped response to a stimulus

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reflex

17
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nerve impulse, change in polarization of membrane;

sudden, transitory change in the polarity of a neuron cell membrane

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action potential

18
Q

exchange of Na+ and K+ ions causes across membrane ____

A

depolarization

19
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2 neurons communicate at the ___

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synapse

20
Q

neuroglia cells that produce myelin in PNS

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Schwann cells

21
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wrap cytoplasm around membrane of axons to insulate, white part of white matter

A

myelin

22
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include many kinds of neurolgia cells in PNS

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satellite cells

23
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unmyelinated gaps between Schwann cells, allows saltatory conduction, increases speed of transmission of action potential down axon

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nodes of Ranvier

24
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____ conduction is the ‘jumping’ of an action potential from one node of Ranvier to another

A

saltatory conduction

25
Q

neuroglia cells that produce myelin in CNS

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oligodendrocytes

26
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neuroglia cells in CNS that maintain blood-brain barrier in

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astrocytes

27
Q

neuroglia phagocytic cells in CNS

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microglia

28
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neuroglia cells in CNS that produce cerebrospinal fluid (cushions the brain), line the ventricles

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ependymal cells

29
Q

matter with more myelin

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white matter

30
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matter with less myelin

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grey matter

31
Q

___ form white matter in the nervous system

A

axons

32
Q

gray matter is formed mostly by ____ of neurons

A

cell bodies

33
Q

color of myelin

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white

34
Q

can’t repair itself

A

CNS

35
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can repair itself

A

PNS

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