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Neural Tissue (ch12) Flashcards

1
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Central Nervous System

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brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral Nervous tisse

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neural tissue outside the CNS

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Neural tissue cells

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Neurons and Neuroglia

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Neurons

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unable to divide, send a receive signals

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Neuroglia

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support, nourish and protect neurons, maintains interstitial fluid the surrounds neurons, maintaiin regeneration capabilities

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6
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we have lots of neurons at _______

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birth

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7
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neuron cytoskeleton includes

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intermediate filament and microtubules

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slow transport

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1-5mm/day, moves material in one direction only

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fast transport

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200-400mm/day, moves material by way of motor proteins, flow can go in both directions

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forward movement

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anterograde

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backward movement

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retrograde

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12
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which cells makes up about half of the volume of cells of CNS

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neuroglia cells

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13
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which cell can multiply in times of injury or illness to fill space formerly occupied by neurons

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Neuroglia

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14
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Astrocytes

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  • produce scar tissue
  • largest and most numerous neuroglia
  • connects with capillaries
  • helps surround blood vessels
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15
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function of astrocytes

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  • create blood-brain barrier
  • transfer nutrients between capillaries and neurons
  • in embryo = help regulate growth and migration
  • maintain interstitial fluid
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16
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ependymal cells

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  • cuboid or columnar cells
  • produce cerebrospinal fluid
  • long extensions
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17
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microglial cells

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  • small cells with slender projections
  • immune cell
  • function as phagocyte
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18
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oligodendrocytes

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  • responsible for forming & maintaining myelin sheath around axons
  • around 15-20 flat processes (extend to axons)
  • absent neurolemma, limits regrowth after injury
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schwann cells

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  • form and maintain myelin sheath around axon
  • neurolemma permits regeneration of axons following injury
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20
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satellite cell

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  • surrounds bodies of neurons & peripheral nerves
  • regulate exchange of material between cells
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21
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which nervous tissue has a possibility of repair?

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PNS if cell body is intact

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22
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_______ cannot grow if gaps are _______ or ______

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Axons, too large, filled with collagen fibers

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23
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which nervous tissue has little to no repair

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CNS - because of rapid formation of scar tissue

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24
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overall the body is ___________

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electrically neutral

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25
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membrane potential is established by

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chemical disequilibrium between ICF and ECF

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26
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resting membrane potential for cells in the body is

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-5mV- -100mV

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27
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what creates membrane potential

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  1. unequal distribution of ions across plasma membrane
  2. most intracellular anions
  3. electrogenic nature of Na+ and K+
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28
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Nernst equation

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looks at 1 ion and describes membrane potential

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29
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Goldman-Hodgkins-Krats equation

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predicts membrane potential of all ions that can cross membrane potential

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30
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how is resting membrane potential altered

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changing membrane ion permeability

31
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channels that open is response to depolarization will only close when cell ______

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repolarizes

32
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channels may spontaneously ______

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inactivate with continual stimulus

33
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what are the gated channels

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  • ligand-gated channel
  • mechanically-gated channel
  • voltage-gated channel
34
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what happens to the cell when the membrane potential becomes less negative than the resting potential

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the cell depolarizes

35
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what happens to the cell if the membrane potential becomes more negative

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the cell hyperpolarizes

36
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Recovery from hyperpolarization is known as what

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repolarization

37
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graded potentials

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  • take place in dendrite and cell of body neurons
38
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action potentials

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circulate along the axon through voltage-gated channels

39
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why are graded potentials decremental

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  • they take place in the dendrites and cell body of neuron
  • signal strength depends of the number of open channels
  • signal loses strength due to: current leak and cytoplasmic resistance
40
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trigger zone at axon hillock contains high concentration of what

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voltage-gated channels

41
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how many gates does voltage-gated channels have?

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2
- activation gate
- inactivation gate

42
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activation gate

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  • fast
  • first to respond
  • influx of Na depolarizes membrane
43
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inactivation gate

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  • .5msec delay
  • depolarization stops
44
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repolarization phase (AP)

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  • Na+ channels reset
  • membrane becomes permeable to K+
  • delay in closing hyperpolarizes membrane
45
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hyperpolarization phase

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  • some but not all channels have a reset
  • K+ channels are slowly closing
  • natural permeability to Na+ and K+ allow membrane to return to resting potential
46
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absolute refractory period

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-typically 1-2 msec
- time required for Na+ channels to resent to resting position

47
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relative refractory period

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  • may last as long as 15 msec
  • stronger than normal graded potential required to reopen Na+ channels
48
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two methods of propagation

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continuous propagation & saltatory propagation

49
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saltatory propagation

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  • myelin sheath prevents Na+. and K+ from leaving cell
  • allow action potential to leap from node to node
  • myelinated axons
50
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continuous propagation

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unmyelinated axons

51
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Demyelinating diseases

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  • multiple sclerosis
  • reduces or block conduction
52
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factors that affect the speed of propagation

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  1. amount of myelination
  2. axon diameter
  3. temperature
53
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hypokalemia

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low K+ concentration

54
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hyperkalemia

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high K+ concentration

55
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hyperpolarized cell

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  • harder to reach threshold
  • trouble activating muscle
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depolarized cell

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  • easier to reach threshold
  • muscle spasm
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hyponatremia

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hypernatremia

59
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synapses communication occurs between

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  • two neurons (interneural synapse)
  • neuron and an effector cell (neuromuscular or neuroglandular)
60
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electrical synapse

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  • pass electrical signals through gap junctions
  • signal can be bi-directional
  • allows for fast communication
  • found in the CNS as well as in cardiac and smooth muscle
61
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chemical synapse

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  • use neurocrine molecules to transmit signal
  • chemicals cross synaptic cleft and bind onto receptor
62
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neurotransmitters

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  • direct affect on signal post-synaptic membrane
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neuromodulators

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  • diffuse away from synaptic cleft to influence many other neurons
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neurohormone

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  • diffuse into blood and behave as a hormone
65
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inonotropic receptors

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  • binding sit and ion channel
  • mediate rapid responses
  • how most neurotransmitters function
  • specific to ion
66
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matabotropic receptors

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  • G-protein mediated receptors
  • mediate slower responses
  • how most neuromodulators function
67
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types of chloinergic receptors

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  • nicotinic receptors
  • muscarinic receptors
68
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nicotinic receptors

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  • produces EPSP
69
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muscarinic receptors

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  • G-protein coupled receptors
  • Mostly produces IPSP
70
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Convergent circuit

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  • several presynaptic neurons influence one postsynaptic neurons
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diverging circuit

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  • one presynaptic neurons influence several postsynaptic neurons
72
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reverberating circuit

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  • impulses are ultimately sent back to the original neuron
  • ex) brainstem
73
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parallel after discharge circuit

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one presynaptic neuron stimulates a group of neurons which synapse on a common neuron

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