Neuro 1 final Flashcards
Golgi Tendon Organ
detects amount of tension in the tendon
Are there sesory in the CNS?
no, only interneurons
spaces between myelin
nodes of ranvier
myelin is made of
lipids
increased thicknes and length of myelinated axons =
increased speed
Axons regenerate in the
PNS
Do axons regenerate in the CNS
no
myelin portions vary from
100-1000 um
neurolema=
tube surrounding axon
oligodendrocyte myelin has
regeneration factors
no facilitating factors
inhibit regeneration
schwann cells
wrap axons in phosholipids
inner layer is
very dark
how many layers of inner layer per major dense line
2
outer layer
very dark
how many outer layers per intraperiod line
2
1 period=
1 myelin layer
how many layers of myelin are typical?
20-23
when is an axon labeled myelinated?
after 8 layers
one shwann cell is responsible for _____ axons
several
is an axon myelinated by one schwann cell?
no, several
What happens during MS?
antibodies attack an axon leading to demyelination
ectoderm=
mesoderm=
somatic
or
voluntary
endoderm=
visceral
or
autonomic
biofeedback
is a process that enables an individual to learn how to change physiological activity for the purposes of improving health and performance.
somatic
general-G
Special-S
visceral
General-G
Special-S
Somatic-General
Afferent
Efferent
Somatic-Special
Afferent
Visceral-General
AKA Autonomic
symapthetic
parasympathetic-enteric
Visceral-Special-Afferent
sight, taste, vestibular, smell, hearing
Visceral-Special-Afferent
does not include
touch, pain, temp
vestibular apparatus responsible for
location of the head in space
pheromones
chemical receptors that will not effect olfactory centers
smell is not a pheromone
vomernasal organ
recieves pheromones
oxytosin
neurotransmitter and pheromone
“the social hormone”
oxytosin
visceral-general-sympathetic
afferent
efferent
Visceral-general-para
afferent
efferent
Visceral-general-sympathetic
responsible for
emotional arousal
mobilizing body for emergency
Are there different levels of sympathetic tone?
no
Visceral-general-para
responsable for
relaxation
sexual arousal
Nitrous Oxide synthase
powerful vasodialator
Visceral-special-afferent
gestation
Visceral-special-efferent
skeletal muscle trapezius SCM m. of facial expression mastication
meninges
coverings of brain and cord
dura mater
tough mother (pachymeninge)
Arachnoid + Pia
Leptomeninges
Dura layers
periosteum
epidural
peiosteal dura
meningeal dura
Arachnoid layers
sub-dural (non-existant)
arachnoid
subarchnoid
subarachnoid contains
CSF, Blood vessels
pia layers
epipia
pia intima
visceral sympathetic senses
pain, temp
visceral parasympathetic senses
touch/pressure/distension/chemicals
A alpha
axon diameter
12-20
A alpha
Group 1
conduction velocity
70-120 m/s
A alpha
Group 1
modality
- some fastadapting tactile receptors
- discrimination touch
- Axons of Annulospiral (primary)
- Stretch endings
- Axons of Golgi Tendon Organs
A beta
A gamma
Group 2
axon diameter
6-12
A beta
A gamma
Group 2
conduction velocity
30-70 m/s
A beta
A gamma
Group 2
modality
most slowly adapting tactile receptors
(light touch
Axons with flower spray endings
secondary stretch endings
A delta
axon diameter
1-5
A delta
Group 3
conduction velocity
5-30 m/s
A delta
Group 3
modality
fast pricking pain
temperature: cold
B axon
axon diameter
1-3
B axon
conduction velocity
3-15 m/s
B axon
modality
Autonomic Nervous System-
Preganglionic=efferent
Afferent
C axon
group 3
axon diameter
.2-1.5
C axon
group 3
key characteristic
can be unmyelinated
C axon
group 3
conduction velocity
.5-2 m/s
C axon
group 3
modality
Pain- Slow Burning (not due to heat)
Temperature-Heat
Autonomic Nervous System-
Post ganglionic—efferent (non-myelinated)
Arachnoid Granulations AKA
Pachionian bodies
CSF synthesis
500-750 mL
CSF estimated vol
140 mL
L1-L2
Conus Meduallris
end of spinal cord
Openings from 4th ventricle to cisterna
Median foreamen=cisterna magnum
foreamen of Lushka (2) Lateral Foramina
Pontine Cisterna
narrowing of the cerebral aquaduct =
aquaduct stenosis
What anchors the cord to dura?
dentriculate ligaments
how many pairs of dentriculate ligaments
18-24
3 components of lumbar cisterna
- CSF
- Cauda Equina
- Filum Terminale
Dura attachments
- inner surface of IVF
- coccygeal ligament to coccyx
- posterior surface dorsal of C1-C2
- Ring Like attachment to inner surface of foramen magnum
purpose of coccygeal ligament
anchors dura to coccyx
lateral ventricles
telencephalon
third ventricle
diencephalon
cerebral aquaduct (Sylvius)
mesencephalon
fourth ventricle
pons + medulla