Neuro - Pt 1 Intro Flashcards
Parasympathetic Division of the ANS
- Responsible for [] functions: maintenance, conservation, protection of body resources etc.
- Involved with [] autonomic aspect such as digestion
- Also called the [] because the nerves come from the cranium and saccral region of the spinal cord.
- Responsible for anabolic functions: maintenance, conservation, protection of body resources etc.
- Involved with involuntary autonomic aspect such as digestion
- Also called the craniosacral because the nerves come from the cranium and saccral region of the spinal cord.
The Sympathetic division of the ANS
- Responsible for [] functions: expend bodys resources
- Also called the [] division because the nerves come from the thorcic and lumbar regions of the spinal cord.
- Responsible for catabolic functions: expend bodys resources
- Also called the thoracolumbar division because the nerves come from the thorcic and lumbar regions of the spinal cord.
ANS:
- PNS division
- all preganglionic [] are in the []. Preganglionic fibers synapse close to their target
- Postganglionic fibers are []
- SNS division
- All preganglionic axons synapse with the postganglionic neurons in the [] [] or in [] []
- Post ganglionic fibers can be [], [], or [] and distribute widely throughout the body
- PNS division
- all preganglionic bodies are in the CNS. Preganglionic fibers synapse close to their target
- Postganglionic fibers are short
- SNS division
- All preganglionic axons synapse with the postganglionic neurons in the paravertebral chain or in prevertebral ganglia
- Post ganglionic fibers can be short, medium, or long and distribute widely throughout the body
The nervous system is composed of 2 types of cells - [] and [] cells
The nervous system is composed of 2 types of cells - neurons and glial cells
Glial Cells vs Neurons:
- Glial cells are not [], but they do have [] []
- Glial cells are able to divide []
- Glial cellls are more []
- Serve as [] cells to neurons.
- Glial cells are not excitable, but they do have membrane potentials
- Glial cells are able to divide mitotically
- Glial cellls are more abundant
- Serve as supporting cells to neurons.
What are the 2 types of Glial cells in the Peripheral nervous system?
Schwann Cells
Satelitte Cells
What are the 4 glial cells in the CNS?
Oligodendrocyte
Astorcytes
Microglia
Ependymal Cells
Glial cells of Peripheral NS:
- Schwann Cell
- form [] sheaths around nerve fibers only in peripheral NS.
- [] axon is myelinated per Schwann, but there could be [] cells along the axon.
- Satellite Cells
- found in [] and provide []support and help regulate [] around ganglia
- [] junctions exist between satellite cells and adjacent neurons
- Schwann Cell
- form myelin sheaths around nerve fibers only in peripheral NS.
- One axon is myelinated per Schwann, but there could be mulitple cells along the axon.
- Satellite Cells
- found in ganglia and provide structural support and help regulate microenvironment around ganglia
- Gap junctions exist between satellite cells and adjacent neurons
[] form myeling sheaths around nerve fibers only in the CNS. M[] axons can be myelinated by one cell.
Oligodendrocytes form myeling sheaths around nerve fibers only in the CNS. Many axons can be myelinated by one cell.
Astrocytes:
- Most [] neuroglial cell
- Only found in the []
- Serve a [] function and help regulate [] neuronal environment
- Make contact with [] vessels, repair damaged [] tissue, limit diffusion of [], [] synaptic ability by NT uptake, can [] NT
- Highly permeable to [], so it can act as a []
- They are not excitable, but do communicate with [] junctions
- Help maintain [] junctions of capillaries and cover areas of neurons at [] [] []
- Most numerous neuroglial cell
- Only found in the CNS
- Serve a nutritive function and help regulate extracellular neuronal environment
- Make contact with blood vessels, repair damaged CNS tissue, limit diffusion of NT, terminate synaptic ability by NT uptake, can synthesize NT
- Highly permeable to K+, so it can act as a buffer
- They are not excitable, but do communicate with gap junctions
- Help maintain tight junctions of capillaries and cover areas of neurons at nodes of Ranvier
Microglial Cells of CNS:
- Respond to [] and [] and remove debris and foreign particles
- So they ar [] cells
- Respond to injury and inflammation and remove debris and foreign particles
- So they are phagocytic cells
Ependymal Cells
- Line the fluid filled [] of the brain and the [] [] of the spinal cord.
- Found in the [] [] and produce or form [] [] fluid
- Line the fluid filled cavities of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.
- Found in the choroid plexus and produce or form cerebral spinal fluid
- [] are groups of cell bodies within the CNS
- [] are groups of cell bodies within the Periphral NS
- [] are nerve fibers
- Nuclei are groups of cell bodies within the CNS
- Ganglia are groups of cell bodies within the Periphral NS
- Axons are nerve fibers
Multipolar Neuron:
- Have several [] and 1 [] extending from the body
- Ex: [] []
- Have several dendrites and 1 axon extending from the body
- Ex: Motor Neuron
Bipolar Neurons
- Have 2 processes - 1 [] and 1 []- extending from the cell body at either end
- Ex: neurons in the [] [] [] []
- Have 2 processes - 1 axon and 1 dendrite- extending from the cell body at either end
- Ex: neurons in the retina of the eye
Pseudo-unipolar Neurons:
- Have a single short process that divides like a [] from the soma to form 1 long process.
- One end receives [] stimuli and acts as a dendrite, the other end acts as an axon an [] with a relay center in []
- Have a single short process that divides like a “T” from the soma to form 1 long process.
- One end receives sensory stimuli and acts as a dendrite, the other end acts as an axon and synapses with a relay center in CNS
Gap Junctions in the Nervous System:
- Allows for []-[] transmission
- [] the major form of communication in the NS
- Found in
- Parts of brain where []-[] communication is needed
- between [] cells
- [] nervous system tissue
- Allows for 2-way transmission
- Not the major form of communication in the NS
- Found in
- Parts of brain where 2-way communication is needed
- between glial cells
- Embryonic nervous system tissue
[] [] are the major form of communication between cells in the nervous system
Chemical synapses
What are the 3 general types of chemical synapses?
Axodendritic
Axosomatic
Axoaxonic
Transmission at chemical synapses is []
Transmission at chemical synapses is unidirectional