Neurobasics Flashcards
The Father of Neuroscience
Ramon y Cajal
Neuron Doctrine
Cajal proposed that nervous system composed of individual neurons
System that controls voluntary skeletal muscle
Somatic NS
Nerve supply to organs
Visceral NS
Cluster of nerve cell bodies located OUTSIDE CNS
Ganglia
Only ganglia located in the CNS
Dorsal root ganglia
Cluster of nerve cell bodies located WITHIN CNS
Nuclei
Only neucli located outside CNS
Basal ganglia
Lemniscus, fasciculus, peduncle, column are all other names for what
tracts
budles of axons carrying similar information (axons with same origin and common termination)
tracts
awarenes of stimuli
sensation
interpretation of stimuli into meaningful information
perception
neuron with one projection off cell body
unipolar
single dendrite and single axon of cell body
bipolar
one axon and 2 or more dendrites
multipolar
Most peripheral nerves are of what structural classification
Unipolar
Retina, vestibular nerve, and cochlear nerve are of this type of classification
Bipolar
Most motor and CNS interneurons are of this structural classification
Multipolar
Flow of neurtransmitters, nutrients, protens form cell body TO THE TERMINUS
Anterograde transport
Flow of substances from terminus TO THE CELL BODY
Retrograde transport
Toxins, viruses, tracing dyes and nerve growth factor are transported in this maner
Retrograde transport
Partial loss of voluntary contraction (weakness)
paresis
complete loss of voluntary contraction
paralysis/plegia
Involuntary contractions (hiccups, eye twitches)
Myoclonus
Abnormally low resistance to passive stretch
Hypotonia
Lack of resistance to passive stretch
Flaccidity
Passive transport (diffusion) involves the what cations?
Na, Cl, K
Is chlorine concentration greater outside or inside?
Outside
Active pumps require what to function?
ATP
Resting membrane potential is maintained by what mechanisms?
- Passive transport
- Active transport
- Negatively charged ions/proteins trapped
cells of the nervous system are called what? (hint glue)
neuroglia (10/1) greater than neurons - can divide and multiply
What glial cells add structure, are on BBB, maintain K levels, and guide migrating neurons while also causing scar tissue in CNS injury?
Astrocytes
Glial cells that myelinate axons in CNS
Oligodendrocytes
Antibodies with this dissease attack oligodendrocytes
Multiple Sclerosis
Glial cells that myelinate axons in PNS
Schwann cells
Antibodies with this disease attack Schwann Cells
Guillian-Barre
Phogcytotic glial cell that is activated in Alzheimer’s and AIDS
Microglia