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Neurohistology Flashcards

1
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What defines the CNS anatomically?

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Brain and spinal cord

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2
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Brings sensory information from the periphery to the CNS (type of nerve)

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Afferent

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Takes motor information from CNS to periphery (type of nerve)

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Efferent

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4
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Location of neuronal cell bodies in the CNS (2)

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Grey matter and deep nuclei

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5
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Location of neuronal cell bodies in the PNS

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ganglia

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6
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Location of axons in the CNS

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white matter

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7
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Location of axons in the PNS

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nerves

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8
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Types of supporting cells (glia) present in the CNS (4)

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1) astrocytes
2) oligodendrocytes
3) microglia
4) ependymal cells

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Types of supporting cells (glia) present in the PNS (2)

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Schwann cells and satellite cells

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10
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Another name for neuronal soma

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perikaryon

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11
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Nissl body composition (2)

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Rough endoplasmic reticulum and polyribosomes

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12
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Residue of lysosomal breakdown. Contain lipids and pigments. Accumulates with age.

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Lipofuscin

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13
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Motor protein involved in anterograde transport

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kinesin

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14
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Motor protein involved in retrograde transport

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dynein

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15
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Which is slower, anterograde or retrograde transport in axons?

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anterograde

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[Morphological classification] Multiple dendritic processes. Characteristic of motor neurons and interneurons.

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multipolar neuron

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[Morphological classification] One main dendrite and one axon. Characteristic of special sensory neurons (vision, olfaction, hearing)

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bipolar neuron

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18
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[Morphological classification] Single bidirectional axon-peripheral process (transmitting from the periphery) and a central process (transmitting information to the CNS). Characteristic of sensory neurons in the dorsal root ganglia.

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unipolar neuron

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19
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Most numerous glial cell type in the brain

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astrocytes

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20
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Two types of astrocytes

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1) Fibrous Astrocytes (present in white matter)

2) Protoplasmic Astrocytes (present in gray matter)

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21
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Supportive functions of astrocytes (4)

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1) forming the blood-brain barrier
2) nutritional support
3) uptake of neurotransmitters
4) regulate extracellular ionic concentrations

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These glia line the ventricles of the brain and central canal of the spinal cord. Apical ends have cilia and microvilli

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Ependymal cells

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23
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Cells responsible for producing cerebrospinal fluid

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Ependymal cells

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24
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Microglia are derived from what type of cell

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Monocytes

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25
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Small glial cells with mobile processes that sense the environment – important for immune surveillance

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Microglia

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26
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Smaller cell with several cytoplasmic extensions (can myelinate multiple internodes of multiple neurons), responsible for myelinating axons in the CNS

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Oligodendrocytes

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27
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Protective insulation from the cell membranes of supporting cells that concentrically wrap around a section of the axon

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myelin sheath

28
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What’s different about Schwann cells as opposed to oligodendrocytes in terms of how it wraps neurons?

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One Schwann cell wraps one internode of one neuron

29
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True or false: Small diameter axons which are unmyelinated are still enveloped by Schwann cells

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True!

Multiple axons are enveloped by a Schwann cell but they’re not individually wrapped like with myelination. It’s not layered

30
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Three levels of macroorganization of the brain

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1) cerebrum
2) cerebellum
3) brainstem

31
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In the spinal cord, is the white matter deep or superficial?

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superficial

32
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In the brain, is the white matter deep or superficial?

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deep

33
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Connective tissue membranes that wrap the brain and spinal cord

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meninges

34
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Outermost and toughest connective tissue membrane in the CNS

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dura mater

35
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Two layers of the dura mater

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1) periosteal layer - attached to the bone of the skull

2) meningeal layer - closer to the brain itself.

36
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The meningeal layer will separate to form _____ and rejoins to form a _____ (formed from two meningeal layers of dura in between hemispheres of the brain)

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Dural sinus; dural fold

37
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Bleeding between the skull and dura

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Epidural hematoma

38
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Layer between dura mater and pia mater. Contains spider web-like extensions

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Arachnoid matter

39
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Located between the arachnoid and pia mater and contains CSF

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Subarachnoid space

40
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Delicate, highly vascularized layer that is intimately applied to the surface of the brain and spinal cord

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pia mater

41
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Dural fold that separates the right and left cerebral hemispheres

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falx cerebri

42
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Gray matter in the cerebrum is found in the ____ ____ layer. Organized into 7 layers

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cerebral cortex

43
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Three layers of the cerebellar cortex

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1) molecular layer
2) purkinje cell layer
3) granular layer

44
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Connective tissue layers covering nerves in the PNS (from superficial to deep)

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1) epineurium - surrounds entire nerve
2) perineurium - surrounds nerve fibers bundled in fascicles
3) endoneurium - surrounds individual axon

45
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The sensory pathway goes through the posterior root ganglion or the anterior root?

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posterior root ganglion

46
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The motor pathway goes through the posterior root ganglion or the anterior root?

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anterior root

47
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Discrete organization of CT capsules. Clusters of neuronal soma and myelinated fiber tracts

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Sensory Ganglia (Spinal/Dorsal Root Ganglia)

48
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Two types of Autonomic (Visceromotor) Ganglia

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Sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia

49
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Thin CT capsule. Diffuse arrangement of neuronal soma and thin, indistinct, unmyelinated fiber tracts. Multipolar neurons with satellite and capsule cells. More than 100 neurons usually.

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Sympathetic ganglia

50
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Indistinct CT capsule. Found in the wall of a target organ. Diffuse arrangement of soma and unmyelinated fiber tracts. Less than 100 neurons usually

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Parasympathetic ganglia

51
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Responsible for light touch and texture sensation. Found n the dermal papillae of thick skin

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Meissner’s Corpuscles (Tactile Corpuscles)

52
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Responsible for deep pressure, vibration and stretch sensations deep in the dermis.

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Pacinian Corpuscles (Lamellar corpuscles)

53
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Responsible for proprioception in skeletal muscles

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Muscle spindles

54
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Responsible for proprioception in tendons

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tendon organ

55
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Responsible for pain, heat, and cold sensations. Found all over basically lmao

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Free nerve endings

56
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Responsible for light touch and movement sensation surrounding the hair follicle

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Hair receptors

57
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What do free nerve endings and hair receptors have in common?

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they’re unencapsulated

58
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Specialized mucosa found on the dorsum of the tongue

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lingual papillae

59
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Smallest and most numerous papillae. Have keratinized tips and are important in sensing the texture of food. NOT associated with taste buds

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filiform papillae

60
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Four types of lingual papillae

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1) filiform papillae
2) fungiform papillae
3) circumvallate papillae
4) foliate papillae

61
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Mushroom shaped papillae that are less abundant than filiform and are scattered widely over the tongue. Taste buds associated.

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fungiform papillae

62
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Papillae directly anterior to the sulcus terminalis. Taste buds are embedded on the lateral aspects of these papillae.

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circumvallate papillae

63
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Located on posterolateral aspect of the tongue. They are associated with taste buds but not well developed in humans.

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Foliate papillae

64
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Barrel-shaped epithelial organs housing taste receptor cells

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taste bus

65
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Components of taste buds (3)

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1) epithelial-derive taste receptors cells
2) supporting cells (sustenacular cells)
3) basal cells (at the bottom of the taste bud)

66
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Located in the upper 1/3 of the nasal cavity. Has bipolar neurons specialized for transmission of odor molecules

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olfactory epithelium

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