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Neurophys Flashcards

1
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Is endocrine fast or slow control?

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slow control

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Is the nervous system fast or slow control?

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fast control

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2 major divisions f the nervous system?

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Central and peripheral

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Central nervous system

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brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral nervous system

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nerves that connect the brain or spinal cord with the body’s muscles, glands, and sense organs.

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Basic cell type of the nervous system

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neuron

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neurons are amitotic meaning…

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they do not divide

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Neurons have a very high what?

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metabolic rate. they need a lot of glucose and have a lot of mitochondria

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most numerous cells in the CNS

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Glial (non-neuronal support)

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Astrocytes

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SOO diverse! Work in healing; regulate ion concentrations, synapse formations and more; Create a supportive framework for neurons.

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Oligodendrocytes

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form and maintain myelin in the CNS.

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Microglia

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CNS macrophages. Important immune system workers of the CNS.

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Ependymal Cells

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Create CSF in the CNS.

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Schwann Cells

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Create myelin in the PNS.

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Afferent neurons

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move from the muscle to the CNS
-affected by a stimulus
see slide 13

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Efferent neurons

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move from the CNS to the muscle
-cause an effect
see slide 13

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Interneurons

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  • Lie entirely within the CNS

- account for > 99 percent of all neurons

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If axons are severed, they can repair themselves and restore significant function only if….

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the damage occurs outside the CNS and does not affect the neurons cells body

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19
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why is peripheral nerve injury healing so slow?

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axon regrowth proceeds at a rate of only 1 mm per day

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what happens to the axon segment that is separated from injury?

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the cell body degenerates. The part of the axon still attached to the cell body then develops a new growth cone, which grows out toward the effector organ. Sometimes function is restored.

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apoptosis=

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cell death

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what you need to know about generation and conduction of a nerve impulse:

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  • Resting Membrane Potential, generated by Active Transport
  • Voltage Gated Na+ and K+ Channels
  • Depolarization, repolarization, hyperpolarization
  • Graded Potential
  • Threshold Potential
  • ALL-OR-NONE FIRING
  • Action Potential
  • Unidirectional signal conduction
  • Delayed opening of K+ channels relative to Na+ channels
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The resting membrane potential

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difference in charge

  • more positive outside
  • more negative inside
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what is the sodium potassium pump reliant on

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ATP function

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Depolarization

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the potential moving from RMP to less negative values.

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Repolarization

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is the potential moving back to the RMP.

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Hyperpolarization

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the potential moving away from the RMP in a more negative direction.

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Graded potentials

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  • little changes in membrane potential that are confined to a relatively small region of the plasma membrane.
  • By definition, they can be of various sizes, but don’t reach threshold potential by themselves.
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Two types of graded potentials

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EPSP’s (excitatory)

IPSP’s (inhibitory)

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7 steps of the nerve firing

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1.RMP
2.threshold reached.
3.Na+ channels open in response to the depolarization beside them.
4.Na+ channels are inactivated while the slower K+ channels open to repolarize the cell.
Since the sodium channels are inactive, the signal can’t go backward here.
5.K+ channels cause enough + ions to leave the cell’s interior that the membrane repolarizes, and in fact…
6.Hyperpolarizes the cell, making it even harder for a signal to transmit backward.
7.K+ channels finally close and Na+ channels are reactivated, but by this time the signal is long gone.

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action potential inhibition

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Lidocaine, Procaine, Marcaine– block voltage-gated Na+ channels.

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Absolute refractory period

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another action potential cannot be sent at this time (step 5 of nerve firing)

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relative refractory period

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another can be sent only if it is big enough to overcome this hyperpolarization PLUS the normal amount of depolarization (step 6 of nerve firing)

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what is Myelin?

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an insulator that makes it more difficult for charge to flow between intracellular and extracellular fluid compartments.
-adds speed, reduces metabolic cost, and saves room in the nervous system because the axons can be thinner

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What are the node of Ranvier?

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Action potentials occur only there

-where the myelin coating is interrupted and the concentration of voltage-gated Na+ channels is high.

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how do synapses pass information?

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chemically or electronically

-they use neurotransmitters

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are synapses inhibitory or excitatory?

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inhibitory or excitatory depending on the signal/ neurotransmitter being transmitted

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When the synapses signal is Electrical

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Pre- and post-synaptic cells are connected by gap junctions

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When the synapses signal is Chemical

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  • Pre-synaptic neurons release neurotransmitter from their axon terminals
  • Neurotransmitter binds to receptors on post-synaptic neurons
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neurotransmitter is released via what?

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exocytosis

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41
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autoreceptors are

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a built-in brake for the system

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To terminate the signal in a chemical synapse, the neurotransmitter must be removed. This is accomplished by:

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  1. Diffusion of the transmitter from the cleft
  2. Degradation of the transmitter by enzymes
  3. Reuptake into the pre-synaptic cells for reuse
  4. Removal of the receptors in the post-synaptic cell’s membrane.
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ACETYLCHOLINE (Ach):

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  • This one is made by attaching acetyl CoA to choline.
  • It’s ALWAYS the first signaler on efferent pathways to the peripheral nervous system.
  • After being sent into the synapse, it gets broken back into AcCoA and Choline by acetylcholinesterase (AChE). The pieces then get recycled.
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CATECHOLAMINES:
Dopamine, Epinephrine, Norepinephrine
(DA, Epi, NE):

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  • Made from the amino acid tyrosine
  • NE and Epi are important in the Sympathetic Nervous System (more on that later)
  • Once released into the synapse, they’re either taken back up into the pre-synaptic neuron or destroyed by monoamine oxidase (MAO).
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Serotonin

a complicated one!

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  • Made from an essential amino acid, Tryptophan.
  • Works slower than some neurotransmitters– more of a “modulator” than a true transmitter.
  • Almost always there’s another transmitter being released along with it.
  • It’s excitatory in muscle pathways, inhibitory in sensory pathways.
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Endogenous Opioids:

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  • Short polypeptides (~15-25 aa’s long)
  • Unlike other transmitters, these are made in the cell body, put into vesicles, and transported all the way down the axon for release.
  • Eventually broken down by peptidases– but they can last a while.
  • Runner’s high, firewalking and the like have been attributed to Endogenous opoids.
  • Also have an effect on appetite, mood, emotion.
47
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Many drugs act by interfering with or stimulating processes in the neuron, some of the processes include…

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neurotransmitter synthesis, storage, and release, and in receptor activation.

48
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Clostridium tetani (tetanus toxin)

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  • prevents vesicle fusion with the membrane, inhibiting release of GABA– a neurotransmitter that would normally inhibit muscle contraction.
  • What is the result?
    - increased and tetanic muscle contraction.
49
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Clostridium botulinum bacilli toxin (botulism):

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  • interferes with actions of SNARE proteins at excitatory synapses that activate muscles.
  • What is the result?
    • Absence of muscle contraction (muscle paralysis).
50
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What is Botox used for?

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Low doses are injected therapeutically to treat facial wrinkles, severe sweating, hyper-contracted neck muscles, migraines, uncontrollable blinking, misalignment of the eyes, and others.

51
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Efferents in the PNS are divided into what?

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sympathetic and parasympathetic

52
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Brain is subdivided into what 3 divisions?

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Forebrain
Midbrain
Hindbrain

53
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Forebrain consists of what?

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CEREBRUM AND DIENCEPHALON (thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus)

54
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Cerebrum =

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right and left hemispheres + other structures on the underside of the brain.

55
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The central core of the forebrain is formed by what, which helps connect the 2 hemispheres?

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diencephalon

56
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what does each hemisphere contain?

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cerebral cortex (outer shell of gray matter composed mostly of cell bodies that give the area a gray appearance) + inner layer of white matter (composed primarily of myelinated fiber tracts)

57
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Beneath the white matter: there is another layer of gray matter cell clusters called… (and what do they do?)

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the subcortical nuclei– interneurons that:

- bring information into the cerebrum
- carry information out
- connect different areas within a hemisphere
58
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what makes up white matter?

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myelin

59
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what makes up gray matter?

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neurons

60
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The cortex is 3 mm in thickness but is highly folded. WHY?

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Folds create an area that is four times larger than if the brain surface were flat, without appreciably increasing the volume of the brain.

61
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The cortex of each cerebral hemisphere is divided into four lobes:

A
  • frontal
  • parietal
  • Occipital
  • Temporal
62
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The cortex layers of the left and right cerebral hemispheres are connected by the ______

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corpus callosum– a massive bundle of nerve fibers.

63
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Frontal Lobe:

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REASONING, PLANNING, parts of speech, MOVEMENT, emotions, and problem solving

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Parietal Lobe:

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MOVEMENT, PERCEPTION OF STIMULI, orientation, recognition

65
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Occipital Lobe:

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VISSUAL PROCESSING

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Temporal Lobe:

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PERCEPTION AND RECOGNITION OF AUDITORY STIMULI, MEMORY, and speech

67
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The brain’s neurons are________

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upper motor neurons– they direct voluntary movements and integrate signals to create many involuntary muscle activities.

68
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The neuron that actually goes to a muscle is usually a

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lower motor neuron– with its cell body in the spinal cord and its axon in the periphery.

69
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What do many interneurons affect?

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the stimulus that a muscle will recieve

70
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FUNCTION OF CEREBRAL CORTEX:

INTEGRATION

A
  • Collects afferent info
  • Processes it
  • effects motor and endocrine systems based on that info
71
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Subcortical Nuclei–

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areas of gray matter that lie deep within the cerebral hemispheres. Still forebrain; just deep in the forebrain.

72
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Basal Ganglia

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part of the cerebral cortex

- plays an important role in controlling movement, posture and the complex aspects of behavior

73
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Diencephalon:

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-MIDDLE OF THE BRAIN AT THE BOTTOM
-CONTAINS THE THALAMUS, HYPOTHALAMUS, AND EPITHALAMUS
(not being quizzed on)

74
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Thalamus:

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-KEY ROLES: AROUSAL AND FOCUSING ATTENTION

not being quizzed on

75
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Hypothalamus:

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  • lies below the thalamus and on the undersurface of the brain
  • the master command center for neural- endocrine coordination.
  • Effects behaviors dealing with preservation of the individual (e.g.eating and drinking) and preservation of the species (reproduction)
  • lies directly above the pituitary gland (more on this in endocrine) and regulates it.
76
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what does the cerebellum do?

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Coordinates movements and controls posture and balance through feedback loops

  • Receives info from muscles, joints, skin, eyes, ears, viscera, and the parts of the brain that control movement
  • also involved in people who learn by doing.
77
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The central butterfly-shaped area of gray matter in the spinal cord =

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  • interneurons,
  • the cell bodies of efferent neurons,
  • the entering axons of afferent neurons
  • glial cells.
78
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what is the surrounding white matter of the spinal cord?

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groups of myelinated axons

79
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Afferent fibers from peripheral nerves enter the spinal cord on the dorsal side via the ______

A

dorsal roots

80
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Small bumps on the dorsal roots, __________, contain the cell bodies of these afferent neurons.

A

the dorsal root ganglia

81
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The axons of efferent neurons leave the spinal cord via the

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ventral roots

82
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A short distance from the cord, the dorsal and ventral roots from the same level combine to form a _______, one on each side of the spinal cord.

A

spinal nerve

83
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how many pairs of nerves for the PNS

A

43

84
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how many pairs of cranial nerves are in the PNS

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12

85
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how many pairs of spinal nerves are in the PNS?

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31

86
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Function of the PNS

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Neurons in the PNS transmit signals between the CNS and receptors/ effectors in all other parts of the body.

87
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Spinal nerves are names by the vertebral levels from which they exit, what are those levels and how many exit each?

A 
Cervical (8)
Thoracic (12)
Lumbar (5)
Sacral (5)
Coccygeal (1)
88
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cervical nerves =

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muscles, glands and sensory from/for the neck, shoulders, arms, and hands.

89
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thoracic nerves =

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chest and upper abdomen.

90
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lumbar nerves =

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the lower abdomen, hips, and legs.

91
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sacral + coccygeal nerves =

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genitals and lower digestive tract.

92
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All the spinal nerves contain both _____ and ______fibers, whereas some of the cranial nerves contain only _______ fibers or only _________ fibers.

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afferent and efferent

93
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Somatic

A

skeletal muscle, excitation only

94
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autonomic

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  • automatic
  • sympathetic or parasympathetic
  • sympathetic innervates smooth and cardiac muscle, glands, and GI neurons
  • parasympathetic can be excitatory or inhibitory
95
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Sympathetic uses ___ at central synapse and __ and ___ at the distal synapse.

A

ACh
NE
Epi

96
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Sympathetic =

A

fight or flight

97
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Parasympathetic uses ___ throughout– no ___ or ___

_

A

ACh

NE or Epi

98
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Parasympathetic =

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rest and digest

99
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One set of neurons in the sympathetic division never develops axons. Instead, they form the _____ _______

A

adrenal medulla

100
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When stimulated by the SNS, cells of the adrenal medulla release a mixture of about __% epinephrine and ___% NE into the bloodstream.

A

80%, 20%

101
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Because this mixture is released into the bloodstream, it’s ______ system rather than ________system.

A

endocrine, nervous

-This is often referred to as neuroendocrine regulation

102
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All efferent messages coming form the CNS use __________ as their first neurotransmitter– always.

A

acetylcholine (ACh)

103
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___ always acts on skeletal muscles in the somatic NS

A

ACh

104
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___ always acts as the second neurotransmitter in the PNS

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ACh

105
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__ or ___ is the 2nd transmitter in the SNS

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NE or Epi

106
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Meninges are the ____

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membranes that line the structures and add additional support and protection.

  • Dura mater
  • Arachnoid mater
  • Pia mater
107
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protects and cushions the structures of the CNS

A

CSF

108
Q

There are three layers of the meninges–

A

dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater

109
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The job of the meninges is to:

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  1. cover/protect the CNS
  2. protect blood vessels and enclose the venous sinuses
  3. contain CSF
  4. form partitions in the skull
110
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CSF

A
  • extracelluar fluid of CNS

- secreted by ependymal cells of the choroid plexus

111
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Meningitis

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  • inflammation of the meninges
  • It’s a serious threat to the brain since bacterial or viral meningitis can spread throughout the CNS.
  • Inflammation of the brain = encephalitis
112
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The sub-arachnoid space is _____

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filled with CSF and contains the largest blood vessels serving the brain.

113
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arachnoid villi

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absorb the CSF back into the venous blood system.

114
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The pia mater

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clings to the brain and contains a network of blood vessels.

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