Pathology Lesson 3 Flashcards
Where does efferent transmission go?
effectors (muscles and glands)
How many trigger zone does multi polar neuron have?
1
What is the function of axons?
Conduct nerve impulse away from cell body
What are the 4 types of glial cells?
Astrocyte
Microglial Cell
Ependymal Cell
Oligodendrocyte
How do astrocytes support?
Bracing and anchoring
Where are ependymal cells located?
Near cerebral spinal fluid (CSF)
What is not stored in the brain?
Oxygen and glucose
What opens a chemically gated channel?
Specific neurotransmitters
What do mechanical channels respond to?
Pressure
What does direction does the graded potential spread?
Both directions
What happens to Na+ during depolarization?
Na+ floods the cell
What happens to K+ during repolarization?
K+ leaves the cell
Why does the relative refractory occur?
Because K+ ion channels are open and additional K+ leaves the cell
In saltatory conduction where is action potential happen?
Node of Ranvier Only
What are the 3 functions of synapses?
Excitatory, Inhibitory or both
What are the 3 types of chemical synapses?
Axodenritic
Axoaxonic
Axosomatic
Where is the site for epidural anesthesia?
Epidural space
If a patient has a subdural bleed, between what layers is the blood found?
Under the dura mater above the arachnoid mater
What is the dura mater composed of?
Dense fibrous connective tissue
Where is a lumbar puncture drawn from?
Subarachnoid space
What are perceptual thresholds modulated by?
CNS
What are hair cells in the inner ear called?
Organ of Corti
What are the components of a neurological examination?
- Mental status
- Cranial nerves (12 cranial nerves)
- Cerebellar (Coordinated movement)
- Reflexes
- Motor (How a person moves)
- Sensory (Temperature sensation)
What are certain characteristics of neurons?
- Excitable
- Generate and conduct nerve impulses
- Cell bodies with Nissl substances (similar to ER)
- Amitotic (don’t divide)
- Dendrites (receive signals)
- Axon (sends signals)
- Neurilemma/Axolemma (Membrane of the neuron/axon)
Where are the receptors located in the eye?
Back of the retina
What is a way you can have loss of consciousness?
- Cardiac dysrhythmia
- Vasovagal (Stimulation of vagus nerve)
What are the different functions of neurons?
- Afferent (Sensory)
- Efferent (Motor)
- Interneurons (Connecting Neurons)
What is Grey Matter
Bundles of neuronal cell bodies and unmyelinated axons in brain and spinal cord
What is White Matter
Bundles of myelinated axons in brain and spinal cord
What are the 3 types of neuron structure?
- Multipolar (most common)
- Bipolar
- Unipolar
What are the types of supporting cells?
- Astrocytes
- Microglial cell
- Ependymal cell
- Oligodendrocyte
What are the components of Saltatory conduction?
- Myelinated fibers
- AP only occurs at Node of Ranviere only
During the depolarization period, an impulse opens the voltage gated channel what happens to Na+ and K+?
Na+ and K+ goes in.
What are the two types of modes of conduction in a nerve?
- Continuous
- Saltatory
What are two methods of a synapse?
- Electrical (Gap junctions, not common, simple)
- Chemical (Neurotransmitters, no current flow)
What are the types of chemical messengers/neurotransmitters?
- Acetylcholine
- Biogenic Amines
- Amino Acids
- Neuropeptides
What are the classes of biogenic amines?
- Catecholamines
- Indolamines
What types of receptors might be stimulated with ACh?
Muscarinic (e.g. parasympathomimetic)
Nicotinic (e.g excitatory at skeletal muscle)
What are the types of Catecholamines?
- Norepinephrine
- Epinephrine
- Dopamine
What are the types of Indolamines?
- Serotonin
- Histamine
What are the two classes of peptides?
- Neuropeptides
- Gut-brain peptides
What are some types of amino acids?
- GABA
- Gamma-Aminobuytric Acid
- Aspartate
- Glycine
- Glutamate
What is indirect neurotransmission? What is the effect?
Uses Second Messenger Molecules: Cyclic AMP, Cyclic GMP, or Calcium
- G-Protein Mechanisms
- Has broader, long-lasting Effects
What are the components of neuropeptides?
- Substance P
- Endorphins
What are two different kinds of postsynaptic potentials?
- Excitatory (Na+)
- Inhibitory (Cl-)
What are the kinds of summation?
- Subthreshold (no summation)
- Spatial summation
- Temporal summation
What are the types of presynaptic integration?
- Presynaptic inhibition
- Presynaptic facilitation
(Hole at the bottom of a bucket, how fast it gets filled vs. how fast it leaks)
What are the two types of motor function?
- Autonomic
- Somatic
What are the classifications of the Autonomic Division?
- Sympathetic
- Parasympathetic
What are the three types of movement classified under in the Somatic division?
- Voluntary Movement
- Rhythmic Movement (Coordination)
- Reflex Movement
What is Agnosia?
Impairments in comprehending or recognizing certain stimuli despite intact sensation (auditory/visual)
What is Astereognosis?
Inability to recognize objects placed in hand
How old are the nerve cells in a person that is 100 years old?
Nerve cells have longevity therefore the nerve cells are 100 years old.