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Pathophysiology of CNS - Rochet Flashcards

1
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What structures are found in the hindbrain?

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Medulla
Pons
Cerebellum

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What structures are found in the midbrain?

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Substantia nigra

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What structures are found in the forebrain?

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Cerebral cortex
Basal ganglia
Limbic System
Diencephalon

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What structures are found in the basal ganglia?

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Striatum
Globus pallidus
subthalamic nucleus

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What structure are part of the limbic system?

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Hipocampus

Amygdala

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What structures are part of the diencephalon?

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Thalamus

Hypothalamus

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What does the medulla do?

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  • Respiration, cardiac function, vasomotor responses, reflexes
  • Reticular system (arousal, wakefulness)
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What does the pons do?

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Relays signals from forebrain to cerebellum

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9
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What does the cerebellum do?

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-Motor coordination (smooth movements)

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10
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What structures are part of the brain stem?

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Medulla

Pons

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11
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What does the cerebellum look like?

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A little brain (two lobes)

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12
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What is a sagittal section?

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Cut between the eyes

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What are the substantia nigra (SN) pars compacta do?

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  • INPUT to the basal ganglia
  • Voluntary motor control, some cognitivie functions
  • Neurodegeneration in PD
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The SN pars compacta provides input to the basal ganglia by supplying _______ to the _____

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dopamine to the striatum

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What does the SN pars reticulata do?

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OUTPUT: signals from basal ganglia to the thalamus

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16
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What does the cortex do?

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Process and interpret info

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17
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What does the basal ganglia do?

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Voluntary motor control

Cognitive functions

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18
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What does the amygdala do?

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Emotions

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19
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What does the hippocampus do?

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Memory

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20
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What does the thalamus do?

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Relay station–to and from the cortex

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21
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What does the hypothalamus do?

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Regulate homeostasis
Emotions
Hormonal control
Neural regulation

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22
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Where is the amygdala located?

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The base of the hippocampus

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23
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Decisions are made in _____ loops about how to act on information

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cortico-thalamic loops

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24
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Schizophrenia is a disease of the _____

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frontal cortex

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25
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Efferent/afferent neuron tracts transmit signals from the cortex to the periphery?

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Efferent

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Efferent/afferent neuron tracts transmit signals from the periphery to the cortex?

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Afferent

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27
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What is the hierarchy of information processing in CNS?

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Spinal cord –> hindbrain/cerebellum –> midbrain –> forebrain

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28
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The brain is surrounded by layers of membrane called _____

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Meninges

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29
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What are the three meninges layers?

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Dura
Pia
Arachnoid

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30
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What is the outer layer of the meninges?

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Dura

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31
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What is the middle layer of the meninges?

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Arachnoid

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32
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What is the inner layer of the meninges?

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Pia

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33
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What fills the space in b/w arachnoid and pia?

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CSF

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34
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Which layer of the meninges contains blood vessels?

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Arachnoid

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35
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What is a tumor of the meninges called?

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Meningeoma

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36
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What is the artery that enters the brain called?

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Internal carotid artery

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37
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What 4 arteries does the internal carotid artery branch into?

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Anterior Cerebral
Middle Cerebral
Posterior communicating
Opthalmic

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38
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Migraine involves _____ of cerebral arteries

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Dilation

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39
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What are the glial cell types?

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Astrocytes
Oligodendrocytes
Microglia

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40
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What do astrocytes do?

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  • Provide growth factors and antioxidants
  • Remove glutamate
  • Support BBB
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41
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What do oligodendrocytes do?

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Produce myelin sheath

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42
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What do microglia do?

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Provide growth factors
Clear debris (phagocytosis)
Neuroinflammation (play a role)

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43
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What percent of brain cells are glial cells?

44
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Which of the glial cell types is responsible for neurinflammation?

45
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Which of the glial cells provide growth factors?

A

Microglia and astrocytes

46
Q

Endothelial cells in the BBB are connected by ____

A

tight junctions

47
Q

What properties of molecules can get through the BBB?

A

Non-polar

<500 Daltons

48
Q

A resting cell is positive/negative inside?

49
Q

What is a cell body called?

50
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What are nodes of ranvier?

A

Gaps in myelin sheath where the AP can be re-initiated

51
Q

Normal resting potential is about ___?

52
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How long does an AP last?

53
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Larger diameters have faster/slower rates?

54
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T/F: Action potentials for a single neuron always have the same magnitutde

55
Q

The current in a nerve fiber is greater as a result of ____

56
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What is a nerve fiber?

A

Bundle of axons

57
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What are EPSPs?

A

Excitatory post-synaptic potential

58
Q

Excitatory neurotransmitters act on __- receptors and allow ____ to cross the membrane

A

ionotropic

Na+ ions

59
Q

An increase in strength of stimulus will increase _____ but not _____

A

magnitude of depolarization but not magnitude of action potential

60
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Does an EPSP always trigger an AP?

A

no– can bring cell closer to threshold so the next EPSP causes AP

61
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Whta are IPSPs?

A

inhibitory post-synaptic potentials

62
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Inhibitory neurotransmitters induce ____ by allowing ___ to cross membrane

A

Hyperpolarization

Cl-

63
Q

Usually drugs in the CNS modify ____

A

synaptic neurotransmission

64
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What are common aa neurotransmitters?

A

GABA
Glutamate
Glycine

65
Q

Is GABA excitatory or inhibitory?

A

Inhibitory

66
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GABA caues influx of ___

67
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What are the 2 GABA receptors?

68
Q

What drug classes interact with GABA pathways?

A

Sedative hypnotics (benzodiazepines, barbiturates)
anticonvulsants
Anxiolytics

69
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Which of the GABA receptors is inotropic and which is GPCR?

A

A - inotropic

B - GPCR

70
Q

Is glutamate inhibitory or excitatory?

A

Excitatory

71
Q

Glutamate causes ___ to enter cell?

72
Q

What disease are caused by GABA?

A

Epilepsy
Spasticity
addiction/alcohol

73
Q

What is glycine?

A

NT similar to GABA–but in spinal cord

74
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What does excess glutamate cause?

A

Damage to neuron

75
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What disease does excess glutamate cause?

A

Epilepsy

Schizophrenia

76
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What are the metabotropic glutamate receptors?

A

GPCRs - mGluR

77
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What are the ionotropic glutamate receptors?

A

NMDA, AMPA (ion channels)

78
Q

What are the non-amino acid NTs?

A

Acetylcholine
Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Serotonin (5-HT)

79
Q

Acetylcholine receptors are ___ and ___?

A

Muscarinic, nicotinic

80
Q

Where is acetylcholine found?

A

Basal forebrain, pons, cortex, basal ganglia

81
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What does acetylcholine cause?

A

Cognitive function/decline
Nicotine dependence
Movement disorders

82
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Is acetylcholine excitatory or inhibitory?

A

Excitatory

83
Q

Where does glutamate work?

A

All over the brain

84
Q

Where does GABA work?

A

All over the brain

85
Q

What disease does dopamine contribute to?

A 
Schizophrenia
Parkinson's disease
Depression
Addiction
ADHD
86
Q

Where is dopamine found?

A

Midbrain (SN, VTA)

87
Q

Dopamine neurons arise from __ and ____

A

Ventral tegmental area, SN

88
Q

Blocking DAT causes what?

A

Increased dopamine (no reuptake) which causes addiction/euphoria

89
Q

PD is caused by ___ of DA

90
Q

Schizophrenia is caused by ___ dopamine

91
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What drugs interact with DA pathways?

A

Antipsychotics (D2 antagonists)

D2/D2, and D1 agonists (for PD)

92
Q

What type of receptors are all dopamine receptors?

93
Q

Norepinephrine targets what receptors?

A

alpha and Beta adrenergic

94
Q

What is NET?

A

Norepinephrine transporter (drug target)

95
Q

Where does norepinephrine work in the brain?

96
Q

What diseases is NE involved with?

A

Memory
Depression
Addiction
Pain

97
Q

NET inhibitors are used to treat___

A

depression

98
Q

Serotinin is involved with what disease?

A

Depression
Mood disorders/anxiety
Schizophrenia

99
Q

What are drug targets for serotoinin?

A

Receptors and serotonin transporter (SERT)

100
Q

Which of the serotonin receptors is NOT GPCR? What is it?

A

5-HT3 - ion channel

101
Q

Where does serotonin work?

A

Midbrain/pons

102
Q

5-HT axons arise from a group of cell bodies in the brain stem called the ______

A

raphe nuclei

103
Q

Serotonin systems are involved in what 4 normal things?

A
  • Sleep
  • Vigilance
  • Mood
  • Sexual function
104
Q

SERT inhibitors are used to treat what?

A

Depression

105
Q

5-HT2A agonists are ___

A

Hallucinogenic

106
Q

5-HT2A antagonists are used as _____

A

atypical antipsychotics

107
Q

______ is used to treat migraine

A

5-HT1D agonists

Therapeutics III (12 decks)

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