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Dendrites

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receive info

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Axon Hillock

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where axon originates (cone shaped), where info is gathered & integrated

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axon

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Carries action potential from cell body to axon terminal

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myelin

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insulates axons to increase speed that action potentials are conducted, formed by glial cells

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Nodes of Randeveir

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uninsulated patches of axon, increases signal boosting

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Axon terminals

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transmit neuron’s signals across synapses to other cells

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axon collateral

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axon splits into multiple branches

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Input Zone

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Neurons collect & process info from the environment to other cells

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Integration Zone

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Decision to produce Neural signal

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conduction zone

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info is transmitted over distances (axon)

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Output Zone

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Neuron transfers info to other cells (axon terminal)

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Multipolar Neuron

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1 axon, multiple dendrites

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Bipolar Neuron

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1 axon, 1 dendrite (sensory systems - vision, smell, sight)

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Unipolar Neuron

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after leaving cell body splits into 2 sections - dendritic branches & axon (spinal & cranial nerves - pain, temperature, etc.)

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Presynaptic Membrane

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transmits info by releasing neurotransmitter (on axon terminal)

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Synaptic Cleft

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space between pre / post synaptic neurons

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Postsynaptic Membrane

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receives info

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Axonal Transport

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transport materials from cell body to axon terminals & back to cell body

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Electrical Movement

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electrical signals down axon to target innervating neuron

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Schwan Cells

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Type of Glial cell that forms Myelin in peripheral Nervous System

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Microglial Cells

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remove cellular debris from injured / dead cells (Glial Cell)

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Oligodendrocytes:

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form myelin in CNS & myelinates axons (glial cell)

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Astrocystes

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star shaped, run in all directions, control blood flow, help form membrane that contains the brain (glial cell)

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Peripheral Nervous System

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nerves & neurons outside the brain / spinal cord

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Somatic Nervous System

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major muscles / sensory systems, receives info VOLUNTARILY (PNS)

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Cranial Nerve

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connected directly to brain (PNS / Somatic Nervous System)

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Spinal Nerves

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Emerges from spinal cord, 31 pairs that carry sensory & motor axons

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Autonomic Nervous System

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Connections of internal organs, involuntary

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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“Fight or Flight” - increase in heart rate & blood pressure, relaxes bladder, inhibits digestion (Autonomic Nervous System in PNS)

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Parasympathetic Nervous System

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“rest & digest” - decreases heart rate, stimulates digestion, contracts bladder (Autonomic Nervous System of PNS)

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Cerebral Cortex

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Thick sheet covering cerebral hemisphere

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Corpus Callosum

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Connects left & right hemisphere

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Frontal Lobe

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Higher Order executive functioning, voluntary movement

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Parietal Lobe

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Processes somatosensory info

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Temporal Lobe

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Processes emotions & language

36
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Occipital Lobe

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Processes visual stimuli

37
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Forebrain

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Develops into 2 subdivisions

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Telencephalon

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Forebrain (anterior) - becomes cerebral hemisphere in adult brain

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Diencephalon

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Forebrain - posterior becomes thalamus & hypothalamus in adulthood

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Midbrain

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middle division of neural tube

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Hindbrain

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Develops into 3 structures

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Cerebellum

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coordination & control

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Pons

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origin of cranial nerves (midbrain)

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Medulla

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Heart Rate & respiration (midbrain)

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Limbic System

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Emotion & Learning

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Amygdala

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Emotional regulation & perception of odor (limbic system)

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Hippocampus & Fornix

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Learning / Memory (limbic System)

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Olfactory bulb

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Smell (limbic system)

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hypothalamus

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regulate hormones & motivated behaviors - thirst, hunger, temp. regulation (limbic system)

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Thalamus

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Directs sensory info to appropriate region of cortex (limbic system)

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Cingulate Gyrus

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Direction of attention to specific thing (limbic System)

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Substantia Nigra (Midbrain - Tegementum)

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innervates basal ganglia & loss of its neurons (leads to Parkinsons)

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Tectum

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Roof of Midbrain

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Superior Colliculi

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Vision (midbrain - tectum)

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Inferior Colliculi

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Hearing (midbrain - tectum)

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Meninges

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3 membranes that protect brain & spinal cord

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dura mater

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outer sheet, tough layer (meninges)

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Arachnoid

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Thin layer between dura & pita (meninges)

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Pita Mater

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Innermost meninges, adheres tightly to brain

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Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)

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fluid that fills the cerebral ventricles, picks up waste for clearance, conveys nutrients

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Glymphatic System

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lymphatic system in brain that removes waste & moves nutrients / signaling compounds
Occurs in sleep
“trash collector””

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Cerebral Arteries

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3 pairs of large arteries within skull that supply blood to cerebral Cortex

63
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blood brain barrier

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  • makes movement of substances from blood vessels into cells more difficult
  • protects brain from infections
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stroke

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clot, narrowing or rupture that interrupts blood supply to specific brain region

Neuro Quiz 1 (11 decks)

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