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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF NERVOUS TISSUE Flashcards

1
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CNS parts

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Brain

Spinal cord

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PNS parts

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Cranial nerves
Spinal nerves
Ganglia
Enteric Plexuses in small intestine
Sensory receptors in the skin
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3
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how many pairs of spinal nerves are there

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31

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Sensory receptors

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Monitor changes in the internal and external environment

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Ganglia

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Small masses of nervous tissue consisting of neuronal cell bodies that are located outside the brain and spinal cord

Example: Dorsal root
ganglion

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Enteric Plexus

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Extensive network of nerves that are located in the walls of the gastrointestinal tract that help regulate the digestive system.

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Sensory function (afferent)

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Detect internal and external stimuli and Convey impulses into CNS

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Integrative function:

(Information processing)

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1) Perception = awareness of sensory input

2) Analyzing and storing information to help lead to appropriate responses

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Motor function (Efferent)

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Once integration occurs the brain may elicit motor response to muscles or glands (effectors) via cranial and spinal nerves

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Neurons vs neuroglia

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Neurons: Provide most of the unique functions of the nervous system

Neuroglia: Function to provide support, nourishment, and protection

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Parts of a Neuron

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Cell body
Dendrites
Axon
Axon terminals

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Parts of a Neuron

Axon terminals

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Contain synaptic vesicles that can release neurotransmitters

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Parts of a Neuron

Axon

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Conducts away from cell body toward another neuron, muscle or gland

Emerges at cone-shaped axon hillock

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Parts of a Neuron

Dendrites

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Highly branched structures that carry impulses to the cell body

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Parts of a Neuron

Cell body

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Nucleus, cytoplasm with typical organelles

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Structural Classes of Neurons

Multipolar

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Have several or many dendrites and one axon

Most common type in brain and spinal cord

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Structural Classes of Neurons

Bipolar

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Have one dendrite and one axon

Example: In retina of eye and inner ear

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Structural Classes of Neurons

Unipolar

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1) Have fused dendrite and axon

2) Sensory neurons of spinal nerves

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Function of the neuroglia

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  • Support, nourish, and protect neurons

- Critical for homeostasis of interstitial fluid around neurons

20
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What makes up about half the volume of the CNS, supports nourishes and protects the neurons?

21
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Do neuroglia generate nerve impulses

22
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In case of injury or disease, what can multiply to fill in space formerly occupied by neurons?

23
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what type of Neuroglia form blood brain barrier

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Astrocytes

24
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what type of Neuroglia produce myelin in CNS

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Oligodendrocytes

25
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what type of Neuroglia protects CNS cells from disease

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what type of Neuroglia form CSF in ventricles

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Ependymal cells

27
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what type of Neuroglia produce myelin around PNS neurons

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Schwann cells

28
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what type of Neuroglia support neurons in PNS ganglia

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Satellite cells

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Nodes of Ranvier

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Gaps in myelin along the axon

30
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Ganglion

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Cluster of cell bodies in PNS

31
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Nucleus

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Cluster of cell bodies in CNS

32
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what is a Bundle of axons in PNS

33
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what is a Bundle of axons in CNS

34
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White matter is made up of?

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Primarily myelinated axons

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Gray matter is made up of

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Cell bodies, dendrites, unmyelinated axons, axon terminals, neuroglia

36
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Regeneration of PNS neurons

Axons and dendrites in the PNS can be repaired if

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cell body is intact and Schwann cells functional. if scar tissue does not fill the tube

37
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Regeneration of CNS neurons

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Very limited even if cell body is intact

38
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Action potentials, or nerve impulses, allow for_____

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communication between neurons

39
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Synaptic Transmission

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allow neurons to communicate with other neurons or effectors

40
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Components of synapse

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Presynaptic neuron- sending
Synaptic cleft- Space between
Postsynaptic neuron- receiving

41
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These are examples of what?
Acetylcholine
Amino acids
Norepinephrine
dopamine
serotonin
Neuropeptides such as endorphins
Nitric oxide
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Neurotransmitters

42
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what includes all the nervous tissue outside the central nervous system

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Peripheral Nervous System

43
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What system Consists of the brain and spinal cord?

-Source of thoughts, emotions, and memories

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Central Nervous System

44
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Peripheral Nervous System subdivisions

)

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1) Somatic nervous system (SNS)
2) Autonomic nervous system (ANS)
3) Enteric nervous system (ENS

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