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Medical science that deals with functioning and disorders of the nervous system

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Nuerology

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The nervous system is responsible for all

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Behaviors memories and movements

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Three basic functions of the nervous system

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Sensory
Interpretation
Motor response

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Sensing changes with sensory receptors, detects internal and external environment

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Sensory receptors

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Analysis, interpreting and remembering changes with the sensory receptors

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Interpretation

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Reaction to changes with effectors

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Motor response

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Nervous system path overview

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Receptor
Sensory neuron
Inter neuron
Motor neuron 
Muscle
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The brain and the spinal cord are part of the

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Central nervous system

CNS

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The cranial nerves
Spinal nerves
Ganglia
Peripheral nerves are all part of the

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Peripheral nervous system

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A bundle of hundreds or thousands of axons each of which courses along a defined path and serves a specific region of the body

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Nerve

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Located outside the brain and spinal cord are small masses of nervous tissue containing cell bodies of nuerons

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Ganglia

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Helps regulate the digestive system

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Plexuses

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Parts if neurons or specialized cells that minister changes in the external or internal environment

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Sensory receptors

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Neurons from cutaneous and special sensory receptors to the CNS
Motor neurons to skeletal muscle tissue

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Somatic voluntary nervous system SNS

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Sensory neurons from visceral organs to CNS

Motor neurons to smooth and cardiac muscle & glands

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Autonomic involuntary nervous system

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Sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system

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Speeds up heart rate

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Parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system

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Slows down heart rate

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Involuntary sensory & motor neurons control GI tract

Neurons function independently of ANS and SNS

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Enteric nervous system ENS

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Consists of neurons in the plexusus that extend the length of GI tract

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Enteric nervous system ENS

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Sensory neurons of the ENS moniter chemical changes within the GI tract and stretching of its walls

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Somatic nervous system pathway

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SNS
CNS
Somatic motor nuerons
Skeletal muscle

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ANS autonomic nervous system pathway

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ANS
CNS
autonomic neurons sympathetic or parasympathetic
Smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glands

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ENS enteric nervous system path

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ENS
CNS
enteric motor neurons in enteric plexusus
Smooth muscles, glands, cells of GI tract

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What is the functional unit of the nervous system

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Neurons

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Glue that supports and maintains the neuronal networks and also outnumber neurons

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Neuroglia

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Cytoplasm of the neuron is called

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Perikaryon

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Mitochondria produces

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Energy

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RER in ribosomes in the neuron produce

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Neurotransmitters

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Cytoskeleton of a neuron consist of

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Neurofilaments
Neurotubules
Neurofibrils

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Bundles of neurofilaments that provide support for dendrites and axon

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Neurofibrils

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Makes neural tissue appear grAy

dense area of RER and ribosomes

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Nissl bodies

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Axon structure is critical to

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Function

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Cytoplasm of axon that contains neurotubules neurofibrils and enzymes

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axoplasm

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Covers the axoplasm

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Axolemma

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Junction in between the axon hillock and initial segment

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Trigger zone

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Types of neurons found in the brain and sense organs

All cell processes look alike

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Anaxonic neurons

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Found in special sensory organs

Sight smell hearing

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Bipolar neurons

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Found in sensory neurons of PNS

Fused dendrites and a very long axon

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Unipolar neurons

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Common in the CNS
Include all skeletal muscle motor neurons
Long axons

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Multipolar neurons

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Convey action potentials into the CNS through cranial or spinal nerves
Mostly unipolar

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Sensory or afferent neurons

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Conveys action potentials away from the CNS to effectors (muscles or glands) in the peripheral through cranial or spinal nerves
Most are multipolar

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Motor or efferent neurons

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Multipolar in structure

Integrates incoming sensory from sensory neurons and then Olicits a motor response

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Interneurons

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90% of neurons in the body are

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Interneurons

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4 cell types in the CNS

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Astrocytes
Oligodendrocytes
Microglia
Ependymal

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2 cells in the PNS

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Schwann cells

Satellite cells

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Does not generate or conduct nerve impulses

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Neuroglia

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Neuroglia supports in

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Blood brain barrier
Myelin sheath ( nerve insulation)
CSF
phagocytosis

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In the CNS this cell supports neurons by maintaining chemical balance of calcium and potassium

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Astrocytes

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In the CNS this cell produces myelin

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Oligodendrocytes

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In the CNS this cell conducts in phagocytosis

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Microglia

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In the CNS this cell forms an circulates CSF

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Ependymal cells

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In the PNS this cell supports the interneuron

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Satellite cell

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In the PNS this cell produces the myelin sheath on the interneuron

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Schwann cell

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this cell in the CNS helps form scar tissue after injury

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Astrocytes

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This cell in the CNS helps metabolize neurotransmitters

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Astrocytes

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Most common glial cell type found in the CNS

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Oligodendrocytes

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Electrically insulates the Axon and increases the speed of nerve impulse conduction

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Myelin sheath

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These cells wrap around Axons during fetal development

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Schwann cells

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White matter

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Myelinated processes

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Unmyelinated processes are in

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Gray matter

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Impulses that travel long distances

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Action potential s

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Impulses that are local membrane changes

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Graded potentials

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These channels open in the presence of specific chemicals

Ex: acetylcholine

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Chemically gated channels

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Change in membrane potential opens this channel

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Voltage gated channel

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Mechanical stimulus opens this channel

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Mechanical gated channels

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At resting membrane potential

A cell is polarized when negative ions are inside the cell and positive ions along outside leaving energy difference at

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-70 Mv

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For every 3 NA+

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2 K+

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When an action potential that decrease and eventually reverse the membrane potential

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Depolarization

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Restores membrane to its resting state

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Re polarization

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A stronger stimulus will not cause a larger impulse once it reaches threshold

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If a stimulus strength is at the subthreshold there is no

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No impulse will result

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The threshold I’m millivolts

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-55 Mv

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Period of time In which a neuron cannot generAte a new action potential

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Refractory period

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A suprathreahold stimulus will be able to start an AP

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Relative refractory period

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These two local anesthetics prevent opening of voltage gated sodium channels

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Novocaine

Lidocaine

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Step by step depolarization of each portion of the length of the axolemma

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Continuous conduction

Unmyelinated fibers

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Depolarization only at nodes of ranvier

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Saltatory conduction

Myelinated fibers

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Factors that effect speed of propagation

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Axon diameter
Temperature
Amount of myelination

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Information transfer from pre synaptic to post synaptic neuron is

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Chemical

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Axodendritic

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Axon to dendrite

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Axosomatic

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Axon to cell body

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Axoaxonic

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Axon to axon

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Anything that enhances a transmitters effects

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Agonist

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Anything that blocks a neurotransmitters effects

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Antagonist

84
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Autoimmune disorder causing destruction of myelin sheaths in CNS

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Multiple sclerosis

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Where is CSF

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Subarachnoid space of the spinal cord

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