Task 2- cells, action potential Flashcards

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Sensory neurons

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detects changes in external or internal environment and sends info about it to CNS

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Motor neurons

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to muscles, organs and glands

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interneurons

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neuron with short axon or no axon at all in CNS

-receives input from and sends output to other neuron

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Dendrites

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  • input zone; receives electrical/chemical messages
  • messages are ➮ inhibitory or ➮ excitatory messages
  • if impulses transmitted are large enough = action potential
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inhibitory messages

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cell body will NOT transmit message to axon

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excitatory message

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cell body will send the message down to axon and pass to other neurons

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Cell body (soma)

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  • Integration zone; combines the info of neuron and determines whether to send signal of its own
  • semipermeable membrane
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support structure of cell are

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endoplasmic reticulum, golgi ap. and mitochondria

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nerve cells = neurons

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basic unit of nervous system, composed of dendrites, soma and axon
o Each neuron receives inputs (dendrites)
o Integrates those inputs (soma)
o Distributes processed information (axon)

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Organelles inside Neuron:

Mitochondria

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energy production

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Organelles inside Neuron:

Cell nucleus

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contains genetic instructions

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Organell inside Neuron:

Ribosomes

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translate genetic instructions into proteins

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Soma

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receive additional synaptic contacts; inputs are combined and transformed in the cell body
->integration zone

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Axon

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leads away from cell body, transmits cell’s output information in the form of electrical impulses
->conduction zone

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Axon terminals

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Synaptic buttons; transmit neuron activity to other cell at synapses
-> output zone

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Multipolar Neurons

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many dendrites, single axon

  • > most common
  • found in CNS -> Motorfunction
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Bipolar Neurons

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single dendrite, single axon
-> common in sensory system
visual, hearing

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Unipolar neurons

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  • single extension, axon that branches in two directions; one end is input zone (like dendrites), the other is the output zone
  • > transmit information from body into the spinal cord
  • ONE process
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leak channels

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– channels that are open all the time in order to let Na+ and K+ get through them

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Voltage gated sodium channels

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open when the membrane potential crosses a threshold value, Na+ gets through them inside the neuron

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Voltage gated potassium channels

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opens at +50mV (Depolarization peak); K+ get through them outside the neuron, are a little slower to close again
->Hyperpolarization

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Excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs)

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increase likelihood of neuron to fire
-Brings a positive charge-> Causes partial
depolarization.

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Inhibitory postsynaptic potentials (IPSPs)

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decrease likelihood of neuron to fire

-Brings a negative charge-> Causes partial hyperpolarization.

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Ions that contribute to membrane potential

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o Sodium ions (Na+)
o Potassium ions (K+)
o Chloride ions (Cl-)
o Negatively charged protein ions (A-)

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All-or-none law
An action potential either occurs or does not occur ->once triggered, it is transmitted down the axon to its end and always remain the same size.
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rate law
A single action potential is not the basic element of information!! Variable information is represented by an axon’s RATE OF FIRING
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Temporal summation
Occurs when one presynaptic neuron releases neurotransmitters many times over a period of time.
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Spatial Summation
Occurs when multiple presynaptic neurons together release enough neurotransmitters to exceed the threshold of the postsynaptic neuron.
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Saltatory conduction
Action potentials only occur in nodes of Ranvier and they appear to jump from one node to another along the axon. The current spreads electrically through internodes.
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Axon polarization
the overall balance between the positive and negative charges is such that the inside of the axon is electrically negative with respect to the outside ->Axon is polarized in its resting state – RESTING POTENTIAL
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Myelin sheath
Acts as an insulator. It surrounds the neurons, protects the axon and aids in the speed of transmission.
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Synapse
Communication sites where neurons pass nerve | impulses among themselves.
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Nucleus
Contains the chromatin and the genetic make- up of the organism.
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Channel proteins
allow certain molecules to pass through
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Signal proteins
Transfer signal to inside of neuron when molecules bent to them on outside of membrane
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Diffusion
tndency of molecules to move from a higher concentration area to a lower one until equilibrium is reached.
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Osmosis
Passive movement of water molecules from one place to another until a uniform concentration is achieved.
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Active transport
transport of substance from lower to higher concentration of substance -> using energy from cell
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Selective permeability
Membrane has some control over what can cross ->only certain molecules either enter or leave the cell. -Each ion channel works for one type of ion.
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Intracellular fluid
fluid contained within the cell | ->A- (organic anions), K+ (high concentration), Cl- and Na+ (low c.)
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Extracellular fluid
Located outside the cell | ->Cl- and Na+ (high concentration), K+ (low concentration).
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Resting membrane potential
is about -70 mV – Inside of the neuron is 70 mV less than the outside.
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Cations
more positive outside
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Anions
more negative inside
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Concentration gradient
Concentration inside versus the concentration outside. - It causes DIFFUSION because if there is a lot in one side and little in the other side, the brain wants to establish equilibrium.
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Electrical gradient
If there is a lot of positive inside and less outside, it will move.
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Sodium-potassium pump
Actively pumps Na+ out of the cell and pumps K+ into it.
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Depolarisation
-if signal strong enough and voltage reaches threshold it triggers action potential -More gated channels open and more Na+ enter the cell -> Cell depolarizes in order to reverse charges across membrane = Inside of the cell becomes positively charged and outside negatively charged.
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Spike potential
Peak of the action potential CAUSES the gated sodium channels to close and potassium channels to open.
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Repolarization
- Potassium ions =outside the membrane | - sodium ions stay inside – Repolarizing the cell = polarization opposite of the initial polarization
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Hyperpolarization
neuron = hyperpolarized -> more potassium ions are on the outside than sodium ions are on the inside – When K+ gates close, neuron has more K+ ions outside than Na+ inside ->Cell’s potential drops lower than resting potential.
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Refractory period
-returns potassium= inside -sodium=outside – Sodium-potassium pump works again moves Na+ ions->outside and K+ ->inside =>Neuron returns to normal polarized state.