Test 4 Flashcards
What are sensory neurons?
afferent neurons - impulses to CNS
what type of neurons are motor neurons? how do they send signals
efferent neurons - from CNS to tissue
how to sensory receptors and motor effectors differ?
sensory receptors detect stimuli and motor effectors respond to stimulus
What is the CNS comprised of?
Brain and spinal cord
what is the PNS comprised of?
sensory and motor neurons
what does the somatic ns stimulate?
skeletal muscle
What does the autonomic ns stimulate?
smooth / cardiac muscle
what is the sympathetic ns known as?
fight or flight
what is the parasympathetic ns known as
rest and digest
how do schwann and oligodendrocytes similar/different?
schwann and oligo both prouce myelin sheath
schwann - PNS
oligodendrocytes - CNS
what is an astrocyte
cell that supports endothelial layer in blood-brain barrier
carry signals from blood stream to neurons
what is microglia
phagocytic cell in the CNS - immune system of the CNS
which end of the membrane is positive vs negative
cytoplasmic side = negative
extracellular side = positive pole
resting potential value
-70 mV
what happens at the sodium-potassium pump?
2 Potassium for every 3 Sodium
what happens at the ion leakage channel
Potassium diffuses out at a faster rate than Sodium diffuses in
what causes the resting membrane potential?
build up of positive charge outside vs negative charge inside
attractive for K+ ions
what is a ligand?
hormone or neurotransmitter that change a cell’s permeability
what is the sequence of an action potential?
voltage gated Na+ channels open
Na+ rushes in
Maximum voltage is reached
K+ channels open
Equilibrium is restored (refractory period)
what is saltatory conduction
where impulses jump from node to node
what is the synapse
where neurotransmitters are released from an axon to the dendrite
how are neurotransmitters released
exocytosis
what is the difference between presynaptic vs postsynaptic cell
pre = releases action potential / NT
post = receives action potential / NT
what is the difference between electrical and chemical synapses?
electrical - direct cytoplasmic connections by gap junctions
chemical - synaptic cleft between cells
how do you characterize actin and myosin
actin = thin
myosin = thick
what is the excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) / why does it happen?
when ACh binds to postsynaptic membrane
stimulates muscle contraction
what degrades ACh? what happens psychologically?
acetylcholinesterase (AChE)
muscle relaxation
what is glutamate?
excitatory NT in CNS
what are glycine and GABA
what channels are opened / what event results
inhibitory NT
Open ligand gated Cl- channels
causing hyperpolarization (very negative potential)
what is the inhibitory postsynaptic potential
a cellular hyperpolarization induced by GABA or Glycine
what are the adrenal hormones?
epinephrine
norepinephrine
what is dopamine used in the brain for?
areas that control body movements
what is serotonin used for?
regulation of sleep
what is substance P
NT released from sensory neurons activated by painful stimuli
what controls the intensity of pain?
enkephalins
endorphins
what does NO do/ what is it ?
a gas produced from arginine
causes smooth muscle relaxation
what is spatial summation
many dendrites producing excitatory postsynaptic potentials that add up to an action potential
what is temporal summation
one dendrite producing repeated excitatory postsynaptic potentials until AP is met
what is habituation
decreased sensitivity / number of receptors available due to an abundance of NT
what are reflex tests used for?
ensuring that the periphreal and central NS are in unison
what makes up the periphreal nervous system / what are they?
nerves - bundles of axons w connective tissue
Ganglia - aggregates of neuron cell bodies
as agonist is excited the antagonist is…
inhibited by hyperpolarization of spinal motor neurons
what does the medulla oblongata control
heart rate, thermoregulation , everyday functions
in what phylum was the digestive tract introduced
cnidarians (hydra)
what is salivary amylase?
enzyme released that breaks down sugars and carbohydrates
what is protease?
enzyme released that breaks down proteins