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A&P Test 1 Ch. 1-3,25 > Test 4 > Flashcards

Test 4 Flashcards

1
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Central Nervous System (CNS)

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Consists of brain and spinal cord(part that does integration)

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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

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the wire service between the body and CNS

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Cranial Nerves

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12 Pairs

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Spinal Nerves

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31 Pairs

  • 8 cervicals
  • 12 thoracic
  • 5 lumbar
  • 5 sacral
  • 1 coccygeal
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Somatic Nervous System

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To and from body

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Autonomic nervous system

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Sympathetic: Fight or flight
Parasympathetic: rest and digest

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Enteric Nervous System

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Intestinal tract system

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Sensory function

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Afferent-arriving

brings in info from internal and external environment

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Integrative function

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analyzes the information that is gathered

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Motor function

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Efferent-exiting

acts on the analyzed information

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Nervous tissue

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2 types of cells

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Neuron has 3 main parts

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Cell body
Dendrites
Axons

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Cell body

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where the nucleus is located

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Dendrites

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small short extensions, bring action potential towards the cell body

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Axons

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one long/ very long extensions takes action potential away

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Unmediated

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uncoated

no special covering by cells

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Myelinated

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Coated

wrapped by a special covering made up of individual cells

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wrapped by neuroglia cells called Oligodendrocytes

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CNS

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wrapped by Schwann cells

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PNS

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Node of Ranvier

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gap on axon where no cell (between wrapping cells)

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Myelin gap

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where one cell ends and the next begin its wrap

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Design of Nerve cells

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classified by number of extensions to cell body

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Multipolar cells

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multiple dendrites

one axon

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Bipolar Cells

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one main dendrite

one axon

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Unipolar cells

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one fused extension, dendrite end and axon end

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Neuron

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used to integrate and transmit information

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Gray matter

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cell bodies and unmyelinated axons

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28
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white matter

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myelinated axons

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29
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Neuroglia

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structural support to the nervous system

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30
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Oligodendrocyte

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Myelinating cell in CNS

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31
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Astrocyte

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supporting cell for Neurons

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32
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Microglia

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phagocyte in CNS

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33
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Ependymal

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makes and helps circulate CSF (cerebral spinal fluid)

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Schwann Cells

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Myelinating cell in PNS

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Satellite Cells

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structural support

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Neurons Pathway

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Dendrite>Cell body>Axon>another cell

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37
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2 unique abilities of neurons

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respond: mechanical, chemical, or electrical stimuli

transfer stimuli to other cells

38
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Leakage gate channel

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channel leaks allowing ions to slowly pass

39
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Voltage gated channel

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open when triggered by electrical changes

40
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Ligand gated channel

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opens when a molecule binds to a receptor

41
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Mechanical gated channel

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open in response to mechanical stimuli

pressure, vibration, stretch, etc

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Action potential

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all or nothing change in membrane

-stimuli either causes complete change in potential or nothing at all

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Graded potential

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change in membrane potential is NOT enough to reach threshold
-No action potential is generated

44
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Depolarization

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stimuli threshold is reached

-causing the opening of Na+ ion channels

45
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Repolarization

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K+ gates open, K+ moves out of cell down its conc gradient

46
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Hyperpolarization

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overshoots 70 mv usually down towards -90 mv

47
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Continuous conduction

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every part of the axon must depolarize and repolarize the entire length of the axon

48
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Saltatory conduction

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depolarization of action potential jumps between Myelin sheath gaps, traveling much faster

49
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A fibers

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Motor, Joint sensory
fastest
largest
most myelinated

50
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B fibers

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Autonomic
Slightly slower
-myelinated
-smaller

51
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C fibers

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Sensory
Slower
-unmyelinated
-smallest

52
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Intensity of nerve input into system

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  • frequency of impulses

- number neurons sending

53
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Acetylcholine

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cholinergic sites, nerve to muscle, parasympathetic

-can be excitatory or inhibitory

54
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Amino acids

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Excitatory-Glutamate

55
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Biogenic Amines

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Norepinephrine/Epinephrine-energy and pleasure

Dopamine-energy and pleasure

56
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Neuropeptides

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excitatory and inhibitory proteins

57
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Nitric Oxide

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vasodilator (viagra works by enhancing NO effect)

58
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Nerve

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100’s-1000’s of axons

  • blood vessels
  • connective tissue component to hold it together
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Nerve circuits

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SImple
Diverging
Converging
Reverberating
Parallel
60
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Simple (Nerve circuit)

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one axon to one dendrite

61
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Diverging

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one axon to two different cell’s dendrites

62
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Converging (Nerve Circuit)

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several different cell axons to one cell’s dendrites

63
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Reverberating

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collaterals: branches of an axon, stimulate dendrites of cells that extend their axons back into the direction of the stimuli to the original cell

64
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Parallel

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Collateral axons: stimulate dendrites of different cells, that in turn stimulate the same cell’s dendrites

65
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Excitatory

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make membranes less negative, easier to depolarize

66
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Inhibitory

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make membrane more negative, harder to depolarize

67
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Electrical communication

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Cell membranes almost touch with gap cell junctions between cells that touch

68
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Synaptic transmit ion (communication)

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Axons of nerves do not touch dendrites of next nerve

69
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Spinal cord anatomy

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  • from base of the brain to the end of the vertebral column
  • exits skull through foramen magnum
  • runs down the vertebral column in the vertebral foramen
70
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What is the spinal cord protected by?

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Meninges

Fat

71
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Meninges

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3 connective tissue layered, fluid filled bag that protects and anchors the spinal cord

  • Pia mater
  • Arachnoid
  • Dura mater
72
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Nerve tracts

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bundles of axons, some cell bodies, that pass impulses to and from the brain

73
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Pia mater

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inner most layer on cord, anchors cord within vertebral column

74
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Denticulate ligaments

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anchor cord to column laterally

75
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Filium terminale

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anchors cord at the base of the column, coccyx

76
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Arachnoid

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has space between it and pia mater is filled with cerebral spinal fluid

77
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Dura mater

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outer layer of spinal cord

78
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Cervical enlargement

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C4-T1

-thicker, nerves to and from upper extremity

79
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Lumbar enlargement

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T9-T12

-thicker, nerves to and from lower extremity

80
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Conus medullaris

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point at L1-L2 position

81
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Cauda equina

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numerous nerves are what is left of below level of L2 area

82
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Dorsal root

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sensory axons coming into cord

83
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Ventral root

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motor axons leaving the cord

84
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Cross-sectional anatomy of cord

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looks like a gray butterfly in a white oval dish

85
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Gray butterfly

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is made up of cell bodies

86
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White dish

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made of myelinated axons

87
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Thalamus

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cerebral cortex’ executive secretary

all sensory axons end, sends axons to cortex

88
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Hypothalamus

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controls the autonomic nervous system, hormones

89
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Epithalamus

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contains pineal gland, which secretes melatonin

-promotes sleep

90
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Medulla Oblongota

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A&P Test 1 Ch. 1-3,25 (4 decks)

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