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The Nervous Systems Flashcards

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specialized cells capable of transmitting electrical impulses and then translating those electrical impulses into chemical signals

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neurons

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highly specialized cells responsible for the conduction of impulses

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neurons

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neurons communicate using both…

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electrical and chemical forms of communication

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[blank] occurs via ion exchange and the generation of membrane potential down the length of the axon

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electrical communication

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[blank] occurs via neurotransmitter release from the presynaptic cell and the binding of these neurotransmitters to the postsynaptic cell

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chemical communication

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[blank] are appendages that receive signals from other cells

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dendrites

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[blank] is the location of the nucleus as well as organelles such as the endoplasmic recticulum and ribosomes

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soma or cell body

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[blank] is where the cell body transitions to the axon, and where action potentials are initiated

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axon hillock

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[blank] is a long appendage down which an action potential travels

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axon

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[blank] is the end of the axon from which neurotransmitters are released

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nerve terminal or synaptic bouton

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[blank] are exposed areas of the myelinated axons that permit saltatory conduction

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Nodes of Ranvier

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[blank] consists of the nerve terminal of the presynaptic neuron, the membrane of the postsynaptic cell, and the space between two

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synapse

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[blank] the space between the presynaptic neuron and the postsynaptic cell

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synaptic cleft

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many axons are covered in [blank]

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myelin

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[blank] is an insulating substance that prevents signal loss

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myelin

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[blank] creates myelin in the central nervous system (CNS) and Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system (PNS)

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oligodendrocytes

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individual axons are bundled into…

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nerves or tracts

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a single nerve may carry multiple…

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types of information including sensory, motor, or both

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tracts only contain [blank] type of information

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one

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cell bodies of neurons of the same type within a nerve cluster together in the [blank] in the PNS

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ganglia

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cell bodies of the individual neurons within a tract cluster together in the [blank] in the CNS

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nuclei

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other cells within the nervous system in addition to neurons include…

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neuroglia or glial cells

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[blank] nourish neurons and form the blood-brain barrier

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astrocytes

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[blank] controls the transmission of solutes from the bloodstream into nervous tissue

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blood-brain barrier

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[blank] line the ventricles of the brain and produce cerebrospinal fluid

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ependymal cells

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[blank] physically supports the brain and serves as a shock absorber

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cerebrospinal fluid

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[blank] are phagocytic cells that ingest and break down waste products and pathogens in the CNS

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microglia

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[blank] and [blank] produce myelin around the axons

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oligodendrocytes (CNS) and Schwann cells (PNS)

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all neurons exhibit a [blank] of approximately -70mV

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resting membrane potential

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resting potential is maintained using [blank] and [blank]

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selective permeability of ions and the Na+/K+ ATPase

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[blank] pumps three sodium ions out of the cell for ever 2 potassium ions pumped in

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Na+/K+ ATPase

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icoming signals can either be [blank] or [blank]

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excitatory or inhibitory

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[blank] cause depolarization of the neuron

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excitatory signals

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[blank] cause hyperpolarization of the neuron

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inhibitory signals

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[blank] refers to the integration of multiple signals near each other in time

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temporal summation

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[blank] refers to the addition of multiple signals near each other in space

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spatial summation

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a [blank] is used to propagate signals down the axon

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action potential

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when enough excitatory stimulation occurs, the cell is [blank] to the [blank] and voltage-gated sodium channels open

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depolarized// threshold voltage

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sodium flows into the neuron due to its strong [blank] … this continues to depolarize the neuron

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electrochemical gradient

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at the peak of the action potential (approximately +35mV), sodium channels are [blank] and potassium channels [blank]

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inactivated// open

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potassium flows out of the neuron due to its strong electrochemial gradient which [blank] the cell

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repolarizes

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potassium channels stay open long enough to overshoot the action potential resulting in a [blank] neuron

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hyperpolarized

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the [blank] brings the neuron back to the resting potential and restores the sodium and potassium gradients

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Na+/K+ ATPase

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while the axon is hyperpolarized it is in its [blank]

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refractory period

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during the [blank] the cell is unable to fire another action potential

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absolute refractory period

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during the [blank] the cell requires a larger than normal stimulus to fire an action potential

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relative refractory period

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at the [blank] neurotransmitters are released into the synapse

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nerve terminal

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when the action-potential arrives at the nerve terminal, [blank] open

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voltage-gated calcium channels

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the influx of calcium causes [blank] of vesicles filled with neurotransmitter with the presynaptic membrane, resulting in [blank] of neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft

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fusion// exocytosis

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the neurotransmitters [blank] to receptors on the postsynaptic cell, which may be [blank] or [blank] receptors

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bind// ligand-gated ion channels// G protein-coupled

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neurotransmitters must be cleared from the [blank] to stop the propagation of the signals

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postsynaptic receptors

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the neurotransmitter can be [blank] broken down

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enzymatically

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the neurotransmitter can be absorbed back into the presynaptic cell by [blank]

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reuptake channels

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the neurotransmitter can [blank] out of the synaptic cleft

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diffuse

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there are three types of neurons in the nervous system

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motor (efferent), interneurons, and sensory (afferent) neurons

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MESA (mom eats spaghetti alot)

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motor–efferent, sensory–afferent

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the nervous system is made up of the [blank] and the [blank]

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central nervous system// peripheral nervous system

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central nervous system (CNS) contains

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brain and spinal cord

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peripheral nervous system (PNS) contains

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cranial and spinal nerves

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in the CNS [blank] consists of myelinated axons

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white matter

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in the CNS [blank] consists of unmyelinated cell bodies and dendrites

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grey matter

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in the brain [blank] is deeper than [blank]

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white matter// grey matter

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in the spinal cord [blank] is deeper than [blank]

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grey matter// white matter

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the PNS is divided into the [blank] and [blank] nervous systems

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somatic (voluntary) and autonomic (automatic)

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SVAA (so very awesome abby)

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somatic–voluntary// autonomic–automatic

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the autonomic nervous system is further divided into the [blank] and [blank] branches

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parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) and sympathetic (flight-or-fight)

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[blank] use the ability of interneurons in the spinal cord to relay information to the source of a stimulus while simultaneously routing it to the brain

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reflex arcs

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in a [blank] the sensory (afferent,presynaptic) neuron fires directly onto the motor (efferent, postsynaptic)

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monosynaptic reflex arcs

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in a [blank] the sensory neuron may fire onto a motor neuron as well as interneurons that fire onto another motor neurons

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polysnaptic reflex arcs

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