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Trans - Neurohistology Flashcards

1
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2 main types of cells in neural tissue

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  1. neurons

2. neuroglia

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appearance of neuron under microscope

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dark staining cytoplasm, pale staining nucleus with prominent nucleolus, prominent Golgi complex

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central region in the cytoplasm surrounding the nucleus

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perikaryon

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Nissl bodies - define

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clumps of basophilic material in the perikaryon

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5
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dendrite - function

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receive input

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axon - function

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transmit output

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differentiate dendrite and axon

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dendrites are short, numerous and branched

axons are long, single, and unbranched

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cortical extension of the soma into the axon

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axon hillock

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end of the axon

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terminal bouton

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10
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rope-like intertwining component of cytoskeleton

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microfilament

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11
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component of cytoskeleton resembling a spiderweb

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intermediate filaments

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what are the most prominent components of the cytoskeleton

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microtubules

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microtubules - function

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transport of vesicles from golgi body to terminal bouton

organelle movement

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14
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what produces the myelin sheath in the CNS

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oligodendrocytes

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what produces the myelin sheath in the PNS

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schwann cells

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16
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myelin sheaths are better observed using:

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osmium fixation

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17
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unipolar neurons - appearance

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one axon, no dendrites

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unipolar neurons - where are they found

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embryonic CNS

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19
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pseudo unipolar neurons - appearance

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dendrites branch friom the axon

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20
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pseudo unipolar neurons - examples

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sensory neurons

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21
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what type of neuron is the most susceptible to injury

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pseudo unipolar neuron

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22
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bipolar neuron - appearance

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2 processes on opposite ends of the soma - axon on one side, dendrites on the other

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bipolar neuron - examples

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neurons which transmit special senses (retina, olfactory, etc)

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24
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multipolar neuron - appearance

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many cytoplasmic processes, only one axon

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25
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multipolar neuron - examples

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pyramidal cells, purkinjie cells

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26
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2 types of multipolar neuron

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  1. Golgi type 1

2. Golgi type 2

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what type of neuron is the most common (structure-wise)

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multipolar neurons

28
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Golgi type 2 - appearance

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have locally projecting axons (remain in grey matter of cerebrum)

29
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Golgi type 1 - appearance

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have long projecting axons (ex. pyramidal cells)

30
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what type of neuron is the most common (function-wise)

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interneurons

31
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layers of the cerebral cortex

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  1. molecular layer
  2. external granular
  3. external pyramidal
  4. internal granular
  5. internal pyramidal
  6. multiform layer
32
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molecular layer - characteristics

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no neuron soma - dendrites and axons only

33
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external granular layer - characteristics

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with small pyramidal neurons

34
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shape of granular neurons

35
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external pyramidal layer - characteristics

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with small-medium pyramidal neurons

36
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what layer is the main source of cortical-cortical efferent fibers of the motor system

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external pyramidal layer

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internal granular layer - characteristics

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with stellate and pyramidal neurons

38
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what layer is the main target for thalamocortical afferent fibers

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internal granular

39
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line of Gennari - what lobe

40
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line of Gennari - what layer

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internal granular (4th)

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internal pyramidal layer - characteristics

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with large pyramidal neurons

42
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example of large pyramidal neuron

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Betz cells

43
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what layer is the principal source of subcortical efferent fibers and the corticospinal tract

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internal pyramidal

44
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what layer is responsible for the reciprocal connections to and from the thalamus

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multiform layer - characteristics

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with large pyramidal neurons, spindle like neurons, multiform neurons

46
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how can astrocytes be seen more clearly (stain)

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Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) stain

47
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fibrous astrocyte - function

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sends foot processes involed in BBB

48
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protoplasmic astrocytes - function

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processes envelop synapses for nutrition, regulation, and support

49
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differentiate astrocyte from neuron under the microscope

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astrocyte has dark staining nucleus

50
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oligodendroglia - function

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myelination

51
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approx. how many axons does an oligodendrocyte myelinate

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microglia - function

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phagocytic cells of CNS - engulf pathogens and foreign material, clean up remnants of physiological cell death

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ependymal cells - shape

54
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ependymal cells - function

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lining of ventricles and CSF canals, involved in movement of CSF

55
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[T/F] ependymal cells are ciliated

56
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number of layers in hippocampus

57
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which layers are in hippocampus

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  1. molecular
  2. granular
  3. pyramidal
58
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number of layers in cerebellum

59
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what layers are in cerebellum

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  1. molecular
  2. Purkinjie
  3. granular
60
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approx how many axons does a Schwann cell myelinate

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Schwann cell - function

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myelination of axons

repair of damaged axons

62
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what is the neuropil

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neurons and neuroglia

63
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appearance of oligodendrocytes under microscope

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fried eggs

64
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cells in anterior horn of spinal cord

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large pyramidal neurons

65
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cells in white matter of spinal cord (other than neurons)

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oligodendrocytes

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