Transport Mechanisms

Question 1

what is the soma of the neuron made up of?

Answer 1

neurotransmitters

Question 2

what is another term for axon

Answer 2

endoneural tube

Question 3

what are the fastest fibers

what are second

Answer 3

A fibers

C fibers

Question 4

A fibers are the fastest

which certain kind of A fibers is faster

Answer 4

alpha faster

beta fast

Question 5

A fibers detect what

Answer 5

quick stabbing and sharp muscle proprioceptors

Question 6

what is the size of an A fiber

Answer 6

large

Question 7

what fiber is myelinated

Answer 7

A

Question 8

what is the size of C fibers

Answer 8

small

Question 9

what fiber is unmyelinated

Answer 9

C

Question 10

A (fastest) and C (fast) are both which type impulse

Answer 10

message impulse

Question 11

what is the group of nociceptors and lamina are associated with A fibers

Answer 11

group 3

lamina 2 and 4

Question 12

pain goes up and down what tract

Answer 12

tract of lissauer

Question 13

what are the two different transport mechanisms for neurons?

Answer 13

message - FAST - axon

trophic - SLOW/AXT - microtubular network

Question 14

which fibers are found in joints

Answer 14

A fibers

Question 15

which fibers are found in viscera

Answer 15

C fibers

Question 16

what group of nociceptors and lamina is associated with C fibers

Answer 16

group 4

lamina 2

Question 17

what fiber is associated with convergence? withdrawal reflex?

Answer 17

convergence - C fibers

withdrawal reflex - A fibers

Question 18

how fast do A fibers travel

Answer 18

10-30 meters per second

Question 19

substance P and inflammation are associated with which fibers

Answer 19

C fibers

Question 20

what are the different types of SLOW axoplasmic transport (trophic)

Answer 20

antegrade - fast

retrograde - slow

Question 21

how fast are axoplasmic transport trophic antegrade fibers

Answer 21

400 mm per day

Question 22

how fast are axoplasmic transport trophic retrograde fibers

Answer 22

1-3 mm per day

Question 23

what terms are associated with fast antegrade axoplasmic transport

Answer 23

feeding - protein/sugar
proximal to distal 
fast axoplasmic transport 
bulk 
slow

Question 24

what terms are associated with slow retrograde axoplasmic transport

Answer 24

terminals to cell body 
recycling 
neuroplasticity 
collateral fibers 
slower