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Dendrites

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receive information and put it toward the cell body

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Axons

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transmit signals away from the cell body, usually longer and have fewer branched extensions

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Axon hillock

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where signals that are coming into the cell body are tallied

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Action potential

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nerve impulse - brief electrical signal that is sent down the axon

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Axon terminal

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lies close to an adjacent cell, almost touching but not quite

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Chemical synapse

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communication pathway

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Synaptic cleft

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the space between two cells where the communication pathway lies

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Presynaptic cell

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the cell giving out the neurotrnasmitters

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Postsynaptic cell

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the cell receiving the neurotransmitters

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Neurotransmitter

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chemical messenger

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Receptors

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Channels that let in ions, but instead of responding to changes in voltage, they are binding to neurotransmitters - ligand-gated channel

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Glial cell

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support cell for neurons

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Astrocyte

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specialized glial cell, helps maintain the blood/brain barrier

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Schwann cells

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insulate motor and sensory neurons

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Oligodendrocytes

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insulate brain and spinal cord

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Myelin sheath

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Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes

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Nerve signal

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a change in the voltage across the plasma membrane of a neuron

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Voltage

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change in the electrical signal between two points

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Ion

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charged molecule or simple element

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Membrane potential

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the charge that is held across the plasma membrane of a cell

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Refractory period

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the time it takes the cell to reset to fire again

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Action Potential

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a rapid change in the voltage across a cell membrane that occurs when a cell is activated by a stimulus

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Speed is affected by

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diameter of axons and myelination

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Nodes of Ranvier

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axon spaces between adjacent myelin internodes

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Saltatory Conduction
signals hopping from one node to the next
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Electrical Synapse
two cells directly connected by a gap junction, signals can go from one to the next immediately
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Chemical Synapse
Nerve and muscle cells, narrow gap with no physical connection, allows for a variable reponse
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Receptors
proteins in the postsynaptic membrane that bind to neurotransmitters and cause electrical responses in the postsynaptic cell
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Ligand-gated Channels
proteins in the cell membrane that open and close in reponse to a chemical messenger
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Acetylcholinesterase
an enzyme that breaks up down acetylcholine
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Acetylcholine
a neurotransmitter that carries chemical messages between nerve cells and other cells in the body
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EPSP = Excitatory Post-Synaptic Potential
Depolarizing; closer to threshold and more likely to fire (sodium channels are opened)
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IPSP = Inhibitory Post-Synaptic Potential
Repolarizing; potassium channels are opening
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Summation
Addatory effect of post-synaptic potentials; the cumulative effect of multiple electrical impulses on a neuromuscular junction, which is the junction between a nerve cell and a muscle cell
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Temporal Summation
Firing multiple times from the same axon
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Spatial Summation
Multiple different axon firing once
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Sensory transduction
changes the form of a signal
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Chemoreceptors
molecule binding to a membrane on a protein which is caused by a chemical change in the environment
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Taste buds
a group of chemoreceptors
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Papillae
the bumps on your tongue (these have taste buds on them)
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Microvilli
extensions off of sensory cells (on the tongue) that create more surface area
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5 different kinds of taste
sweet, salty, sour, savory (umami), bitter
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Mechanoreceptors
hair cells (stereocilia)
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Statocyst
sensory organ that contains the statolith
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Statolith
position stone, moves and depresses stereocilia which provides gravity detection
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Outer ear consists of
pinnae, external auditory ear canal, tympanic membrane
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Pinnae
capturing and funneling sound, helps with directionality
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External auditory canal
tube that goes toward the brain
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Tympanic membrane
ear drum, vibrates when sound hits it
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Middle ear consists of
ear ossicles, malleus, incus, stapes, pharyngotympanic tube (non human animals), eustachian tube (humans)
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Malleus
hammer (1st); amplifies sound and transfers to middle ear
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Incus
anvil (2nd); amplifies sound and transfers to middle ear
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Stapes
stirrup (3rd); amplifies sound and transfers to middle ear
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Eustachian tube
connects middle ear to throat and nose and is responsible for pressure equalization
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Inner ear
Oval window, vestibule, semi-circular canals, cochlea
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Oval window
where the stapes hook to the inner ear
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Vestibule
bony chamber in the ear that helps maintain balance and coordinate eye movement
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Semi-circular canals
three fluid-filled tubes that help you sense head movement and maintain balance
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Cochlea
spiral cavity containing the organ of Corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations
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Utricle
assists in horizontal orientation
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Saccule
assists in vertical orientation
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Otoliths
ear stones, pick up on acceleration and movement of head
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Organ of corti
organ of hearing
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Basilar membrane
thin, flexible membrane that moves and pushes cells upward against the tectorial membrane when pressure waves move it
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Tectorial membrane
rigid membrane covering the stereocilia
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Planeria
flatworms that have light detection organs called ocelli
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Compound eyes
mostly seen in insects, have light detectors called ommatidia
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Single-lens
better at forming an image than detecting motion
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Sclera
whites of your eyes, go around your head
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Cornea
made of similar compunds as the sclera but is clear, protects the eye, starts to bend light waves coming into the eye
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Choroid
mostly layer of blood vessels, bring nutrients and oxygen to the eye as well as take away waste products
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Iris
ring of muscle with different pigments, controls how much light is getting into the eye
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Pupil
hole in the middle of the iris
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Lens
opening behind the iris, focuses light onto the retina
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Ciliary muscles
attached to the lens and change shape as they contract/relax
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Aqueous humor
fluid inside the eye
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Vitreous humor
thicker than aqueous humor and helps maintain shape of the eye
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Retina
sheet of photoreceptors and interneurons, this is where the light is being sensed, the part that is sending signals
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Fovea
sharpest region of acuity in the eye, takes the form of an indentation in the eye, packed with photoreceptors
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Optic nerve
connects photoreceptors to the brain
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Presbyopia
"old man eyes", refractive error that makes it difficult to see things close up
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Rods
respond to light not color, good for responding to movement, dendrites on the end are photoreceptors
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Rhodopsin
photosensitive molecule embedded in rod membranes
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Opsin
protein, connected with vitamin A
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Retinal
explain the picture in your notes
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Cones
respond to different colors, opsin aborbs different wavelengths of light
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Tetanus
fused, smooth summation
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Motor Unit
motor neuron and all of the fibers it integrates
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Partial Pressure
pressure exerted by a certain gas within a mixture of gases
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Respiratory surface is everted
gills
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Respiratory surface is inverted
lungs
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Gills are housed in cavities and protected by...
operculum
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Gill arches
Bony struts that hold up each gill and provide base for each side
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Gill filaments
arches with filament create sieve, fleshy part of a fish's gills that allow it to breathe underwater by O2 and CO2 with water
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Gill lamellae
site of gas exchange, forces blood to go in one direction

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