Vol. VII - Neurology Flashcards by joseph Krongold | Brainscape

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A delta fibers are

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myelinated and fast

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C fibers are

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slow and unmyelinated

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Meissner’s Corpuscle detects

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Fine touch, position, low frequency vibration

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Pacinian Corpuscles detect

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high frequency vibration, pressure

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Merkel discs detect

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pressure, deep touch

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Ruffini corpuscles detect

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stretch

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Neurotransmitter changes in anxiety

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GABA and serotonin down, Norepi up

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Neurotransmitter changes in depression

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dopamine, norepi, and serotonin down

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Neurotransmitter changes in schizophrenia

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dopamine up

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Neurotransmitter changes in alzheimer’s disease

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ACh down

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Neurotransmitter changes in huntington’s disease

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ACh and GABA down, dopamine up

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Neurotransmitter changes in Parkinson’s Disease

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Dopamine and Serotonin down, ACh up

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Acetyl Choline is produced in

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Basal nucleus of meynert

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Dopamine is produced in

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Ventral tegmentum and SN (midbrain)

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GABA is produced in

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Nucleus accumbens

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Norepi is produced in

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Locus ceruleus (pons)

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Serotonin is produced in

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Raphe nucleus

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Lateral nucleus of the hypothalamus function

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Produces hunger; injury –> anorexia

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Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus function

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produces satiety, injury –> hyperphagia

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Anterior nucleus of the hypothalamus function

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Cooling (parasympathetic)

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Posterior nucleus of the hypothalamus function

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Heating (sympathetic)

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Suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus function

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Circadian rhythm

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Supraoptic and Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus function

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synthesize ADH and oxytocin

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Preoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus function

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Thermoregulation, sexual behavior, GnRH release