Vol. VII - Neurology Flashcards
A delta fibers are
myelinated and fast
C fibers are
slow and unmyelinated
Meissner’s Corpuscle detects
Fine touch, position, low frequency vibration
Pacinian Corpuscles detect
high frequency vibration, pressure
Merkel discs detect
pressure, deep touch
Ruffini corpuscles detect
stretch
Neurotransmitter changes in anxiety
GABA and serotonin down, Norepi up
Neurotransmitter changes in depression
dopamine, norepi, and serotonin down
Neurotransmitter changes in schizophrenia
dopamine up
Neurotransmitter changes in alzheimer’s disease
ACh down
Neurotransmitter changes in huntington’s disease
ACh and GABA down, dopamine up
Neurotransmitter changes in Parkinson’s Disease
Dopamine and Serotonin down, ACh up
Acetyl Choline is produced in
Basal nucleus of meynert
Dopamine is produced in
Ventral tegmentum and SN (midbrain)
GABA is produced in
Nucleus accumbens
Norepi is produced in
Locus ceruleus (pons)
Serotonin is produced in
Raphe nucleus
Lateral nucleus of the hypothalamus function
Produces hunger; injury –> anorexia
Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus function
produces satiety, injury –> hyperphagia
Anterior nucleus of the hypothalamus function
Cooling (parasympathetic)
Posterior nucleus of the hypothalamus function
Heating (sympathetic)
Suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus function
Circadian rhythm
Supraoptic and Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus function
synthesize ADH and oxytocin
Preoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus function
Thermoregulation, sexual behavior, GnRH release