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Week 1 Neuroendocrinology ✅ Flashcards

1
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What is an action potential?

A

Electrical impulse - language of the nervous system

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2
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What structures does the CNS consist of?

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Brain and spinal cord

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3
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Give 3 examples of stimuli neurons

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Physical, chemical, thermal

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4
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What are supporting cells?

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Non-excitable cells, “neuroglia”
5x more abundant than neurons

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5
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What is the function of dendrites?

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Receive impulse and transmit to the post-synaptic neuron

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6
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What is the function of the axon hillock?

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Generate impulse in neuron from local potentials

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7
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Where is the axon hillock located?

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Summation Zone

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8
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What are the 3 types of neurons and what is their function?

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Afferent - sensory
Efferent - motor
Interneurons - integratons

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9
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Where are the nerve terminals located?

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Output zone

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10
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What are the 4 nerve zones?

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Input
Summation
Conduction
Output

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11
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What is a unipolar nerve cell?

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1 axon
1 nerve process
Not human (e.g. flies)

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12
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What is a bipolar nerve cell?

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1 axon
1 dendrite

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13
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What is an example of a bipolar nerve cell?

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Olfactory nerve
Retina
Ear nerves

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14
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What is a multipolar cell?

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1 axon
Multiple dendrites

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15
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What is an example of a multipolar cell?

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CNS, autonomic nervous system

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16
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What is a pseudounipolar cell?

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Like bipolar neurones
E.g. sensory neurons

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17
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What is the function of an astrocyte?

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Connect blood vessels to neuron

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18
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Give an example of where an astrocyte is located

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Blood brain barrier

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19
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What is the function of microglia?

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Protect CNS neurons by phagocytosis

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20
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How many ventricles are there in the brain?

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4

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21
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What does the Corpus callosum do?

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Connect the 2 cerebral hemispheres

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22
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What is the function of ependymal cells?

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They line the ventricles of the brain to protect them and produce CSF

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23
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What is the absolute refractory period?

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Time when Na channels open, close and K channels open - the membrane CANNOT RESPOND TO FURTHER STIMULATION

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24
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What is the relative refractory period?

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When K channels close and Na/K channels return to normal state, the membrane CAN ONLY RESPOND TO LARGER STIMULI

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25
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What are the steps of the refractory period?

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  1. Resting membrane potential of cell is at -70mV
  2. Cell is stimulated and charge becomes more positive, Na channels open
  3. Membrane becomes +30mV, Na channels close and K channels open
  4. Cell repolarises and charge goes below resting potential of -70mV - K channels close
  5. Cell returns to -70mV
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26
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What is the resting membrane potential of a cell?

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-70mV

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27
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What is the threshold of a neuron?

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Minimum stimulus to create action potential

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28
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How does a cell repolarise to normal resting membrane potential?

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Restored by sodium potassium pump

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29
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What is saltatory conduction and which cells does this apply to?

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Faster conduction - jumps between nodes of ranvier

Occurs in myelinated cells

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30
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What is the major extracellular cation?

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Sodium

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31
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What is the major intracellular cation?

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Potassium

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32
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What are the 3 meninges of the brain?

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Dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Pia mater

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33
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What 3 parts of the brain make up the brain stem?

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Forebrain
Midbrain
Hindbrain

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34
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What structures make up the forebrain?

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Cerebrum and diencephalon

35
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What structures make up the hindbrain?

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Cerebellum, pons and medulla

36
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What is the limbic system responsible for?

37
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What is the frontal lobe responsible for?

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Motor - movement in the body

38
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What is the parietal lobe responsible for?

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Sensory cortex

39
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What is the occipital lobe responsible for?

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Visual cortex

40
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What is the temporal lobe responsible for?

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Auditory cortex, olfactory and gustatory

41
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What structures make up the cerebral cortex?

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Frontal, parietal, occipital and temporal lobes

42
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Name the structures of the brain from the cerebrum downwards

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Cerebral cortex
Basal ganglia
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Cerebellum
Brain stem

43
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What is the basal ganglia responsible for? What condition affects this area?

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Coordination, planning of movement

Parkinson’s disease

44
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What is the thalamus responsible for?

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Sensory relay system from periphery

45
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What is the hypothalamus responsible for?

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Homeostasis

46
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What is the cerebellum responsible for?

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Planning, programming and coordination

47
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What is the brain stem responsible for?

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Heart rate centre
respiratory rate
blood vessel diameter
(cranial nerves)

48
Q

How many cervical vertebrae are there?

49
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How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

50
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How many lumbar vertebrae are there?

51
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How many sacral vertebrae are there?

52
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How many spinal nerves are there?

53
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How many cranial nerves are there?

54
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What is the difference between sulcus and grus?

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Sulcus is a V shape
Grus is a n shape

55
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What is the Bell Magendie law?

A

Dorsal root is always sensory
Ventral root is always motor

56
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What is the role of the spinal cord in reflexes?

A

Integrating centre (pre-ganglionic)

57
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What is the only hormone in positive feedback?

58
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What are the 3 types of synapse?

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Axo-dendritic
Axo-somatic
Axo-axonic

59
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What is a ganglion?

A

Collection of nerves in somatic and autonomic branches of PNS

60
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What is the neurotransmitter of the sympathetic nervous system?

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Acetylcholine and noradrenaline

61
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What is the neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system?

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Acetylcholine

62
Q

What is the difference between exocrine and endocrine glands?

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Exocrine secretes into ducts
Endocrine secrete into blood - ductless

63
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What is an example of an exocrine gland?

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Salivary glands, parotid gland

64
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Is the pancreas an exocrine or endocrine gland?

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Both. Pancreatic juice is the exocrine part

65
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What are the gonads?

A

Ovaries and testicles

66
Q

Which gland releases melatonin?

A

Pineal gland

67
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What hormones does the thyroid gland release?

68
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What hormone does the parathyroid release?

A

Parathyroid hormone

69
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What hormone does the thymus gland release?

A

Thymosin hormone
(mature T lymphocytes)

70
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What hormones does the pancreas release?

A

Insulin and glucagon

71
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What hormones does the ovaries release?

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Oxytocin, Oestrogen

72
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What hormone does the testicles release?

A

Testosterone

73
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What are examples of steroid hormones?

A

Sex hormones, adrenal cortex hormones

74
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What are examples of amine hormones?

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Melatonin, thyroid hormones

75
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What are examples of protein hormones?

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Insulin, glucagon

76
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What are examples of glycoprotein hormones?

77
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What are examples of eicosanoid hormones?

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Prostaglandins

78
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What are examples of peptide hormones?

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Oxytocin, Vasopressin

79
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How do hormones work?

A

Bind to receptor and enter cell
Initiate second messenger system
Stimulate protein release

80
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What does autocrine mean?

A

Acts on the same cell

81
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What does paracrine mean?

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Acts on nearby cells

82
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What does endocrine mean?

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Acts on cells via transport in the blood

83
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How many cervical nerves are there?

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