molecular and cellular neuroscience

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Lecture 5 + 6
Four categories of nt,
Two main examples of amino acid nt,
Biogenic amine nt
81  cards
nervous system basics
Affects the function of a protein...,
Silver stain that labels entire c...,
Father of modern neuroscience
32  cards
CNS organization
The ___ mater has two layers the ...,
Covers brain contacts epithelial ...,
Attached to brain surface by glia...
50  cards
electrical signals
Characterized by temporary change...,
Stimularion of a neuron reaches a...,
Rmp actively move ions against gr...
35  cards
synaptic transmission
Rely on intracellular proteins th...,
Complex of 6 proteins that form a...,
What components does a chemical s...
26  cards
somatosensory system
Sensitivity to stimuli interactin...,
Ability to sense position locatio...,
Stimuli originating from inside body
47  cards
nociception
Unpleasant sensory and emotional ...,
Transduction process of pain,
Specialized bare nerve endings
49  cards
vision
The fibrous or corneoscleral tuni...,
The vascular or uveal tunic conta...,
The retinal tunic
72  cards
auditory system
Sound travels in sine waves and i...,
Sound moves through the ear,
The directional collector and amp...
47  cards
olfactory and gustation
The olfactory epithelium contains...,
Airborne odorants bind to cilia w...,
The nerves travel through ____ __...
34  cards
vestibular system
What are the three major function...,
The ___ ___ contains cells that t...,
The ___ ___ is enclosed within th...
22  cards
synaptic plasticity
Transient memory and easily disru...,
Permanent memory,
Starts with sensory input but if ...
29  cards
circadian rhythms & sleep/wake
_____ activity is a commonly stud...,
Free running period is when rhyth...,
Entrainment of the circadian rhyt...
34  cards
CSF and glymphatic system
10 of the total fluid volume of t...,
12 of fluid in cranial cavity in ...,
68 total fluid volume within cells
31  cards

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