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Nervous System Flashcards

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  • Acts as the integrating center

- Brain (80-100 billion neurons) and spinal cord (100 million neurons)

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Central Nervous System

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Cranial nerves and branches, spinal nerves and branches, ganglia, plexuses, and sensory receptors

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Peripheral Nervous System

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-Sends information to the CNS from sensory receptors through afferent (sensory)
neurons

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Sensory

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Takes information from the CNS to target cells via efferent neurons

  • Autonomic neurons
  • Sympatheitc
  • Parasympathetic
  • Somatic motor neurons
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Efferent

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-Basic signaling nits of the nervous system
Components
- Cell Body
- Dendrites
- Axons
- Presynatic Terminals
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Neurons

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  • Acts as the integrating center

- Contains the nucleus and protein synthesizing regions

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Cell body (Soma)

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Receive incoming signals from neighboring cells

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Dendrites

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Carry outgoing signals from the integrating center to target cells

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Axons

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Contain the transmitting elements that are transferred from the soma.

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Presynatic Terminals

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During development the dendrite fused with the axon

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Pseudounipolar

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Two relatively equal fibers extending off the soma

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Bipolar

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CNS interneurons that have no apparent axon

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Anaxonic

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  • CNS interneurons that are highly branched but lack long extensions (OR)
  • Efferent neurons that have five to six dendrites each branching four to
    six times. A single long axon may branch several times and end at
    enlarged axon terminals
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Multipolar

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-Carry information about temperature, pressure, light, and other stimuli to the
CNS
-Specialized receptors convert stimulus to electrical energy

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Afferent Sensory

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Complex branching neurons that facilitate communication between neurons

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Interneurons

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Usually have axon terminals or varicosities

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Efferent

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  • Bundles of neurons

- May be Efferent, Afferent, or Mixed

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Nerves

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  • Support cells
  • Outnumber Neurons 10-50:1
  • Physical and biochemical support as well as communication with neurons
  • Myelin Forming Glia
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Glia

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Composed of multiple concentric layers of phospholipid membrane
wrapped around an axon
- Provides structural stability and insulates the neuron to speed up signals
(saltatory conduction)

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Myelin

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Multiple Sclerosis caused by

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Demyelination of brain and spinal cord

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  • Line fluid filled cavities in the brain and spinal cord
  • Functions
  • Produce most cerebral spinal fluid that fills the cavities
  • Protection
  • Chemical stability
  • Clear waste
  • Possibly a source of neural stem cells
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Highly branched glial cells believed to make up half of all cells in the
brain
- Several subtypes, forms a functional sub-network
Functions
- Take up and release chemicals at synapses
- Provide neurons with substrates for ATP production
- Help maintain homeostasis in ECF (take up K+ and H2O)
- Surround vessels
- Part of the blood brain barrier
- Influence vascular dynamics

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-Specialized immune cells
-Functions
-Protect and preserve neuronal cells from pathogens and facilitate recovery from metabolic insults
-If activated past a threshold or remain active too long they
display detrimental properties

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  • Exist within ganglia (bundles of cell bodies) in the PNS
    Functions
  • Form a supportive capsule around the cell bodies of neurons
  • Supply nutrients
  • Structural cushioning support
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Satellite Cells

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5 Majors types of Gated Channels
- Na+ channels - K+ channel - Ca2+ channel - Cl- channels - Monovalent cation channels (allow Na+ and K+ to pass)
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- Open in response to physical forces (pressure or stretch) | - Found in sensory neurons
Mechanically Gated
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Respond to ligands including: extracellular neurotransmitters and neuromodulators or intracellular signaling molecules
Chemically Gated
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Change in response to changes in the cells membrane potential
Voltage Gated
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- Disorders in channels that disrupt normal ion flow - Activation, inactivation, permeation - Cystic fibrosis, congenital insensitivity to pain, muscle disorders
Channelopathies
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-Current (I) is directly proportional to the electrical potential difference (in volts, V) between two points and inversely proportional to the resistance
Ohm's Law
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Major pathway for information flowing between the brain and the skin,joints, and muscles of the body
Spinal Cord
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Major Regions of the Spinal Cord
- Cervical (8 segments) - Thoracic (12 segments) - Lumbar (5 segments) - Sacral (5 segments)
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Sensory and motor nuclei
Gray Matter
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- Somatic seonsory nuclei as well as a visceral sensory nuclei - Afferent (in)
Dorsal Horn
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-Autonomic efferent (out) nuclei -Spinal reflex -The spinal cord acts as an integrating center to initiate a response to a stimulus without receiving input from the brain
Lateral Horn
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- Somatic motor nuclei | - Efferent (out)
Ventral Horn
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- Tracts of axons carrying information to and from the brain - Ascending tracts - Carry sensory information to the brain - Dorsal and external lateral - Descending tracts - Carry commands to motor neurons - Ventral and Interior lateral
White Matter
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- Oldest and most primitive region of the brain -Ascending and descending tracts run through the brain stem -11 of 12 cranial nerves that carry sensory and motor info for head and neck (does not have the olfactory nerve) -Contains many nuclei -Involved in many basic processes: arousal and sleep, muscle tone and stretch reflexes, coordination of breathing, blood pressure regulation, and modulation of pain
Brainstem
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-Extends throughout the brain stem -small clusters of neuronal cell bodies interspersed among ascending and descending tracts -Important in consciousness, arousal, attention and alertness -Reticular Activating System inactivated during sleep; damage can induce a coma -Regulates muscle tone, assists in vital functions
Reticular Formation
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-White matter containing all ascending somatosensory tracts and descending corticospinal tracts -90% of corticospinal tracts decussate (crossover) at the pyramids -Nuclei in the medulla include the cardiovascular center and the medullary respiratory center -Contains the vomiting and swallowing center and controls coughing, sneezing and hiccuping
Medulla
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- Bulbous protrusion containing nuclei and tracts | - Relays information between the cerebellum and cerebrum
Pons
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- Junction between lower brain stem and diencephalon (nuclei and tracts) - Primary function is controlling eye movement - Also relays auditory and visual reflexes - Movement of the body in response to visual and auditory stimuli - Contains the substantia nigra
Midbrain
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-Second largest brain structure -Two cerebellar hemispheres -Processes sensory information and coordinates the execution of movement -Sends feedback signals to motor areas of the cerebral cortex via its connections to the thalamus to help correct errors and smooth the movements -Regulates posture and balance
Cerebellum
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Lies between the brain stem and cerebrum
Diencephalon
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-Relay center -Receives sensory info from the optic tract, ears, spinal cord, and motor info from the cerebellum and projects the info to the cerebrum for processing
Thalamus
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-The center for homeostasis -Body osmolarity, food intake, cardiovascular control,body temperature -Influences autonomic and endocrine function -Activates sympathetic nervous system, controls reproductive functions, interacts with limbic system to influence behavior and emotions, secretes trophic hormones that control release from anterior pituitary gland
Hypothalamus
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Cyclically releases melatonin involved in sleep/wake
Pineal Gland
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Connected to brain via the infundibulum
Pituitary Gland
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- Neural tissue - Extension of the brain that secretes neurohormones made in the hypothalamus
Posterior Pituitary Gland
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-Endocrine tissue -Releases peptide hormones into a second set of capillaries for distribution to the rest of the body
Anterior Pituitary Gland
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