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Function of a neuron

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-The basic cell of the nervous system

~Highly specialized cells that transmit messages from one area of the body to another

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sensory neuron

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  • afferent

- convey impulses to the central nervous system from sensory receptors

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motor neuron

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  • efferent

- carry impulses from the CNS to effector organs

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association neuron

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-Connect sensory and motor neurons

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different types of supporting cells

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  • Astrocytes
  • Microglia
  • Ependymal Cells
  • Oligodendrocytes
  • Satellite Cells
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CNS

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  • Central Nervous System

- Brain and Spinal cord

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PNS

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  • Peripheral Nervous System

- Nerves outside brain and spinal cord

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autonomic nervous system

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-Involuntary
-Only motor nerves
-Divided into two divisions:
~Sympathetic division
~Parasympathetic division

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Microglia

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Spider-like phagocytes, dispose of debris

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sympathetic division

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-Sympathetic=”fight-or-flight”
-Response to unusual stimulus
-Takes over to increase activities
Ex: heart rate, breathing, etc…
-Remember as the ‘E’ division (Exercise, Excitement, Emergency, Embarrassment)
-Blood goes from digestive organs to skeletal muscles
-Glucose gets released from liver
-Dilates pupils
-Stimulates perspiration

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Satellite Cells

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Protect neuron cell bodies

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Schwann Cells

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Form myelin sheath in the peripheral nervous system

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parasympathetic

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  • Parasympathetic-housekeeping activities
  • Conserves energy
  • Maintains daily necessary body functions
  • Remember as the ‘D’ division (Digestion, Defecation, Diuresis)
  • Constricts bronchioles
  • Decreases heart rate
  • Stimulates saliva
  • Digestive secretions increase
  • Relaxes sphincter muscles (urinary tract, rectum)
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supporting cells

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are mitotic and can form tumors

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what does myelin do for a nerve impulse

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impulses travel faster

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reflex arc pathway

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Stimulus
Afferent neuron
Association neuron/Interneuron neuron
Efferent
Muscle/gland affected
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minimum number of neurons in a reflex arc

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2 ex: knee jerk

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parts of the brain stem

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  • Midbrain
  • Pons
  • Medulla Oblongata
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medulla oblongata

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-Lowest part of brain stem
-Merges with spinal cord
-Functions as an important control center:
~Heart rate, Breathing, Blood pressure regulation, Swallowing, Vomiting

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cerebellum

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-two hemispheres-convoluted
-Function:
~Involuntary coordination of body movements, times skeletal muscle, controls balance and equilibrium

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hypothalamus

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-under the thalamus
-Function:
~Autonomic nervous system center

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corpus callosum

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  • Large fiber tract area between cerebral hemispheres

- Allows them to communicate with each other

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cerebrum

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Paired left and right hemispheres
More than ½ of brain mass
Surface made of ridges (gyri) and grooves (sulci)

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broca’s area

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  • Base of precentral gyrus, on left side of brain only
  • Function: allows you to “say” words, damage to this area-you know what you want to say, but you can’t get the words out of your mouth
  • Higher intellectual reasoning
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pineal gland
Secretes melatonin (aids in sleep)
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thalamus
- Surrounds third ventricle - Function: relay station for sensory impulses - transfer to correct location for interpretation - impulses cross from left to right side of body or right to left side of body after here
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pons
Protrudes just below the midbrain | Function: Controls breathing
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optic nerve function
allows you to see
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olfactory nerve function
sense nerve of smell
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oculomotor nerve function
- stimulates 4 out of 6 eye muscles | - helps pupil to constrict
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trigeminal nerve function
sensory fibers for chewing muscle | pons to face-ophthalmic, maxillary, mandible
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trochlear nerve function
- motor fibers to superior oblique eye muscle | - moves superior oblique muscle of eye
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hypoglossal nerve function
-tongue movement
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vagus nerve function
- "wanderer" - parasympathetic - motor fibers to heart, lungs, stomach, liver, kidneys, pharynx, larynx, moves food in digestive tract, regulates heart activity
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facial nerve function
-chief motor muscle of face (temporal, zygomatic, buccal, mandible, cervical stem: tears/taste buds/salivary glands
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vestibucolchear nerve function
hearing, balance
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accessory nerve function
- activates sternocleidomastoid and trapez | - moves the muscles to allow you to move head/neck
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glossopharyngeal nerve function
stimulate muscles for reflex swallowing (gag reflex, taste buds, posterior tongue)
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abducens nerve function
extrinsic eye muscle-move eye laterally
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dorsal root
collections of cell bodies outside the central nervous system
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ventral root
has axons of motor neurons
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spinal nerve
31 pairs One at each level of vertebrae Formed from fusion of ventral and dorsal roots Named for the region in which they arise
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pia mater
“gentle mother” Internal layer Clings to surface of brain
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dura mater
“hard mother” Double layer external covering Periosteum-attached to surface of skull Meningeal layer-outer covering of brain
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arachnoid mater
middle layer | Web like
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central canal
filled with cerebral spinal fluid
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dorsal horn
posterior
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ventral horn
anterior
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column of white matter
conduction tracts in spinal cord
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concussion
- slight brain injury - Symptoms: Dizzy, “See-stars”, Lose consciousness briefly, Naseau, Vomiting - No permanents damage
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contusion
- marked tissue damage | - Severe contusion-coma
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cerebral edema
- swelling of the brain due to inflammatory response to injury, can be bleeding too - Compresses brain tissue
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cervical nerve area of the spinal nerves
- Phrenic nerve - Serves diaphragm and muscles of shoulder and neck - When spasm it causes hiccups
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lumbar nerve area of the spinal nerves
- Femoral nerve-lower abdomen, buttocks, anterior thighs, skin of upper leg - Obturator nerve-adductor muscles of medial thigh, small hip muscles, skin of medial thigh and hip joint
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sacral nerve area of the spinal nerves
- Sciatic nerve-splits into common fibular and tibial nerves - Serves lower trunk, posterior surface of thigh, all lower areas of leg, gluteus muscles of hips * foot drop-inability to dorsiflex foot * sciatica-inability to extend hip and flex knee
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intracranial hemorrhage
may cause medulla oblongata to be wedged into foreman magnum by pressure of blood
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Major regions of the neuron
- Cell body | - Processes
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Alzheimer's
- Progressive degenerative brain disease - Most in elderly - Causes abnormal protein deposits called plaques and twisted fibers within neurons - Victims experience memory loss, irritability, confusion, and ultimately, hallucinations and death
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multiple sclerosis
- Myelin sheaths get destroyed, converted to hardened sheaths-Sclerosis - Impulse gets short circuited - Lose ability to control muscles - Autoimmune disease - Protein component is attacked - No cure, interferon injections
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Astrocytes
- Star shaped - Brace neurons - Form blood brain barrier between capillaries and neurons - Control chemical environment of brain
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Ependymal Cells
Line cavities of brain and spinal cord | Circulate cerebrospinal fluid
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Oligodendrocytes
Produce myelin sheath around nerve fibers in the central nervous system
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somatic nervous system
a division of the peripheral nervous system; also called the voluntary nervous system
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sympathetic effector organs
smooth muscles and glands
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parasympathetic effector organs
-cardiac muscle
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parasympathetic body affects
- relaxing after a meal - blood pressure/heart rate/respiratory rates regulated - digestive tract actively digesting food - skin is warm
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sympathetic body affects
- pounding heart - rapid/deep breathing - sweaty skin - prickly scalp - dilated pupils
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when does the parasympathetic kick in
eating/relaxing situations
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when does the sympathetic kick in
stressful/scared/nervous/etc... situations
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pituitary gland
the neuroendocrine gland located beneath the brain that serves a variety of functions including regulation of the gonads, thyroid, adrenal cortex, water balance, and lactation
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dorsal root ganglion
a cluster of nerve cell bodies in a posterior root of a spinal nerve
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order of nerve areas of the spinal cord
cervical thoracic lumbar sacral
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cervical nerve plexus major nerve
phrenic
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brachial nerve plexus major nerve
axillary, radial, median, musculocutaneous, ulnar
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lumbar nerve plexus major nerve
femoral, obturator
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sacral nerve plexus major nerve
none
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three pure sensory neurons
olfactory, optic, and vestibulocochlear
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cerebral palsy
a neuromuscular disability in which the voluntary muscles are poorly controlled and spastic due to brain damage
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senility
forgetfulness, irritability, difficulty in concentrating and thinking clearly, and confusion
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meningitis
inflammation of brain and spinal cord membranes, typically caused by an infection
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huntington's disease
An inherited condition in which nerve cells in the brain break down over time
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parkinson's disease
A disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement, often including tremors.
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what subdivision does the sympathetic and parasympathetic belong to
the autonomic NS
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huntington's disease prognosis
starts ti show at 40 and is fatal after 15 years
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huntington's disease symptoms
lost body control, seems as if they are in an altered state but they are not, genetic disorder, shaking , confusion, die young
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what carries information from the eye
optic nerve
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what disease is caused by an autoimmune disease that attacks the protein component of the myelin sheath
multiple sclerosis
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fiber tracts go to opposite sides of the cerebrum
Corpus Callosum
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a spinal nerve is made up of what
both sensory and motor fibers
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myelination in the PNS is the job of
Schwann Cells
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involved with sleep and melatonin
pineal gland
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what is called by lack of oxygen at birth
Cerebral Palsy
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Cerebral Palsy prognosis
stays the same (does not get worse nor better)
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impulse conduction os fastest in neurons that are
myelinated
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nervous system subdivision the is composed of the cranial and spinal nerves and ganglia
PNS
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dentist deadens this nerve with Novocain
trigeminal
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regulates body temp, thirst, hunger
hypothalamus
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