Practisd Test 1 Flashcards

(23 cards)

1
Q

What produces myelin in the PNS

A

Schwann cells

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2
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With an injury to the CNS what occurs

A

Inflammation
Astrocyte proliferation
Scar formation
Microglia cell recruitment

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3
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A 36 year old woman comes yo your office because she has experiencing clumsiness and incoordination in her hands and feet. She also tells you that she has been having problems with her peripheral vision. You should suspect what?

A

Multiple sclerosis

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4
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What of the following is an autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction

A

Myasthenia gravis

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5
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Your patient presents with ptosis,facial muscle weakness, dysphasia and dysphasia you should expect a problem with the…

A

Nicotine acetylcholine receptors

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6
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What are the symptoms of an upper motor lesion

A

Spasticity
Hypertonic muscles
Muscular atrophy

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7
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A person is admitted to the emergency room due to cardiac arrest. The er doctor will inject what into the heart to try and stimulate a contraction

A

Atropine

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8
Q

Most responsible for resting membrane potential

A

Non gated channels

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9
Q

During absolute refractory period an action potential

A

Will not happen since Na gates are locked

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10
Q

What signal does presynaptic membrane of a neuron generate

A

Action potential

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11
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Release from neurotransmitters from the presynaptic membrane depends on what and occurs by what mechanism

A

Ca influx exocytosis

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12
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What type of change occurs in the alpha motor neuron cell body when an injury to a lower motor neurons

A

Chromatolyic defenration

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13
Q

All of the following neurotransmitters are usually excitatory except

  • glutmate
  • GABA
  • dopamine
  • no change
A

GABA

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15
Q

Most sensory neurons are what type

A

Psuedounipolar

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16
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Axon many dentrites

17
Q

Cerebral spinal fluid is found between what two layers

A

Pia mater and arachnoid matter

18
Q

True or false: dendrites have myelin sheath

19
Q

True or false: amount of neurotransmitters released is based on concentration of K ions

20
Q

What is also known as pachymenix

21
Q

Subarachnoid space is between what menigies

A

Pia and arachnoid

22
Q

Which glia help produce cerebrospinal fluid

A

Choridal cells

23
Q

What neurotransmitter is the most abundant excitory neurotransmitter