What types of cells form the myelin sheaths surrounding axons on neurons in the CNS and PNS?
Oligodendocytes in CNS
Schwann cells make up PNS
what are spaces between cells called?
Nodes of Ranvier
What type of conduction occurs along the axons of myelinated neurons?
Saltatory conduction
What are physical symptoms of MS?
slower movement
numbness
vision loss
Type 1 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
Graded potential
Action Potential
What is Glaucoma?
compromised vision
treated by draining fluid and marijuana
What are cataracts?
- surgical removal of lens
What is Presbyopia?
-when lens loses ability to accommodate
What is macular degeneration?
degeneration of macular ludea
What is wet MD?
-abmornal growth of blood vessels in eye
What is dry MD?
accumulation of dusssen in eye
What are the 4 major lobes of the cerebral cortex?
Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal
What is the function of the frontal lobe?
motor cortex
What is the function of the parietal lobe?
sensory cortex
What is the function of the occipital lobe
vision
What is the function of the temporal lobe
auditory function
What are the 5 components of a reflex arc
What is the resting potential for a typical neuron?
-70
Any potential other than 0
polarization
Potential becoming more positive
depolarization
Potential returning to resting potential
repolarization