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By: Nicolas Cortese
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Decks in this class (20)

Introduction
Major components of nervous syste...,
Terms of direction rostral caudal...,
Terms of direction median plane s...
15  cards
Glial Cell Biology
Glial cell general characteristics,
Astrocyte characteristics,
Astrocyte derivation
21  cards
Neuronal Biology
Brain sizes,
Neurons general information,
Neuron cytoskeleton
25  cards
Neuronal Migration and Axon Guidance
Requirements of development and o...,
Developmental defects in axon gui...,
Growth cone structure
13  cards
Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitter characteristics,
Nt life cycle mechanism,
Nt classification
18  cards
Neurotransmitter Receptors
Postsynaptic nt receptor categories,
General principles of nt receptors,
Ionotropic receptors
15  cards
Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials
Lipid membranes,
Active vs passive transport,
Measuring ionic flux
18  cards
Synapses
Synapse characteristics,
Electrical synapses,
Chemical synapses
16  cards
Long-term Potentiation, Long-term Depression, & Synaptic Plasticity
Short term vs long term memory im...,
Fragile x syndrome,
Alzheimers parkinson s disease
14  cards
Neuropeptides
Peptide hormones vs neuropeptides,
Major differences in synthesis of...,
Fast amino acid neurotransmitter ...
24  cards
Autophagy and Apoptosis
Neurodegeneration main cause,
Possible quality control processe...,
Ubiqutin proteasome system
15  cards
Neuroimmunology and Neurovirology
Inflammation and pro inflammatroy...,
Sickness behavior,
Brain regulates the immune respon...
22  cards
Cortex
Forebrain,
Three types of cortex,
Neocortex
30  cards
Somatosensory
Somatosensory system,
3 anatomical group of afferent se...,
Touch and proprioception
20  cards
Vision
Of cortex associated with vision ...,
Eye anatomy,
Basic ambiguity
34  cards
Audition
Congenital vs conduction deafness,
Inferior colliculi,
External ear
27  cards
Vestibular System
Vestibular system 5 components,
Vestibular organization,
Hair cell characteristics and inn...
16  cards
Chemical Senses
Chemoreceptive senses,
Gustation characteristics,
Gustation transduction
12  cards
Autonomic Nervous System
Enteric nervous system,
Sympathetic nervous system,
Preganglionic sympathetic neurons
18  cards
Motor Cortex
Motor cortex,
Brainstem,
Spinal cord
24  cards

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