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36 Cards in this Set
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NEURON
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A NERVE CELL THAT SENDS AND RECEIVES ELECTRICAL SIGNALS OVER LONG DISTANCES WITHIN THE BODY
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NEUROGLIA
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THE GLUE OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. GLIAL CELLS.
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FUNCTIONS OF GLIAL CELLS
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1-SURROUND NEURONS AND HOLD THEM IN PLACE
2-TO SUPPLY NEUTRIENTS AND OXYGEN TO NEURONS 3-TO ISULATE ONE NEURON FROM ANOTHER 4-DESTROY PATHOGENS AND REMOVE DEAD NEURONS |
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TWO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS
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CNS-CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
PNS-PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
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CNS-CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
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PNS-PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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ALL THE NERVES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED INT HE CNS SYSTEM
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PNS DIVISION (2)
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AFFERENT
EFFERENT |
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AFFERENT
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CARRIES INFORMATION OR CONDUCTS IMPULSES TOWARD THE CNS
-FROM RECEPTOR TO CNS A IS FOR ARRIVING TO CNS |
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EFFERENT
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CARRIES INFORMATION OR CONDUCTS IMPULSES AWAY FROM THE CNS
-FROM CNS TO EFFECTOR E IS FOR ESCAPE FROM CNS |
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EFFECTOR DIVISION (2)
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SNS- SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
ANS- AUTOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM |
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SNS- SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
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CONTROLS SKELETAL CONTRACTIONS
-VOLUNTARY-BICEPS CURL -INVOLUNTARY-REFLEX |
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ANS - AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
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CONTROLS VISCERAL MOTOR SYSTEM(RESPIRATION,HEART RATE,ETC)
-SYMPATHETIC PARASYMPATHETIC |
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NEURON FUNCTION
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-MOST NEURONS LACK CENTRIOLES SO THEY CANNOT BE REPLACED IF LOST TO INJURY
-ALTHOUGH NEURAL STEM CELLS ARE TYPICALLY INACTIVE EXCEPT FOR IN THE NOSE AND THE HIPPOCAMPUS(A PORTION OF THE BRAIN IN CHARGE OF MEMORY) |
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NEURON STRUCTURE(8)
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-NUCLEUS
-CELL BODY -DENDRITES(RECEIVERS) -MYELIN SHEATH(INSULATED FATTY LAYER THAT SPEEDS TRANSMITTER) -NODE OF RANVIER -AXON(THE CONDUCTING FIBER) -SCHWANNS CELLS ( THEY MAKE THE MYELIN) -AXON TERMINALS(TRANSMITTERS) |
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NUERON CLASSIFICATION BY FUNCTION (3)
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SENSORY-AFFERENT
MOTOR-EFFERENT INTERNEURONS-A NERVE CELL FOUN ENTIRELY WITHIN GHE CNS THAT ACT AS A LINK BETWEEN SENSORY NEURONS AND MOTOR NEURONS |
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NEURON TYPE(3)
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1-MULTIPOLAR
2-BIPOLAR 3-UNIPOLAR(PSEUDOUNIPOLAR) |
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SENSORY NEURON RECEPTORS CLASSIFICATION (3)
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1)INTEROCEPTORS
2)EXTEROCEPTORS 3)PROPRIOCEPTORS |
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MYELIN
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THE MORE MYELINE THE FASTER THE INFORMATION TRAVELS
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INTEROCEPTORS
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MONITORS THESE SYSTEMS:
DIGESTION REPIRATION CARDIOVASCULAR URINARY REPRODUCTIVE -PROVIDES SENSATION OF: TASTE DEEP PRESSURE PAIN |
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NERVE DAMAGE
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THE NERVE WILL TRY TO GROW BACK BUT GENERALLY DOES NOT KNOW WHICH DIRECTION TO GROW.
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EXTEROCEPTERS
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PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT EXTERRNAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE FORM OF:
TOUCH TEMPERATURE PRESSURE AND PROVIDE: SIGHT SMELL HEARING |
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NERVES
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ARE AVACULAR ( NO BLOOD)
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PROPRICEPTORS
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MONITOR THE POSITION AND MOVEMENT OF SKELATAL MUSCLES AND JOINTS
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NEUROGLIA CELLS CNS (4)
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EPENDYMAL CELLS
ASTROCYTES OLIGODENDROCYTES MICROGLIA |
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EPENDYMAL CELLS
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LINE THE CAVITIES OF THE CNS AND MAKE P THE WALLS OF THE VENTRICLES. THESE CELLS CREAT AND SECRETE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF) AND BEAT THEIR CILIA TO HELP CIRCULATE THEAT CSF
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ASTROCYTES
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-MAINTAINS THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER
-PROVIDE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT -REGULATES NUTRIENTS -DISSOLVES GAS CONCENTRATIONS -PICKS AND CHOOSES WHAT IS AND ISN'T ALLOWED IN |
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OLIGODENDROCYTES
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ARE CELLS THAT COAT AXONS IN THE CNS WITH THEIR CELL MEMBRANE FORMING A SPECIALIZED MEMBRANE DIFFERENTIATION CALLED MYELIN
-MAKES IMPULSE FASTER |
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MICROGLIA
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ARE SPECIALIZED MACROPHAGES CAPABLE OF PHAGOCYTOSIS THAT PROTECT NEURONS OF THE CNS
-BREAKDOWN |
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NEUROGLIA CELLS PNS (2)
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SATELLITE CELLS
SCHWANN CELLS |
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SATELLITE CELLS
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ARE SMALL CELLS THAT LINE THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF PNS NEURONS AND HELP REGUALTE THE EXTERNAL CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT
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SCHWANN CELLS
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SIMILAR IN FUNCTION TO THE OLIGODENDROCYTES. PROVEDE MYELINATION TO AXONS IN THE PNS. THEY ALSO HAVE PHOGACYTOTIC ASCTIVITY AND CLEAR CELLULAR DEBRIS THAT ALLOWS FOR RE-GROWTH OF PNS NEURONS
-COAT NERVES |
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FIBER TYPES (3)
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A-LARGE MYELINATED
B-SMALLER MYELINATED C-UNMYELINATED |
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A
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LAREGEST AXONS CONDUCTING SPEEDS OF UP TO 120 METERS PER SECOND OR 268 MILES PER HOUR ARE MYELINATED
-CARRY SENSORY INFORMATION ABOUT POSITION,BALANCE, AND DELICATE TOUCH, PRESSURE FROM SKIN SURFACE TO CNS |
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B
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SMALLER MYELINATED AXONS ROUGHLY 40 MPH
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C
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UNMELINATED AT 2MPH
-TYPE B AND C FIBERS CARRY INFORMATION TO THE CNS THEY DILIVER TEMPERATURE, PAIN, AND GENERAL TOUCH -CARRY INSTRUCTIONS TO SMOOTH MUSCLE, CARDIAC MUSCLE, GLANDS,ETC. |
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EVENTS OF A SYNAPSE(4)
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1-AN ACTION POTENTIAL ARRIVES AND DEPOLORIZES THE SYNAPTIC KNOB.
2-EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM IONS ENTER THE SYNAPTIC KNOB TRIGGERING THE RELEASE OF NEUTOTRANSMITTERS. 3-THE NEUROTRANSMITTER BINDS TO THE RECEPTOR AND DEPOLORIZES THE MEMBRANE 4-THE NEUROTRANSMITTER IS REMOVED. |