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NEURON
A NERVE CELL THAT SENDS AND RECEIVES ELECTRICAL SIGNALS OVER LONG DISTANCES WITHIN THE BODY
NEUROGLIA
THE GLUE OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. GLIAL CELLS.
FUNCTIONS OF GLIAL CELLS
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
TWO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS
CNS-CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
PNS-PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
CNS-CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
PNS-PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
ALL THE NERVES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED INT HE CNS SYSTEM
PNS DIVISION (2)
AFFERENT
EFFERENT
AFFERENT
CARRIES INFORMATION OR CONDUCTS IMPULSES TOWARD THE CNS
-FROM RECEPTOR TO CNS

A IS FOR ARRIVING TO CNS
EFFERENT
CARRIES INFORMATION OR CONDUCTS IMPULSES AWAY FROM THE CNS
-FROM CNS TO EFFECTOR
E IS FOR ESCAPE FROM CNS
EFFECTOR DIVISION (2)
SNS- SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
ANS- AUTOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
SNS- SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
CONTROLS SKELETAL CONTRACTIONS
-VOLUNTARY-BICEPS CURL
-INVOLUNTARY-REFLEX
ANS - AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
CONTROLS VISCERAL MOTOR SYSTEM(RESPIRATION,HEART RATE,ETC)
-SYMPATHETIC
PARASYMPATHETIC
NEURON FUNCTION
-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)
NEURON STRUCTURE(8)
-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)
NUERON CLASSIFICATION BY FUNCTION (3)
SENSORY-AFFERENT
MOTOR-EFFERENT
INTERNEURONS-A NERVE CELL FOUN ENTIRELY WITHIN GHE CNS THAT ACT AS A LINK BETWEEN SENSORY NEURONS AND MOTOR NEURONS
NEURON TYPE(3)
1-MULTIPOLAR
2-BIPOLAR
3-UNIPOLAR(PSEUDOUNIPOLAR)
SENSORY NEURON RECEPTORS CLASSIFICATION (3)
1)INTEROCEPTORS
2)EXTEROCEPTORS
3)PROPRIOCEPTORS
MYELIN
THE MORE MYELINE THE FASTER THE INFORMATION TRAVELS
INTEROCEPTORS
MONITORS THESE SYSTEMS:
DIGESTION
REPIRATION
CARDIOVASCULAR
URINARY
REPRODUCTIVE
-PROVIDES SENSATION OF:
TASTE
DEEP PRESSURE
PAIN
NERVE DAMAGE
THE NERVE WILL TRY TO GROW BACK BUT GENERALLY DOES NOT KNOW WHICH DIRECTION TO GROW.
EXTEROCEPTERS
PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT EXTERRNAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE FORM OF:
TOUCH
TEMPERATURE
PRESSURE
AND PROVIDE:
SIGHT
SMELL
HEARING
NERVES
ARE AVACULAR ( NO BLOOD)
PROPRICEPTORS
MONITOR THE POSITION AND MOVEMENT OF SKELATAL MUSCLES AND JOINTS
NEUROGLIA CELLS CNS (4)
EPENDYMAL CELLS
ASTROCYTES
OLIGODENDROCYTES
MICROGLIA
EPENDYMAL CELLS
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
ASTROCYTES
-MAINTAINS THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER
-PROVIDE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT
-REGULATES NUTRIENTS
-DISSOLVES GAS CONCENTRATIONS
-PICKS AND CHOOSES WHAT IS AND ISN'T ALLOWED IN
OLIGODENDROCYTES
ARE CELLS THAT COAT AXONS IN THE CNS WITH THEIR CELL MEMBRANE FORMING A SPECIALIZED MEMBRANE DIFFERENTIATION CALLED MYELIN
-MAKES IMPULSE FASTER
MICROGLIA
ARE SPECIALIZED MACROPHAGES CAPABLE OF PHAGOCYTOSIS THAT PROTECT NEURONS OF THE CNS
-BREAKDOWN
NEUROGLIA CELLS PNS (2)
SATELLITE CELLS
SCHWANN CELLS
SATELLITE CELLS
ARE SMALL CELLS THAT LINE THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF PNS NEURONS AND HELP REGUALTE THE EXTERNAL CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT
SCHWANN CELLS
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
FIBER TYPES (3)
A-LARGE MYELINATED
B-SMALLER MYELINATED
C-UNMYELINATED
A
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
B
SMALLER MYELINATED AXONS ROUGHLY 40 MPH
C
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.
EVENTS OF A SYNAPSE(4)
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.