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What are iontropic receptors?

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Ligand-gated ion channels

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What are metabolic receptors?

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G-protein coupled receptors

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What three things make a neurotransmitter a neurotransmitter?

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  1. Molecule must be synthesised and stored in the presynaptic neurone to be released
  2. Molecule must be released upon stimulation
  3. Once released, it must produce a response in the postsynaptic cell
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What are the stages of neurotransmission?

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  1. Action potential arrives at presynaptic neurone
  2. Voltage gated calcium channels open
  3. Calcium increase leads to fusion between the synaptic vesicle and pre-synaptic membrane
  4. Neurotransmitters released due to exocytosis
  5. Diffuses across synaptic cleft and binds
  6. Action is terminated
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How do ligand-gated ion channels work?

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Bind to receptor, leading to opening of ion channel
Sodium ions flow into the cell causing an action potential response

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How do g-protein coupled receptors work?

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Bind to receptor, g-proteins activate effector protein, effector protein opens ion channels

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What does GABA do?

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Inhibitory neurotrasmitter leading to hyperpolarisation

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What does glutamate do?

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Excitatory neurotransmitter, with an important role in learning and memory

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What does acetylcholine do?

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Important for the neuromuscular junction and memory

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What does dopamine do?

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Important role in motivation, reward and movement

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What does serotonin do?

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Important role in sleep, mood, and emotional behaviours

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What does noradrenaline do?

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Important for ‘fight or flight response’, attention, arousal and sleep

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What is the role of the frontal lobe?

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Voluntary movement, expressive language, and executive function

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What is the role of the parietal lobe?

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Sensory input, emotion, and association

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What is the role of the temporal lobe?

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Auditory processing and memory encoding

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What is the role of the occipital lobe?

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Processing of visual input, and interpretation of visual data

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What is the role of the basal ganglia?

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Motor tasks and reward processing

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What is the role of the thalamus?

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Relays information (sensory and motor)

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What is the hypothalamus?

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Releases hormones to maintain the body

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What does corticotropin do?

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Releases adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

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What two inhibitory hormones are produced by the hypothalamus?

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Dopamine and somatostatin

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What hormone is released by the pituitary gland?

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Melatonin to regulate the sleep cycle

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What can blockages in CSF ventricles lead to?

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Backup of CSF leading to enlarged ventricles that press on the brain leading to obstructive hydrocephalus

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What three things make up the meninges of the brain?

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Pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid mater

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What are the three main areas of the brainstem?
Midbrain, pons, and medulla
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What is the role of the midbrain?
Movement and processing
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How does the substantia nigra create movement?
Full of dopaminergic neurones
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What is the role of the pons?
Movement
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What is the role of the medulla?
Autonomic processes and reflexes
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What are the symptoms of 3rd nerve palsy?
Eye looks down and out Unable to adduct eye
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What are the symptoms of 4th nerve palsy?
Eye turns upwards No obvious squint
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What are the symptoms of 6th nerve palsy?
Can't abduct eye Eye turns inwards
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What are the symptoms of 7th nerve palsy?
Drooping face Asymmetric smile
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What are the symptoms of 8th nerve damage?
Impaired swallowing, taste, and neuralgia
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What is the role of the neocerebellum?
Planning movements and motor learning
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What is the role of the vestibulocerebellum?
Controlling balance and ocular reflexes
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What is the role of the spinocerebellum?
Regulates body movements and receives proprioception information
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What symptoms can cerebellum lesions lead to?
Unclear speech, jumping eyes, abnormal movement and posture
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What are cerebellum peduncles?
Connects the cerebellum and the brainstem
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What are cerebellum tracts?
Connect the cerebellum and parts of the brain stem and contain fibres
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What arteries is the anterior circulation supplied by?
Carotid arteries
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What arteries is the posterior circulation supplied by?
The vertebrals, forming the basilar
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What arterial circulation is the frontal lobe supplied by?
Anterior cerebral artery
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What is the main vein that blood from the brain drains into?
The jugular vein
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What are spinal tracts?
Run up and down the spinal cord carrying neural pathways descending and ascending tracts
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What are the names of the two ascending spinal tracts?
Dorsal columns and spinothalamic tract
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What is the name of the descending spinal tracts?
Corticospinal tract
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What sensations does the spinothalamic tract carry?
Pain and temperature sensations to the peripheral nervous system
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What is the route of the spinothalamic tract?
1st order neurone in the dorsal root ganglion, to the second order neurone, where it crosses over to the thalamus and third order neurone
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What is the route of the corticospinal tract?
Axon goes down internal capsule to the brain stem, crosses over at the medulla, decussation happens at the pyramidal tract, and synapses at the lower motor neurone on the anterior horn
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What sensations does the dorsal column carry?
Fine touch and proprioception
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What is the somatic nervous system?
Carries motor and sensory information
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What is the autonomic nervous system?
Regulates body functions
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What is the role of the spinal nerves?
Sends signals from the body to the spine
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What is the neuromuscular junction?
Communication between the muscles and nerves
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What is used to help muscles contract?
Acetylcholine
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What is the spinal reflex arc of pain?
e.g. if you step on a pin, interneurones send the sensation straight back to the muscle so they flex
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What is the spinal reflex arc for stretch?
Either goes to the brain or not, muscles contract, then information goes to the brain to tell it it happened
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An issue with the brainstem will lead to issues on what side of the body?
The same side as the lesion
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A lesion to half of the spinal cord might lead to what?
Change in sensory in one side, and pain and temperature issues on the other side
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An issue with the frontal spinal cord might lead to what?
Changes in motor function and temperature
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What does central cord syndrome lead to?
CSF canal expands and pushes on tissues leading to pain and temperature disruption
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What is the role of oligodendrocytes?
Produce myeline
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What is the role of astrocytes?
Metabolic support
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What is the role of microglial cells?
Immune system
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What is the role of vascular cells?
Provide the brain with blood and oxygen
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What are the stages of the innate immune system?
1. Macrophages identify the pathogen 2. wrap around pathogen 3. release cytokines, leading to inflammation 4. opsonins make pathogens more digestible
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What does interleukin 1 lead to?
Fever, low appetite, and lethargy
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What does interleukin 6 lead to?
Sent to the liver to produce acute phase proteins
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What is the complement immune system?
Works alongside the innate and specific immune systems to help destroy pathogens
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What types of cells are involved in the specific immune system?
T and B cells
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What are T cells?
Have receptors specific to a type of antigen
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What are B cells?
Have antibodies on their cell membranes specific to a type of antigen
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What are CD4 cells?
T helper cells, help trigger the immune system and fight infection
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