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Chapter 14: Nervous Tissue Flashcards

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what is the nervous system?

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the body’s primary communication and control system

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functions of the nervous system

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-monitor changes: inside and outside, sensory input
-process and interpret
-causes a response: motor output, effector organs

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for convenient organizational purposes, what two categories is the nervous system divided into?

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-structural
-functional

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types of structural nervous systems

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-central nervous system (CNS)
-peripheral nervous system (PNS)

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types of functional nervous systems

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-sensory nervous system
-motor nervous system

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what parts of the body are included in the CNS?

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-brain
-spinal cord

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how is the brain protected in the CNS?

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protected and enclosed within the skull

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how is the spinal cord protected in the CNS?

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housed and protected within the vertebral canal

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what are the two types of nerves that are included in the PNS?

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-cranial nerves: 12 (nerves that extend from the brain)
-spinal nerves (nerves that extend from the spinal cord)
-ganglia

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what is ganglia

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clusters of neuron cell bodies located outside the CNS

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the sensory motor system and motor nervous system both perform three general functions:

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-collect information
-process and evaluate information
-initiate response to information

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what happens when information is collected?

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specialized PNS structures called receptors detect changes in the internal or external environment (stimuli) and pass them on to the CNS as sensory input

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what happens during process and evaluating information?

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after processing sensory input, the CNS determines what, if any, response is required

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what happens during the initiating response to information?

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the CNS initiates specific nerve impulses called motor motor output. motor output travels through structures of the PNS to effectors

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the sensory nervous system is subdivided into:

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-somatic sensory
-visceral sensory

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function of somatic sensory system

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sensory input that is voluntarily perceived from receptors

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what are the senes of the somatic sensory (components)

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general somatic senses: touch, pain, pressure, vibration, temperature, and proprioception (sensing position or movement of joints and limbs)
special senses: taste, vision, hearing, balance, smell

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function of visceral sensory system

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sensory input that is involuntarily perceived from receptors of blood vessels and internal organs

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what does the visceral components do?

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components transmit nerve impulses from chemical compostion of blood to the CNS

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types of neurons in the sensory nervous system

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afferent neurons

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what does the term afferent mean?

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-inflowing
-indicating that nerve impulses are transmitted to the CNS

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types of neurons in the motor nervous system

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efferent neurons

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what does the term efferent mean?

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-conducting outward
-indicating that nerve impulses are transmitted from the CNS

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what is the sensory nervous system responsible for?

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receiving sensory information from receptors and transmitting this information to the CNS

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what is the motor nervous system responsible for?
transmitting motor impulses from the CNS to effectors (muscles or glands)
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the motor nervous system is subdivided into:
-somatic nervous system (SNS): voluntary -autonomic nervous system (ANS): involuntary
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function of somatic nervous system
motor output that is voluntarily controlled; effector is skeletal muscle
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function of autonomic nervous system
motor output that is involuntarily controlled; effectors are cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands
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components of autonomic nervous system
sympathetic and parasympathetic components
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basic structural unit of the nervous system
neuron
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Features (functions) of the neuron
-excitable cell -long-lived -high metabolic rate -regeneration: unable to divide
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what does the excitable cell mean?
generate, send, and receive nerve impulses
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characteristic of the high metabolic rate
neurons survival depends upon continuous and abundant supplies of oxygen & glucose
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structure of a neuron
-soma: cell body -dendrites: processes that branch off the cell body -axon: process extending from the cell body to make contact with other neurons, muscle cells or gland cells
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extensions (processes ) of neuron structures
-dendrites -axon -telodendria -synaptic knobs
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function of the soma
-serves as the neuron's control center and is responsible for receiving, integrating, and sending nerve impulses -includes nucleus -machinery
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length, feature, and function of dendrites
-shorter -dendritic spines -impulses to cell body
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number, function, and feature of axon
-one or none -impulse away from soma -axon hillock: triangular region connecting cell body to axon
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what is telodendria? function?
-fine terminal branches of an axon or axon collateral (side branches of an axon) -transmitting signals to other neurons or target cells
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what are synaptic knobs?
slightly expanded regions at the tips of the telodendria
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function of synaptic knobs
meet (connect to) other neurons
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neurons are classified structurally into three types, based upon the number of neuron processes extending from the cell body:
-unipolar (aka pseudounipolar) neurons -bipolar neurons -multipolar neurons
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what is a unipolar neuron?
it has a single process that divides into a peripheral process and a central process
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What are the features and function of unipolar neurons
-single-short neuron processes, branches like a T -long axon -function: detect stimuli in the form of touch, pressure, temperature, or chemicals -location: cell bodies (posterior root ganglia - spinal nerves)
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example of unipolar neuron
sensory neurons
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What is a bipolar neuron?
-it has two processes that extend from the soma: one axon and one dendrite -uncommon in humans
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special senses of the bipolar neurons
-olfactory epithelium of nose -retina of eye
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what is the multipolar neuron?
-multiple processes: many dendrites and a single axon extend from the soma -most common type
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example of multipolar neuron
motor neurons that innervate muscle and glands
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Four types of glial cells occur in the CNS
-astrocytes -ependymal cells -microglial cells -oligodendrocytes
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all glial cells, except microglia, are derived from ______
neural ectoderm
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what are microglia derived from?
stem cells within the red bone marrow that become monocytes (a type of white blood cell)
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what are glial cells? function of glial cells?
-occur within both the CNS and the PNS -Abundance: outnumber neurons -fun fact: cause of all tumors in nervous system -function: assist neurons
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how do glial cells assist neurons?
-physically protect -nourish -provide framework
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Location and description of astrocyte
-location: CNS -Description: Large cell with numerous cell processes; in contact with neurons and capillaries; most common type of glial cell
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functions of astrocytes
-blood-brain barrier -fluid composition -regulate synaptic pathways -structural support -fill space of dead neurons -assist neuron development in the fetus
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how do the astrocytes assist neural development in the fetus?
they help direct the development of neurons in the fetal brain by secreting chemicals that regulate the connections between neurons
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what are the ependymal cells?
cuboidal epithelial cells that line the internal cavities of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord
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significance of cilia on ependymal cells
they have cilia on their apical surfaces that help circulate the CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)
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how is the choroid plexus formed?
ependymal cells and nearby blood capillaries together form a network call the choroid plexus
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choroid plexus produces cerebrospinal fluid. what is CSF?
a clear liquid that bathes the CNS and fills its internal cavities
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Describe microglial cells
small cells that have slender branches extending from the main cell body
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Function & features of microglial cells
-rare: low as 5% -mobile: wander through the CNS and replicate in response to infection -perform phagocytic activity and remove debris from dead/damaged nervous tissue
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what do the microglial cells resemble?
macrophages of the immune system
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Describe oligodendrocytes?
-large cells with a bulbous body and slender cytoplasmic extensions or processes -myelinate CNS axons -many neurons
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__________ is the protective covering around the axon
myelin sheath
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what is the myelin sheath made of?
many overlapping layers of plasma membrane
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what is the glial cell type in the PNS?
neurolemnocytes/ Schwann cells
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shape of Schwann cells
-elongated, flattened cells that wrap around the axons within the PNS, insulating the axon and forming a myelin sheath (1 mm per cell) -one neuron
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in the CNS, a myelin sheath forms from ?
oligodendrocytes
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in the PNS, a myelin sheath forms from ?
shwann cells
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what are the small spaces called that interrupt the myelin sheath between adjacent oligodendrocytes or shwann cells?
neurofibril nodes/nodes of Ranvier
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features of neurofibril nodes
-no sheath -voltage change
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what is the process of the nerve impulse jumping from neurofibril node to neurofibril node in a myelinated axon?
saltatory conduction
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what is the process of the nerve impulse traveling the entire length of the axon membrane in an unmyelinated axon?
continuous conduction
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difference between saltatory conduction and continuous conduction?
saltatory conduction is faster and less energy continuous conduction takes longer to reach end of the axon
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what is a synapse?
junction between an axon and another cell
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a typical synapse in the CNS consists of the close association of a
presynaptic neuron and postsynaptic neuron
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what is a synaptic cleft?
very narrow gap between presynaptic neuron and postsynaptic neuron
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common type of synapse
axodendritic synapse
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Where does axodendritic synapse occur?
occurs between the synaptic knobs of a presynaptic neuron and the dendrites of the postsynaptic neuron
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most numerous type of synapse
chemical synapse
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function of chemical synapse
facilitates most of the interactions between neurons and all communications between neurons and effectors
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what is a neurotransmitter?
-chemical messengers
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where are the neurotransmitters released from?
-presynaptic cell only -then bind to receptor proteins found only in the plasma membrane of the postsynaptic cell
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sequence of events of synapse:
1. incoming impulse 2. calcium comes in 3. synaptic vesicles move to membrane 4. neurotransmitter released 5. Na+ (sodium ions) channels open on postsynaptic cell 6. new impulse 7. enzymes in synaptic cleft clear neurotransmitter

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