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Chapter 3-Neurons Flashcards

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What are the functional units of the nervous system

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Cells of a nervous system and its internal structures as well as genes, cells, behavior

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Golgi debated…

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The nervous system is composed of a “nerve net”

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Cajal debated…

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  • Nervous system is made of discrete cells
  • Neuron hypothesis-Neurons are the units of brain function
  • Used the Golgi stain to prove his hypothesis
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Basic neuron structure

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  • Cell body
  • Branching extensions called dendrites
  • Axon main root acts as messenger
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Neurons

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Most behaviors are produced by neurons whose functional groups attach to the brain and spinal cord.

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Dendrites

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Gather information from other neurons

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Cell body

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The core region with the nucleus that integrates info

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Axon

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Carries info to be passed on to other cells

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Dendritic spines

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Protrusion from the dendrite that greatly increases the surface area and is the usual point of contact with axons from other cells

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Axon hillock

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Space between axon and soma, where an action potential begins

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Axon collaterals

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Branches of an axon

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Terminal button

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Knob at the tip of the axon that conveys information to other neurons; also called the end foot

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Synapse

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Gaps between one neuron and another

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Sensory neurons

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Carry information from the sensory receptors in or on the body to the spinal cord

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Interneurons

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Associate sensory and motor activity within the CNS

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Motor neurons

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Send signals from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles

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Bipolar neurons

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Transmit afferent sensory information from the retina to the neurons that carry info to the brain’s visual centers

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Somatosensory dendrite

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Connects directly to its axon, so the cell body sits to on side of this long pathway

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Stellate cell

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Small-Many dendrites extend from the cell body

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Pyramidal cell

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Has a long axon, a pyramid shaped cell body, and two sets of dendrites

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Purkinje cell

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A distinctive interneuron with extremely branched neurons making a fan shape

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Three features of neuronal networkes

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  • Input
  • Association
  • Output
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Describe the language of neurons

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Neurons receive many excitation and inhibition signals and the sum of these signals are taken and the neuron acts accordingly, becoming active or not

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5 types of glial cells

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  • Ependymal cells
  • Astrocyte
  • Microglial cells
  • Oligodendroglial cells
  • Schwann cells
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Ependymal cells
Small. ovoid cells found in the walls of the ventricles. Make and secrete cerebrospinal fluid
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Hydrocephalus
Buildup of pressure in the brain and swelling of the head caused by the flow of CSF being blocked, leading to intellectual impairment
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Astrocytes
Star shaped cells that provide structural support for the neurons, transport substances between the neurons and capillaries, play a role in scar forming, and provide fuel for the brain
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Microglia
Originate in the blood as offshoot of immune system, performs phagocytosis, plays the role of the brains immune system by identifying and attacking foreign tissue, provide growth factors to help repair the brain
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Oligodendroglial cells
Cells in CNS that myelinate axons
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Schwann cells
Glial cells in the peripheral nervous system that myelinate axons
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Myelin
Glial cells that cover axons
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Multiple Sclerosis
Nervous system disorder caused by loss of myelin
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Paralysis
Loss of sensation and movement due to nervous system injury
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PNS
Microglia and Schwann cells that help repair neurons
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CNS
Repair does not take place, regrowth may be inhibited
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The cell membrane
Separates the intercellular and extracellular fluid, regulates movement of substances into and out of the cell, and is made of phospholipids
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Element
Naturally occurring substance
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Atom
Smallest quantity of an element that retains the properties of that element
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Molecules
Formed when atoms bind together
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Nucleus
The cells executive office
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Chromosome
Double helix structure that holds an organisms DNA together and contains genes
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Gene
Segment of DNA that encodes the synthesis of particular proteins, sequence of nucleotides determines what amino acid is made
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Ribosomes
Protein structures that act as catalysts for protein synthesis
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Translation
Later phase in protein synthesis in which messenger RNA travels from nucleus to ER. mRNA then translated to form amino acids and then a protein
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Transcription
Early phase in protein synthesis where DNA strands unwind and form a complimentary strand of RNA
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Codon
Sequence of three bases of mRNA that code into a particular amino acid
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Golgi bodies
Package proteins in membranes and give them a label indicating where to go
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Microtubules
Transport vesicles to their destination
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What determines weather a proteins shape can change
The precise amino acid sequence
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Three ways things can cross through the cell membrain
Channel, gated channel, or through a pump
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Medallion genetics
Studies how genes influence our traits
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Chromosome 1-22 vs Chromosome 23
Chromosome 1-22 are autosomes, and attribute our physical appearance and behavior, chromosome 23 is a sex chromosome
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Single Nucleotide polymorphism
A change in a single nucleotide
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Tay-Sachs disease
Inherited birth defect caused by recessive allele that causes loss of genes necessary to break down certain fatty substances. Leads to death by about age 5
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Huntington's disease
Motor and cognitive disorder caused by an increase in CAG in chromosome 4, which kills brain cells
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Genetic disorders result from...
A aberration in a entire chromosome rather than a single defective allele
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Down syndrome
Having three copies of chromosome 21 leading to intellectual disability
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4 ways to modify a gene
- Selective breeding - Cloning - Transgenic techniques - Knockouts
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Selective breeding
Very effective way to alter gene expression with the goal of maintaining spontaneous mutations
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Cloning
Producing an offspring that is genetically identical to another animal
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Transgenic technique
Introduction or removal of genes from an embryo
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Phenotypic plasticity
The extent of which a brains phenotypes can range with the same genotype is very vast
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Epigenetics
The influence of the environment on the selection of one or another phenotype
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What two codes allow for gene expression
- DNA | - Epigenetics
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Histones modification
Methyl groups are added to histones allowing them to either be opened up or locked, leading to gene expressioon
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Gene methylation
Methyl groups bind to CG base pairs to block transcription
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mRNA modification
ncRNA bind to mRNA, blocking translation
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Three types of Epigenetic Mechanisms
Histone modification Gene methylation mRNA modification

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