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Chapter 7: The Nervous System Flashcards

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Sensory receptors

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aka sense organs

  • change energy into nerve impulses transmitted by sensory neurons to CNS
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Proprioceptors

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  • receptors that provide CNS with information about body position
  • help with movement control
  • located in joints and muscles
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Joint proprioceptor:
Free nerve endings

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most abundant type of joint proprioceptors
- sensitive to touch and pressure

  • at the beginning of movement they are strongly stimulated
  • they adapt slightly at first, then transmit steady signal until movement is complete
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Joint proprioceptor:
Golgi-type receptors

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Functionally similar to free nerve ending but less abundant

  • found in ligaments and around joints
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Joint proprioceptor:
Pacinian corpuscles

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  • located in tissues around joints
  • detect rate of joint rotation
  • adapt rapidly following initiation of movement
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Muscle proprioceptors

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provide sensory feedback to nervous system regarding

  • muscle length and rate of shortening – muscle spindles
  • force development by muscle – golgi tendon organ
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Muscle spindles

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  • regulate body movement and body posture
  • respond to changes in muscle length
  • large numbers in most human locomoter muscles
    – highest density in muscles that require finest degree of control (i.e. hand muscles)
    – in muscles responsible for gross movements, there are relatively few spindles
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Intrafusal fibers in muscle spindles

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  • run parallel to normal muscle fibers (extrafusal fibers; contract and generate force)
  • primary endings respond to dynamic change in muscle length
  • secondary endings provide continuous information concerning static muscle length
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Gamma motor neurons stimulate _______ fibers to contract with ______ fibers to prevent “slack” and maintain sensitivity

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intrafusal; extrafusal

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Muscle spindles and muscle contraction

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  1. Muscle spindles detect stretch of the muscle
  2. sensory neurons conduct action potentials to the spinal cord
  3. Sensory neurons synapse with alpha motor neurons
  4. Stimulation of the alpha motor neurons causes the muscle to contract and resist being stretched
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Golgi tendon organs (GTO)

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monitor tension developed by muscle contraction

  • “safety device”: prevents excessive force generation and muscle damage during muscle contraction
  • provides a finer control over skeletal movements
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Golgi tendon organs are located

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within the tendon

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Stimulation of golgi tendon organs

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results in reflex relaxation of muscle
- excite inhibitory neurons that send IPSPs (inhibitory post synaptic potential) to muscle alpha motor neurons

  • amount of force produced may depend on ability to voluntarily oppose GTO inhibition
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Strength training may gradually reduce inhibition by GTOs which results in

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greater muscle force, which results in better sport performance

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Golgi tendon organ and muscle contraction

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  1. Golgi tendon organs detect tension applied to a tendon
  2. Sensory neurons conduct action potentials to the spinal cord.
  3. Sensory neurons synapse with inhibitory interneurons that synapse with alpha motor neurons
  4. Inhibition of the alpha motor neurons causes muscle relaxation, relieving the tension applied to the tendon

–muscle contraction increases tension applied to tendons. In response, action potentials are conducted to the spinal cord.

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Muscle chemoreceptors

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specialized nerve endings that are sensitive to changes in the chemical environment surrounding a muscle

  • H+ ions, CO2, and K+
  • provide information to CNS about metabolic rate of muscular activity
  • important in regulation of cardiovascular and pulmonary responses to exercise
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Reflexes

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Rapid, unconscious reaction to sensory stimuli

  • not dependent on activation of higher brain centers
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Reflex order of events

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  • sensory nerve sends impulse to spinal column
  • interneurons are excited and stimulate motor neurons
  • motor neurons control movement of muscles
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stretch reflex

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  • rapid muscle stretching causes reflex contraction
  • present in all muscles, but most dramatic in extensors of limbs
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Knee-jerk reflex

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  • blow by rubber mallet on patellar tendon
  • excites primary nerve endings located in muscle spindles
  • these nerve endings synapse with alpha motor neuron at spinal cord level
  • muscle fibers contract
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Withdrawal reflex

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during the withdrawal reflex, sensory neurons from pain receptors conduct action potentials to the spinal cord

sensory neurons synapse with excitatory interneurons that are part of the withdrawal reflex

the excitatory interneurons that are part of the withdrawal effect

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Crossed extensor reflex

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Collateral branches of the sensory neurons also synapse with excitatory neurons that cross to the opposite side of the spinal cord as part of the crossed extensor reflex

The excitatory interneurons that cross the spinal cord stimulate alpha motor neurons supplying extensor muscles in the opposite limb, causing them to contract and support body weight during the withdrawal reflex

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Somatic motor neurons of PNS

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Carry neural signals from spinal cord to skeletal muscles to contract

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Motor neuron

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also called an alpha motor neuron, is the somatic neuron that innervates skeletal muscle fibers

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The cell body of motor neurons is located

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in the spinal cord

the axon leaves the spinal cord and splits into collateral branches; each branch innervates a single muscle fiber

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Motor unit

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motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates

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Innervation ratio

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number of muscle fibers/motor neuron

  • ratio varies from muscle to muscle
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innervation ratio is low in

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muscles that require fine motor control

23/1 in extraocular muscles responsible for eye movement

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higher innervation ratio in

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other muscles

1,000/1 or greater in large muscles (e.g. leg muscles)

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Activation of a single motor NEURON leads to

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contraction of all the muscle fibers it innervates

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Activation of a single motor UNIT results in

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weak muscle contraction (i.e. limited force production)

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to increase muscle force production

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more motor units must be recruited

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motor unit recruitment

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progressive activation of more and more muscle fibers by the successive recruitment of additional motor units

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Size principle

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orderly and sequential motor unit recruitment. Smallest motor units recruited first.

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Motor unit:
Type S

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slow

small motor neurons innervate slow and high oxidative muscle (type 1) fibers

smallest motor units

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Motor unit:
Type FR

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fast, fatigue resistant

larger motor neurons innervate the intermediate muscle fibers (type IIa)

intermediate motor units

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Motor unit:
Type FF

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fast, fatiguable

largest motor neurons innervate the fast muscle fibers (type IIx)

largest motor units

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Incremental tests of motor units

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first stage
- low level muscle force production needed
- slow type S motor units recruited

as test progresses, to produce more muscle force, more and more type S motor units are recruited and eventually type FR motor units are recruited

as the test becomes more difficult, to increase muscle force production, type FF motor units are recruited

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Brainstem is located

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inside the base of the skull, just above the spinal cord

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major structures of brainstem

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  • midbrain
  • pons
  • medulla oblongata
  • reticular formation
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Reticular formation

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neurons scattered throughout the brain stem

  • Receives and integrates information from all regions of the CNS
  • works with higher brain centers in controlling muscular activity
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Brain stem

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Responsible for:
- many metabolic functions
- cardiorespiratory control (breathing, HR, BP)
- complex reflexes
- control of eye movement and muscle tone, equilibrium, maintenance of upright posture

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Damage to brain stem results in

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impaired movement control

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Cerebrum

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Cerebral cortex

  • stores learned experiences
  • receives sensory information
  • organizes complex movement
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Motor cortex

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Portion of cerebral cortex that is most concerned with motor control and voluntary movement

final relay point
- recieves information from subcortical structures (e.g. cerebellum)
- information is summed
- final movement plan is formulated
- motor commands are sent to spinal cord

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movement plan can be modified by

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subcortical and spinal centers which supervise the fine details of movement

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Cerebellum

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coordinates and monitors complex movement
- incorporates feedback from proprioceptors

may initiate fast, ballistic movements

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Cerebellum has connections to

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  • motor cortex
  • brain stem
  • spinal cord
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Damage to cerebellum results in

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  • poor motor control
  • muscular tremor (especially during rapid movements)
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Details of movement are refined in

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spinal cord via interaction of spinal neurons with higher brain centers

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Spinal tuning

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spinal mechanism by which voluntary movement is translated into appropriate muscle action

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what causes the initial signal to move?

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motor cortex does not give initial signal to move

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First step of voluntary movement occurs

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in subcortical and cortical motivation areas

  • association areas of cortex form a “rough draft” of the movement
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Cerebellum and basal ganglia

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  • convert “rough draft” into movement plan

Cerebellum: fast movements

Basal Ganglia: slow, deliberate movements

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Movement plan send to motor cortex through thalamus

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  • motor cortex forwards message down spinal neurons for “spinal tuning” and finally to muscles
  • feedback from muscle proprioceptors allows fine-tuning and improvement of motor program
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Autonomic nervous system

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Responsible for maintaining internal environment
- innervates effector organs not under voluntary control

(smooth muscle in blood vessels/airways/gut, cardiac muscle, and glands)

most organs receive dual innervation from both sympathetic and parasympathetic branches

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Sympathetic division of autonomic nervous system

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Releases norepinephrine

tends to activate an effector organ (e.g. increases heart rate)

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Parasympathetic division of autonomic nervous system

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Releases acetylcholine

tends to inhibit an effector organ (e.g. slows heart rate)

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Activity of an organ is regulated by

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the ratio of sympathetic/ parasympathetic impulses to the tissue

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Autonomic nervous system activity during exercise

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During exercise, activity of PNS decreases and SNS increases

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Ganglia

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group of cell bodies outside of the CNS

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Sympathetic division processes

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  • cell bodies of sympathetic preganglionic neurons are located in thoracic and lumbar regions of the spinal cord
  • preganglionic fibers leave spinal cord and enter sympathetic ganglia
  • preganglionic fibers release acetylcholine
  • postganglionic fibers leave sympathetic ganglia and innervate effector tissues
  • postganglionic fibers release norepinephrine, which binds to alpha and beta adrenergic receptors on the membrane of target organs

Following stimulation, norepinephrine is removed from the synapse:
- taken up by the postganglionic fiber
- broken down into inactive byproducts by enzymes (monoamine oxidase)

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Cell bodies of parasympathetic preganglionic neurons are located within the

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brain stem
sacral portion of spinal cord

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Parasympathetic nervous system processes

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  • Parasympathetic preganglionic fibers leave brain stem and spinal cord and enter parasympathetic ganglia
  • both preganglionic and postganglionic fibers release acetylcholine
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After parasympathetic nerve stimulation…

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acetylcholine is released and rapidly degraded by the enzyme acetyl-cholinesterase

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How does exercise enhance brain health?

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  • enhances learning and memory
  • stimulates formation of new neurons
  • improves brain vascular function and blood flow
  • attenuates depression
  • reduces peripheral factors for cognitive decline (inflammation, hypertension, and insulin resistance)

exercise improves brain function and decreases the risk of impairment with aging

Regular exercise can protect the brain against:
- disease (Alzheimer’s)
- certain types of brain injury (stroke)

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Afferent fibers

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sensory nerve fibers

conduct information from receptors to CNS

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Efferent fibers

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motor nerve fibers

conduct impulses from CNS to effector organs

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Soma of neuron

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center of operation

contains the nucleus

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dendrites

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receptive area

conduct electrical impulses toward cell body

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axon

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nerve fiber

carries electrical impulse away from cell body towards another neuron or effector organ

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in large fibers like those that innervate skeletal muscle, the axons are covered by

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Schwann cells

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Schwann cells

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form a discontinuous insulating layer (myelin sheath) along the length of the axon

  • faster electrical impulses with myelin sheath
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Gaps or spaces between myelin segments along the axon are called

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Nodes of Ranvier

aid neural transduction

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Axons with large myelin sheath

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conduct impulses more rapidly than small nonmyelinated fibers

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Damage of myelin results in

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nervous system dysfunction

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Irritability

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ability of dendrites and neuron cell body to respond to a stimulus and convert it to a neural impulse (=electrical signal)

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Conductivity

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transmission of the impulse along the axon

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Electrical signals are initiated by

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a stimulus that causes a change in normal electrical charge of the neuron

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At rest the inside of cells is

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negatively charged relative to the charge on the exterior of the cell

  • the negative charge is due to unequal distribution of charged ions (atoms) and it is called a resting membrane potential
  • negatively charged fixed ions (anions) trapped inside the cell (proteins, phosphate groups, nucleotides) and cannot penetrate the membrane
  • these anions attract positively charged ions (cations) from the extracellular fluid
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magnitude of resting membrane potential is determined by

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  • the difference in ion concentrations across membrane
  • permeability of plasma membrane to ions (Na+ and K+)
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Ion channels

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  • channels that regulate the passage of ions across the membrane
  • made of proteins that span the entire membrane from the inside to the outside surface
  • ion passage is regulated by opening or closing of “gates” that serve as doors in the middle of the channel
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Negative resting potential in a neuron is due to

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primarily the diffusion of K+ out of the cell due to:

  • the concentration gradient for K+ from inside to outside of the cell
  • higher permeability of the membrane to K+ than Na+
    – at rest all of the Na+ channels are closed whereas a few K+ channels are open
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Sodium potassium pump

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maintains resting membrane potential

  • potassium tends to diffuse out of cell
  • moves 2 K+ in and 3 Na+ out
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Action potential

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occurs when a stimulus of sufficient strength depolarizes the cell

  • opens Na+ channels and Na+ diffuses into cell
  • inside becomes more positive
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Repolarization

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Return to resting membrane potential

  • K+ leaves the cell rapidly (K+ channels open)
  • Na+ channels close
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All-or-none law

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once a nerve impulse is initiated, it will travel the length of the neuron without a decrease in voltage

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Depolarization

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Helps internal become more positive

  • Na+ channels open
  • K+ channels closed
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For an impulse to cross from one neuron to another, it must cross the synaptic cleft at a

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synapse

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Excitatory transmitters

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cause increase postsynaptic membrane permeability to sodium, leading to depolarization

if sufficient excitatory neurotransmitter, postsynaptic neuron is depolarized to threshold, and an action potential is generated

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Excitatory post synaptic potentials (EPSP)

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a series of graded depolarizations in the dendrites and cell body of a postsynaptic neuron

  • can bring postsynaptic neuron to threshold and generate an action potential by temporal and spatial summation
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temporal summation

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summing several EPSPs from one presynaptic neuron that is active repeatedly over a time

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spatial summation

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summing EPSPs from several different presynaptic neurons that are active simultaneously

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Inhibitory post synaptic potentials (IPSP)

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cause hyperpolarization (post synaptic neuron becomes more negative)N of postsynaptic membrane

(increase negative neuron resting potential so it resists depolarization)

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The ratio of EPSPs and IPSPs determines if a neuron reaches the threshold for an action potential to be generated

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  • if EPSPs= IPSPs then threshold is not reached, then no action potential
  • if EPSPs > IPSPs then threshold is reached, then an action potential is generated
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Acetylcholine

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can be both excitatory and inhibitory depending on receptor

-in skeletal muscle— depolarization (Na+ enters cell)

-in heart— hyperpolarization (K+ exits cell)

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Acetylcholinerase

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breaks acetylcholine into acetate and choline

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