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Example of physiological muscle hypertrophy

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Skeletal muscle changes with exercise

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Example of pathological muscle hypertrophy

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Cardiac muscle hypertrophy

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Example of hyperplasia and hypertrophy

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Increased size of the myometrium during pregnancy

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Organisation of the nervous system

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Anatomy of a neuron

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Neurons all have the same basic strucuture but they vary in size and shape

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3 main neuron shapes

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Multi = One axon multiple dendrites
Bipolar = one axon one dendrite
Unipolar = common stem connecting axon and dentrite to cell body

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Cellular features of a neauron

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  • large nucleus - reflecting metabolic demand
  • many mitochondria
  • lots of ER, particularly in larger neurons - can be found in dendrites but NOT AXONS
  • numerous neurofilamnts together with microtubules make up the cytoskeleton

Synapses are found at dendrites and also cell body

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Two types of matter the CNS is macroscopically divided into

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  • grey matter (neuron cell bodies, dendrites and axons)
  • white matter (axons; many myelinated
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What makes up the grey matter

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  • neuron cell bodies
  • dendrites
  • some axons
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What makes up white matter

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  • axons; many myelinated
  • lots of lipid in it which is why it is white - myelination is lipid
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Does grey matter contain myelin?

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No

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What supports the CNS

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Glial cells

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4 glial support cells of the CNS

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  • oligodendrocytes
  • astrocytes
  • microglia
  • ependymal cells
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What are oligodendrocyte

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CNS equivalent of Schwann cell myelinated axons

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What do astrocytes do?

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  • provide mechanical support (also form part of the blood brain barrier)
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What are ependymal cells?

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Ciliated cuboidal epithelial cells which line the cavities of the brain and spinal cord

  • epithelial cells
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What are microglia

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Specialised immunological cells of the CNS

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Structure of peripheral nerves

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  • a nerve consists of one or more bundles of nerves fibres called fascicles
  • axons inside the fascicles are surrounded by collagenous support tissue called endoneurium
  • the fascicles are enclosed in dense callagenous tissue called perineurium
  • the fascicles are bound together by loose collagenous tissue called epineurium
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Schwann cells provide support to the PNS

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What are PNS axons enveloped by and what does it provide?

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PNS axons are an eloped by Schwann cells, providing structural and metabolic support

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What is the factor that results in different degrees of evolopedness

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Small diameter fibres are non-myelinated
Large diameter fibres are myelinated

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Non-myelinated nerve features

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Small diameter axons of the autonomic system and small pain fibres are simple enveloped by the cytoplasm of Schwann Cells
- no myelination

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Features of myelinated nerves

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  • the axon is invaginated into the Schwann cell cytoplasm
  • the outer membrane of the Schwann cell fuses to form a mesaxon
  • the mesaxon rotates around the axon - wrapping the axon in concentric layers of membrane = myelin sheath
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Histology of myelin

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Do Shawna cells cover the entire axon?
Each Swann cell only covers a part of an axon
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What are the gaps where axons are not myelinated called
Nodes of ranvier
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What are nodes of ranvier ?
Gaps where axons are not myelinated
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What are nodes of ranvier important for?
Important in signal conduction along axon
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Are nodes of ranvier also found in the CNS?
Yes - gaos in oligodendrocyte myelination
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What creates the resting membrane potential?
The fluid inside the cell has an excess of negative chargers and the fluid outside the cell has an excess of positive chargers. - this action potential allows information to travel along the axon
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Non-myelinated vs myelinated
- non-myelinated nerves are slower to conduct an action potential - action potential of myelinated nerves jumps quickly between nodes of ranvier MYELINATION SPEEDS UP CONDUCTION VELOCITY - can localise channels at the nodes - allows the dollarisation / information to jump
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What is multiple sclerosis?
Autoimmune nervous system disease where immune system attacks the myelin of the CNS
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What does multiple sclerosis do?
Slows down or blocks messages between the brain and the body Causes: - visual disturbances - muscle weakness - trouble with coordination and balance numbness, prickling- pins and needles - thinking and memory problems
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Cause of multiples sclerosis and cure
Don’t know the cause - no cure
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What is Guillain-Barré syndrome ?
Autoimmune nervous system disease where immune system attacks the myelin of the PNS
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What does Guillain-Barré syndrome cause?
Tingling in hands and feet Progressing weakness of limbs and respiratory muscles Effects on autonomic nervous system lead to altered heart rate and blood pressure Cause unknown but usually associated with earlier infection
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What are synapses
Specialised intercellular junctions which link neurons to eachother and to muscles - pre-synaptic terminus - post-synaptic terminus - synaptic cleft with neurotransmitter released
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Process of synaptic transmisssion at chemical synapses
- propergating axon terminates at the terminal bouton - AP from propagating axon elicits release of neurotransmitter from synaptic vesicles into synaptic cleft - neurotransmitter diffuses across synaptic cleft and stimulates receptor on the post-synaptic membrane - this stimulates a response, usually an action potential, in the effector cell - neurotransmitters include: Noradreanaine, glutamate, dopamine, ACh, seratonin
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Neurotransmitter disorders
Neurotransmitters synthesised via biochemical pathways - loss of enzyme GTP cyclohydrolase 1 leads to deficiency in several neurotransmitters GTPCH deficiency: - early onset (4-5 months) - intellectual disability - convulsions - irritability - hypersalvation - difficulty breathing Treatment with neurotransmitter precursors Other deficiencies recapitulate effects
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What is the neuromuscular junction
The synapse between motor neurons and muscle fibre
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How many muscle fibres can one neuron innervate
Thousands of One motor neuron can divide into many branches each ending in a neuromuscular junction - one neuron may innervate thousands of muscle fibres
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What is a motor unit
Motor neural and all connected skeletal muscle fibres
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Lots of fibres in a motor unit = Fewer fibres in a motor unit =
Power Endurance
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Release of ACh at the neruomuscualr junction (motor end plate)
AP comes down the axon ACh is released form synaptic vesicles Binds to nicotinic ion channels that cause membrane depolarisation Secondary synaptic cleft caused by folding (more surface area for more channels) NMJ occupies a recess on the muscle surface: sole plate
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Muscle fibre action potential
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What is myasthenia gravis
Autoimmune disease - body produces antibodies to nicotinic receptor. Binding of ACh is therefore blocked and muscle activation is inhibited Most commonly affected muscles: eyes, face, those associated with swollaing Acetylcholinesterase inhitiors alleviate symptoms Immune suppressors can also help
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Botox shit
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Process of injecting Botox to elimitate skin wrinkles
Botulinum toxin A regulates ACh release from nerve terminals and thus selectively inhibits the underlying muscles ability to contract Existing lines and furrows are thus smoothed Toxin cleaves the protein involved in release of ACh from vesicle

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