Lecture 4-5 Nervous System Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
Q

Where are ganglia found?

A

PNS

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2
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Four types of neuroglia

A

Astrocytes, microglia, ependymal cells, oligodendroglia

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3
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Most common neuroglial cell in gray matter, forms BBB

A

Astrocytes

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4
Q

In the brain, grey matter is on the…

A

outside

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5
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In the brain, with matter is on the….

A

Inside

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6
Q

What composes neurophil

A

(pink stuff btwn nuclei on microscopy)
Axons, dendrites, and astrocyte processes

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7
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What no neurons look like on microscopy?

A

Light purple, large, with small dark purple nucleus

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8
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What do astrocytes look like on microscopy

A

dark purple specks

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9
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Mesenchymal glial cells in charge of immune defense

A

Microglia

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10
Q

Glial cells that line the ventricles

A

Ependymal cells

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11
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The schwann cells of the brain, numerous glial cell in white matter

A

Oligodendroglia

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12
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Can oligodendrocytes of schwann cells myelinate multiple axons?

A

Oligodendrocytes

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13
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What are non-myelinated axons for and do they have schwann cells?

A

Yes/pain

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14
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Which neuroglial cell is the most identifyable?

A

ependymal cells

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15
Q

Most common glial cell in white matter?

A

Oligodendrocytes

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16
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Most common glial cell in gray matter

17
Q

Tumor of oligodendrocytes

A

oligodendroglioma

18
Q

Tumor of astrocytes

19
Q

What structure makes CSF?

A

Choroid plexus

20
Q

Deepest meningeal layer

21
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Middle meningeal layer

A

Arachnoid mater

22
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Toughest and outermost meningeal layer

23
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What are the grooves of the brain

24
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What are the ridges of the brain?

25
Where are Purkinje cells found?
The cerebellum
26
What are the ganglia of the CNS?
Nuclei
27
In the spinal cord, the gray matter is on the ____ and the whit matter is on the _____
inside, outside
28
What cells line the central canal of the spinal cord?
Ependymal cells
29
Outgoing signals from the spinal cord are on which root?
ventral
30
Incoming signals to the spinal cord are on which root?
Dorsal