Neurobiology Flashcards
In what year was the Neuron doctrine?
1894
What 3 ways can we classify neurons by?
- Morphology
- Inner/principle neurons
- Neurotransmitter
How to things get to and from axon terminals?
- Anterograde transport
- Retrograde transport
What is anterograde transport?
- WGA + HRP labels
- from soma to axons
- slow (5-10 mm/day)
What is retrograde transport?
- HRP label
- terminals to soma
- rapid (150-200 mm/day)
What is the encephalisation quotient?
encephalisation quotient = brain weight / body weight
What do glia do?
- form myelin sheath
- clean up debris
- launch immune system
- correct ionic environment
- provide metabolic fuel
What ‘matter’ are 1) cell bodies and 2) axons?
1) grey matter
2) white matter
Name the 4 segments of the spine
- cervical
- thoracic
- lumbar
- sacral
What is the meninges?
It surrounds the CNS and has 3 layers (dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater)
What are the three cerebrospinal fluids and what do they mean?
- blood: haemorrhage
- yellow: old blood or jaundice
- clear: all sound
What are the two hemispheres linked by?
Corpus collosum
What does the ventricular system do?
- keeps brain buoyant
- buffers blood pressure changes
- removes waste products
What are the two ways of understanding the brain?
- Bottom up (how neurons and circuits work then move up)
- Top down (overall theory without understanding the underlying units)
Does Na+ concentration change resting potential?
No
What are seizures caused by?
A lot of K+ in the brain
What is the equation for driving force?
driving force = concentration gradient + electrical gradient
What depolarises neurons to open Na+ channels?
- synaptic transmission
- generator potentials
- intrinsic properties
- experimental