PNS test 1 Flashcards
(48 cards)
The PNS is derived from the ________ cell.
Neural crest cell
DRG is made up of what type of neurons?
Pseudounipolar
What myelinated the PNS?
Schwaan Cells
What is the functional cell for energy (ATP)?
Mitochondria
Multiple branches to the cell body that carries signals through the brain/spinal cord?
Multipolar
Cell bodies of the PNS are made up of?
Pseudounipolar or multipolar
Most common cell causing tumor?
astrocytoma
Umbilicus is at what dermatome level?
T-10
MS is caused by a defect of?
autoimmune attack of myelin (Schwaan Cells)
Forms glycoproteins and Lysosomes
Golgi Bodies
Thick sheath covering a fascicle and nerve fibers
Perineurium
Minimum amount of neurons in a reflex?
2
In the ventricular zone, neurons are?
Pleuripotent (stem cell)
Satellite cells are similar to what in the Cns?
Astrocytes
What produces Csf?
Ependymal cells
A strip of skin innervated by a single spinal nerve?
Dermatome
The patellar reflex is an example of?
myotactic 1a fibers
Crossed effect is an example of?
Withdrawl reflex aka flexor reflex
Type A axons are?
largest in diameter
Type C axons are?
slowest(unmyelinated)
The type of motor neuron responds to muscle stretch.
Gamma
Golgi tendons are an example of?
Mechanoreceptors
Which of the following have free nerve endings?
Thermoreceptors
Motor supply of a muscle spindle is by?
Gamma type neurons