random Flashcards

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tractography

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3D modelling technique
visually represents neural tracts

uses MRI techniques

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tractography

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3D modelling technique
visually represents neural tracts

uses MRI techniques

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3
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axon hillock

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part of the cell body that connects to the axon

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4
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telodendria

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the branches that axons divide into

axon terminals containing synaptic vesicles at the end of each telondron

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5
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synaptic number and strength underlies

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processing of sensory information
motor circuits
memory formation

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6
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loss of synapses leads to

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dementia

paralysis

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7
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types of glia

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oligodendrocytes
astrocytes
microglia
ependymal cells

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synaptic pruning

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process of synaptic elimination

occurs during development

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9
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phrenology

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feeling lumps on patients brain to work out personality and character

false hypothesis

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10
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rhombomere

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segment of developing neural tube

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notochord

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flexible rod
helps form midline structure and organisation in neural tube development

essential for patterning of tissues

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12
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what secretes Shh

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motor chord and floor plate

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13
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topographic maps

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represent motor and sensory regions

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retinotectal pathway

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orients eye towards stimulus

visualisation of this can be seen in the zebrafish
analysis of axon guidance

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15
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commissure formation

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highly organised by expression of transcription factors 
think ladder (robo/slit)
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16
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commissure

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band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres of the brain, the two sides of the spinal cord, etc.

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differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy

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enhances contrast in unstained transparent sampes

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total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRFM)

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observes thin region of specimen

19
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advantages of zebrafish as model organism

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small 
cheap
easy to maintain
grow quickly
hundredes of offspring 
similar genetic structure to humans
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axon hillock

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part of the cell body that connects to the axon

21
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telodendria

A

the branches that axons divide into

axon terminals containing synaptic vesicles at the end of each telondron

22
Q

synaptic number and strength underlies

A

processing of sensory information
motor circuits
memory formation

23
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loss of synapses leads to

A

dementia

paralysis

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types of glia

A

oligodendrocytes
astrocytes
microglia
ependymal cells

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synaptic pruning
process of synaptic elimination | occurs during development
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phrenology
feeling lumps on patients brain to work out personality and character false hypothesis
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rhombomere
segment of developing neural tube
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notochord
flexible rod helps form midline structure and organisation in neural tube development essential for patterning of tissues
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what secretes Shh
motor chord and floor plate
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topographic maps
represent motor and sensory regions
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retinotectal pathway
orients eye towards stimulus visualisation of this can be seen in the zebrafish analysis of axon guidance
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commissure formation
``` highly organised by expression of transcription factors think ladder (robo/slit) ```
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commissure
band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres of the brain, the two sides of the spinal cord, etc.
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differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy
enhances contrast in unstained transparent sampes
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total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRFM)
observes thin region of specimen
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advantages of zebrafish as model organism
``` small cheap easy to maintain grow quickly hundredes of offspring similar genetic structure to humans ```