Test 1 #2 Flashcards

1
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_____ is just a cell and is the basic functional unit of the nervous system

A

Neuron

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2
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Types of neurons (3)

A

pseudounipolar
bipolar
multipolar

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3
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_____ is the most typical type of neuron

A

Multipolar

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4
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______ neuron is usually associated with sensory

A

Bipolar

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5
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Bipolar examples (3)

A

retinal
cochlear
vestibular

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6
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____ are actually modified bipolar cells

A

Pseudounipolar

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7
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Pseudounipolar examples (2)

A

DRG

trigeminal ganglio

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8
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Afferent means _____, efferent means _____, _____ is the most common

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towards, away, interneuron

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9
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Function of a neuron can be (3)

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excitatory
inhibitory
transmittors

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10
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Original view of nervous system was that is was similar to the _____ system

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circulatory

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11
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____ created the neuron doctrine in the 1900’s, but wasn’t proven until the 1960’s. He is also considered the father of neuroanatomy

A

Ramone Kahal

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12
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The most well known proponent of the reticular doctrine was ______

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Camillo Golgi

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13
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Makes a nerve cell special (2)

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carries signal over distances

goes though 2 main fibers (dendrite, axon)

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14
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_____ transport is down the axon, _____ is back up the axon

A

Anterograde, retrograde

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15
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____ are how neurons communicate with one another

A

synapses

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16
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____ is the most common synapse, second most common is _____

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Axodendritic, axosomatic

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17
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_____ axon to cell body
_____ cell body to cell body
_____ axon to axon
_____ dendrite to dendrite

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axosomatic
somatosomatic
axoaxonic
dendrodendritic

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18
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Electrical transmission is by _____ transmission via gap junctions

A

somatosomatic

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19
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____ transmission is the most common

A

Chemical

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20
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The chemical transmission is packaged in vesicles made of

A

phospholipid

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21
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The ____ is NOT the only cell in the nervous system

A

neuron

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22
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____ is nerve glue of supporting cells

A

Neuroglia

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23
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Myelinated fibers: Schwann cell is found in the _____, Oligodendrocytes are found in the _____

A

PNS, CNS

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24
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In the PNS the gaps betweeen Schwann cells is called the _____

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Node of Ranvier

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____ myelinate only one fiber, while _____ myelinate several
Schwann cells, Oligodendrocytes
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_____ act as the immune system of the nervous system and are phagocytotic in nature
____ myelinate only one fiber, while _____ myelinate several
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____ are the endothelial cells of the nervous system and are the most numerous
Astrocytes
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Roles of astrocytes (2)
role in the blood brain barrier | role in how neuron metabolizes
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Ependymal cells are _____ cells and multiply _____
epithelial, slowly
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Ependymal cells are epithelial cells, but more precisely they are ______ cells and line the _____
pseudostratified ciliated, ventricles
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Ependymal cells make CSF and are considered possible _____
stem cells
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_____ cells act like an octopus
Oiigodendrocytes
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If there is a myelination defect in oligodendrocytes, it could cause ____
MS
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____ is the beginning of the nervous system development. It isn't the first system to develop, the _____ develops first
Neurulation, circulatory
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The notochord develops during the ____ week
3rd(maybe 4th)
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During neurulation, _____ occurs and the cells of the ectoderm migrate _____
induction, medially
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____ provides the axial skeleton before the real axial skeleton develops
Notochord
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Layers of the notochord (3)
ectoderm mesoderm endoderm
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Ectoderm, the top layer develops (4)
skin, hair, nervous system, brain
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Mesoderm develops (3)
muscle bone connective tissue
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Endoderm develops (3)
lining associated with: respiratory system vascular system digestive system
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Notochord signals the ectoderm to migrate medially which forms the _____
neural plate
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The neural plate sinks to form the _____.
neural groove
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The ridge is called the _____,
neural fold
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The peak of the neural fold is _____
neural crest
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Neural fold comes together to form the _____
neural tube
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Neural tube forms the _____, neural crest forms the _____
CNS, PNS
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Front of the neural tube expands to form the _____
proencephalon
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The second expansion of the neural tube forms the _____ . In between the two expansion the ______ forms. The rest forms the _____
rhombencephalon, mesencephalon, spinal cord
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If the caudal neuropores do not form, ____ results, if the cranial neuropores don't form, _____ results
spina bifida, anencephaly
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In the 5th week, the _____ expands laterally and quickly
prosencephalon
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Prosencephalon forms the (2)
telencephalon | diencephalon
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Telencephalon Outer layer ____ deep to the outer layer _____ embedded in the layer that is deep to outer layer _____
cortex white matter subcortical nuclei (corpus striatum)
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Part of prosencephalon that does not expand as quickly forms ______
diencephalon
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Diencephalon forms _____
every thalamus name
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In the mesencephalon, the structure anteriorly is the _____ and the structure dorsally is the _____
cerebral peduncle, tectum
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The tectum has 4 little bumps called _____
colliculi
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Rhombencephalon expands anteriorly forming the _____ and posteriorly to form the ______
pons , cerebellum