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Unit 4a Final Review Flashcards

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Somatic nervous system

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voluntary nerve control

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autonomic nervous system

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involuntary nerve control

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grey matter

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unmyelinated neuron

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white matter

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myelinated neuron

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neurilemma

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thin outer membrane on nerves in the PNS. promotes regeneration of damaged axons.

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effector

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responds to a signal (e.g. muscles)

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affector

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sends a signal out (converts stimulus into a nerve impulse)

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reflex arc

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involuntary unlearned response controlled by the spinal cord.

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wave of depolarization

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Many action potentials are generated along the cell membrane

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what must happen in order for an action potential to occur?

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the threshold level must be reached.

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saltatory conduction

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the way an electrical impulse skips from node to node down an axon (nodes of ranvier)

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synapse

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the small gap that separates neurons.

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neuromuscular junction

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the synapse when postsynaptic cell is a muscle cell.

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neurotransmitters

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released by the pre-synaptic neuron into the synapse.

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excitatory neurotransmitters

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triggers postsynaptic neuron to allow Na+ in. depolarization. promotes the generation of an action potential.

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Inhibitory neurotransmittters.

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causes K+ channels to open. Hyperpolarization. decreased likeliness of the generation of an action potential.

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Greater # of synapses =

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slower transmission speed.

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Acetylcholine

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acts as an excitatory neurotransmitter on many post-synaptic neurons.

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cholinesterase

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released to destroy acetylcholine.

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Acetylcholine is the…

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neurotransmitter of all neuromuscular junctions.

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what causes the release of acetylcholine?

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a build up of Ca2+ ions. It is also released by a vesicle via exocytosis.

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summation

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the additive effect of electrical impulses in multiple numbers coming on a neuromuscular junction. Individually these stimuli cannot generate a response, but together they can

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Cerebrum

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largest portion of the brain

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cerbral cortex

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outer layer of the cerebrum (grey matter)

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left side of brain relates to...
language skills
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right side of brain relates to...
problem solving, reasoning, spatial awareness.
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Broca's area
speaking
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wernicke's area
listening
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Frontal lobe
voluntary muscles (walking, speech, personality, memory)
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Temporal lobe
interpret’s sensory info (hearing, smell)
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Parietal lobe
touch, pain, taste (temperature), sensations, emotions, interpreting speech
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Occipital lobe
vision
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Corpus callosum
communication between the two brain hemispheres.
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Thalamus
interprets sensory information (relay station → sorts data from the spinal cord to appropriate parts of the brain)
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Hypothalamus
maintains homeostasis (e.g. body temperature)
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Limbic system
parts of brain associated with behavioural and emotional responses
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olfactory bulbs
detect smell
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midbrain
relay center for the eye and ear
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hindbrain
balance, muscle control, & autonomic control.
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Pons
relay station between the forebrain and hindbrain
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medulla oblongata
acts as a connection between the PNS and CNS. Coordinating center for ANS regulating breathing, heart rate (autonomic functions)
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cerebellum
balance, posture, and coordination
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Brainstem =
Brainstem = midbrain + pons + medulla oblongata
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Foramen magnum:
opening in the skull from which the spinal cord emerges from
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Dorsal nerve tract
sensory info to the spinal cord
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Ventral nerve tract
motor info from spinal cord to muscles/organs
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sympathetic nervous system
fight or flight. increased heart rate / blood pressure. increased blood flow to skeletal muscles. digestion is inhibited.
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parasympathetic nervous system
rest and digest. lowers breathing rate / heart beat. Vagus master off nerve.
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Sensory receptors (role)
convert one energy form (information) about the external environment into electrochemical energy (nerve impulses), which are relayed to the CNS
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sensory receptors are
the modified ends of sensory neurons that are activated by a specific stimulus
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sensory adaptation
Constant exposure to a certain stimulus → insensitivity of the sensory receptor to that stimulus. Neuron does not fire even though the stimulus is still present
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perception is when..
the brain has interpreted the sensation
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sensation is when...
the nerve impulse has reached the cerebrum
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photoreceptors
eyes (rods/cones)
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Chemoreceptors
tongue (taste buds), nose (olfactory cells, carotid arteries & brain (blood pH)
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Mechanoreceptors:
ear (inner ear hair cells - balance & sound)
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Thermoreceptors:
hot and cold (skin)
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perception of taste is from
taste receptors and olfactory cells.
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sclera
the white, fibrous, outermost layer of the eye
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cornea
covers the front of the sclera; acts as the window (transparent); bends light towards the pupil
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aqueous humor
a chamber of transparent fluid behind the cornea
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choroid
the middle layer of the eye - contains blood vessels
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iris
a thin circular muscle that controls the size of the pupil opening
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lens
focuses image on the retina; found behind the iris
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ciliary muscles
attached to ligaments that alter the shape of the lens
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vitreous humour
Contains a cloudy, jelly-like material that maintains the shape of the eyeball. Permits light transmission to the retina
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retina
innermost layer of eye
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rods
extremely sensitive (stimulated by single photons of light). only black and white. most concentrated in edges of eye.
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cones
colour-detecting sensors that require intense light Cones are packed most density at the fovea centralis
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fovea centralis
tiny depression in the back and center of the retina. The most sensitive area of the eye; closely packed cones
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blind spot
There are no rods and cones in the area in which the optic nerve comes in contact with the retina.
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viewing close objects.
thicker lens, ciliary muscles contract, suspensory ligaments relax, pupil constricts (sharp focus),
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viewing far objects
thinner lens, ciliary muscles relax, suspensory ligaments tighten pupil dilates (more light)
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astigmatism
uneven curvature of the cornea
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cataracts
lens becomes opaque
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glaucoma
build-up of fluid in the anterior chamber to the lens
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myopia (nearsighted)
elongated eyeball → focused image falls in front of retina
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Hyperopia (farsighted):
short eyeball → image focuses behind the retina
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Rhodopsin
light pigment found in the rods of the eye
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Photopsin
light pigment found in cones; reacts only to certain light wavelengths
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ear is involved with both
hearing and balance
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Pinna
outer flap of the ear → acts as a sound funnel
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auditory canal
carries sound waves to the eardrum.
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Tympanic membrane (eardrum):
sound waves → mechanical vibrations
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Ossicles:
three bones that amplify vibrations from the eardrum to the oval window (malleus/incus/stapes)
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Oval window:
smaller than eardrum; amplifies sound
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eustachian tube
air-filled tube that equalizes pressure between the internal and external ear. Also drains excess fluid to the nasal cavity
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vestibule
Contains two small sacs, utricle and saccule, which determine the head position (static equilibrium)
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semicircular canals
arranged at different angles. The movement of fluid within helps to identify body movement (dynamic equilibrium). (fluid moves hair/cilia).
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cochlea
(snail) Contains two rows of hair cells that identify and respond to sound waves of different frequencies and intensities.
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the saccule and utricle contains...
calcium stones called otoliths suspended in jelly. when this moves, hair receptors move.
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when the oval window moves in...
the round window moves outward
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organ of corti
long structure within the cochlea. Composed of 2 rows of hair cells, anchored to the basilar membrane.
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basilar membrane
base layer of the organ of corti.

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