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Nervous System chapter 10
Zoology Final
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What are the 3 general functions of the nervous system?
sensory, integrative and motor
Receiving stumili=_____function
sensory
Reacting to stimuli=_____function
motor
In the_____ there are sensory receptors, which gather info., which is carried to the ____.
Sensory Function, CNS
_____is where the info. is used to create: Sensations, Memory, Thoughts and Decisions
Integrative Function
What are five other senses?
Balances, Pain, Time, Temp, and Direction
What are the effectors used in NS?
muscles, glands
What is kinesthesia?
awareness of where your body is.
____ is the sense of motion, weight or position of walking body as muscles tendons go & joints
move.
kinesthesia
How do we divide the NS?
into CNS and PNS
What is the CNS divided into?
Brain and Spinal cord
What is the CNS exactly?
The control center, which is well protected (input and output)
What are the divsions of the PNS?
Sensory Division and Motor Division
____Division is afferent.
Sensory
_____picks up sensory info. and delievers it to the CNS.
Sensory Divsion
____are visions of PNS.
afferent
_____division transmits information from periphery to the CNS.
Sensory
_____division contains receptors.
Sensory
_____divsion is in the brain.
Sensory
Motor Divisions are divided into what two divsions?
somatic and autonomic
______is involuntary.
Autonomic motor
_____carries information to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glands.
Autonomic motor
What are the two things in Autonomic motor?
Parasymphathetic and Sympathetic
_____ means to "speed up."
Sympathetic
Somatic and Autonomic motors work together to fine tune control to maintain ______.
homeostasis
When the pupils dilate that would be an example of what?
Sympathetic
What are the two types of neural cell types?
neurons and neuroglial cells
_____ are also known as neuroglia, glia and glial.
Neuroglial cells
Astrocytes, Ependymal, Oligodendrocytes and Microglial are ____ and _____.
specialized cells, CNS
Neural cell types are expected to be seen in the _____.
NS
Different neural cell types ___ and ___ and____.
protect and assist and provide framework
____ means glue holds nerve cells together.
glial
In neural cell types there's more ____than_____.
neuroglial cells than neurons
_____ are the most abundant CNS neuroglia.
Astrocytes
Main Blood-Brain Barrier, Create 3-D framework for CNS, Repair damaged neural tissue, Guide
neuron development are 4 of__'s functions.
Actrocytes
What are Acrocytes 5th main function?
to control interstial environment
____ are defensive cells in the CNS.
Microglial cells
What are microglial cells' main function?
Phagocytosis
What is phagocytosis?
"ingulfing of foreign cells"
____have processes that form myelin sheaths around CNS nerve fibers.
Oligodendrocytes
What are the two neuroglial cells of PNS?
Satellite cells and Schwann cells
____are similar in function to Astrocytes in CNS.
Satellite Cells
_____surround cells bodies of neurons in PNS.
Satellite Cells
In describing the NS ___vary in size and shape.
neurons
_____may differ in length and size of their axons and dendrites.
Cells of the NS
In describing cells of the NS dendrites conduct impulses _____.
toward the cell body
_____ means into cell body, virus upstream that effects NS.
retrograde
In decribing cells of the NS_____means soma, which synthesize nerve cell products.
cell body
What are the products the cell body synthesizes?
mitochondria, golgi aparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum, both smooth and rough
The products of the cell body make up ______.
hormones
in describing cells of the NS the cell body has ______, which play a role in protein synthesis.
Nissl bodies
White matter contains _____ axons.
myelinated
PNS-_____ produce myelin.
Schwann cells
What is the process at which impulses are transmitted down an axon,they insulate section of
axon and > rate of impulses down the axon?
Myelination
In classifying neuron and neuroglia, ____vary in size, shape and in function based on form.
neurons
___ can be sensory, motor, or integrative neurons.
Neurons
Neurons vary in size and shape, and in the # of ____and _____ that they may have.
axons and dendrites
Due to ____ difference, neurons can be classified into 3 major groups:
structural, Bipolar neurons, Unipolar neurons and Multipolar neurons
____ are two processes, received by dendrites.
Bipolar neurons
In structural differences_____are located in eyes, ears and nose
Bipolar neurons
In structural differences _____ have 99% of neurons, many processes and have most of
theneurons of the CNS
Multipolar neurons
____neuronsare afferent, carry impulse to CNS, most are unipolar and some are bipolar.
Sensory
____link neurons together,route traffic are multipolar and located in CNS.
Interneurons
Satellite cells______of neuron cell bodies (ganglia)
support clusters
____is involved in injury repair.
Microglia
_____is involved with scar tissue, mopping up excess ions and connecting neurons to blood
vessels.
Astrocytes
Also____induce synapse formation and have many functions.
Astrocytes
During regeneration of a nerve axon, they grow at a rate of ___mm per day
3-4
During regeneration of a nerve axon ____repair likely, may form neuroma if gap is too large and
is involved in Morton's neuroma.
PNS
What is neuroma?
a bundle of nerves that are fibirotic, not a ganglion
During ____ nerve impulses pass from neuron at synapses moving from a pre-synaptic neuron to a
postsynaptic neuron.
The synapse
During____the nerves do not touch but use a transmitter to rely an impulse.
The synapse
During synaptic transmission _____are released when impulse reaches synaptic knob.
Neurotransmitters
Neurons in the brain or spinal cord synthesize _____.
neuropeptides
These neuropeptides act as ______.
neurotransmitters
Enkephalins, Beta endorphin and Substance P are examples of ______.
neuropeptides
Beta endorphin's analgesic-binds to opioid ____.
receptors
In cell membrane potential a cell membrane is usually ____or polarized so that the inside of
the membrane is ____with respect to the ouside.
negatively charged
In distribution of ions potassium K+ ions are the major______positive ions(cations).
intracellular
The distirbution of ions is largely maintained by the ______.
(Na+/K+ pump)
In distributing ions active transports ____out of the cell and 2 ____into the cell.
3 sodium ions and potassium ions into the cell.
70% of ____used by NS, moving ions in and out.
energy
____is an anion.
Floride
In_____there's a -70mV difference from inside to outside of the cell.
RMP
In ____it is polarized and inside of the cell is negative relative to the outside of the cell.
RMP
_____Potential is due to distribution of ions inside vs. outside.
Resting
During Resting Potential the Na+/ K+ is _____.
restored
Local Potential Changes are caused by various stimuli:
Temp. changes, light and pressure
_____environmental changes affect the membrane potential by opening a gated ion channel.
Local Potential
In Local Potential Channels, channels are ______,______, or ______.
chemically gated, voltage gated or mechanically gated
In Local Potential Changes if membrane potential becomes more negative then resting
potential, it has ______.
hyperpolarized
______are graded (or proportional) to intensity of stimulation reaching treshold
potential.
Local Potential
In Local Potential Channels reaching treshold potential results in a nerve impulse,
starting an _____.
action potential
During action potentials, at rest the membrane is polarized(___=70mV), then there's enough
stumilus to reach____,which is reached at (-55mV)
RMP, treshold
After treshold____open and membrane depolarizes(toward 0) then ___leaves cytoplasm
andmembrane repolarizes (+30).
Sodium channels and Potassium
After repolarization there's a brief period of _____(-90).
hyperpolarization
During the All or None Reponse if a neuron responds at all, it responds _____.
completely
During the ___a nerve impulse is conducted whenever a stimulus of treshold intensity or above
is applied to an axon.
All or None Response
During the All or None Reponse all impulses carried on an axon are ____.
the same strength
What are the 2 types of Refractory Periods?
Absolute Refractory Period and Relative Factory Period
____is time when treshold does not start another action potential.
Absolute Refractory Period
____ is a period of time when nothing happens, relatively short period of time.
Absolute Refractory Period
_____ is where it either causes a response or doesn't cause a response, if it causes a response
we get an even amount, straight on impulses.
Grated stimuli
During Impulse Conduction myelinated axons have _____transmission speeds.
much faster
During Impulse Conduction there are _____, which are gaps btwn bundles of myelination.
Nodes of Ranvier
Action potential in impulse conduction appear to occur at these points-_____, which
isjumping or hopping down an axon.
saltatory conduction
During_____larger diameter equal faster transmission, which is generally sensory,
position & balance to be fast as possible
Impulse Conduction
120 m/s versus 0.5 m/s is an example of _____.
impulse conduction
__is where released neurotransmitters cross the synaptic cleft and react with specific
molecules called__in the postsynaptic neuron membrane
Synaptic Transmission and receptors
In _____effects of neurotransmitters vary.
Synnaptic Transmission
In_____some neurontransmitters may open ion channels and others may close ion channels.
Synnaptic Transmission
ESPS___channels.
opens
____generally move down to cause an incease in calcium.
synaptic cleft
EPSP means____.
Excitatory postsynaptic potential
____ is graded, Na+ ions diffuse inwards, and depolarizes membrane of postsynaptic neuron.
EPSP
Also___'s action potential of postsynaptic neuron become more likely.
EPSP
EPSP and IPSPs are added together in a process called ____.
sommation
More EPSPs lead to____ of an action potential.
greater probability
In impulse processing____have interneurons, work together to perform a common function and
may excite of inhibit.
Neural Pools
In impulse processing____has a branching axon and stimulation of many neurons ultimately
(motor unit).
Divergence
Breathing diaphragm is____.
involuntary
____ are groups of interneurons that make synaptic connections with each other.
Neuronal Pools
____work together to perform a common function.
Interneurons
Each_____receives input from other neurons.
neuronal pool
In___1 neuron sends impulses to several neurons.
Divergence
____can amplify an impulse.
Divergence
In ____ the impulse from a single neuron in CNS may be amplified to activate enough motor units
needed for muscle contraction.
Divergence