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bio- neuroscience from coursesaver notes

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Neuron   consists of several dendrites, single axon and cell body  
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Dendrites   receive information and transfer it TO CELL body  
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Axon   transfers impulses AWAY from cell body  
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Glial Cells   produce myelin · Oligodendrocytes – produce myelin in CNS · Schwann – produce myelin in PNS  
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At rest neuron   is polarized (-70 mV)  
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Concentration of K+ higher ____cell // Na+ higher ____cell   inside, outside  
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Threshold   level at which action potential is initiated (-50 mV)  
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Depolarization   voltage-gated Na+ channels open allowing Na+ to rush in  
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Repolarization   voltage-gated K+ channels open so K+ rush out; more negative potential; K+ channels are slow and stay open longer; once cell is repolarized, K+ leak channels open  
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Greater diameter & more heavily myelinated axons   will propagate faster impulses  
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After Synaptic vesicles fuse w/ presynaptic membrane   neurotransmitter fuses to postsynaptic membrane, Neurotransmitter may be taken back into nerve terminal, degraded by enzymes in synapse, or diffuse out of the synapse  
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Acetylcholine   primary neurotransmitter of parasympathetic NS; excitatory and inhibitory on muscles and glands  
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Norepinephrine   primary neurotransmitter of sympathetic NS  
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Afferent Neurons   carry SENSORY info about enviro TO brain (from A to B / Aff => brain)  
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Efferent Neurons   MOTOR commands from BRAIN to BODY  
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CNS   consists of the brain and spinal cord  
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Brain   grey matter (cell bodies) and inner white matter (axons); forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain  
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Forebrain   contains cerebral cortex, olfactory bulb, thalamus ,hypothalamus  
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cerebral cortex   processes sensory input / imp for memory and creative thought  
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thalamus   relax for cerebral cortex / spinal cord)  
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hypothalamus   water balance, blood pressure, and temp regulation  
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Midbrain   visual/ auditory impulses; motor control  
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Hindbrain   posterior part of brain; cerebellum , pons , medulla  
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cerebellum   maintenance of balance, hand-eye coord, timing of rapid movements  
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pons   relay center to allow communication b/w cortex and cerebellum  
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Medulla   breathing, heart rate, gastrointestinal activity)  
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PNS   somatic and autonomic nervous systems  
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Somatic   responsible for VOLUNTARY movement  
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Autonomic   involuntary movement; innervates cardiac and smooth muscle  
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Sympathetic   fight or flight (higher BP and HR)  
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Parasympathetic   rest and digest (lower HR / increased gut motility)  
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cornea   focuses light  
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pupil   diameter controlled by iris (pigmented)  
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lens   controlled by cilliary muscles  
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Myopia   nearsightedness  
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Ear   outer, middle and inner ear; transduces sound energy into impulses  
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Outer ear   auricle and auditory canal  
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Middle ear   amplifies sound; tympanic membrane (eardrum) vibrates at same frequency as incoming sound => ossicles (malleus, incus, and stapes)  
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Inner Ear   vestibular apparatus (equilibrium) and cochlea (vibration of ossicles ecert pressure on fluid stimulating hair cells in basilar membrane => action potential)  
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