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bio II sensorySystem
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| All nervous tissue outside the CNS. | Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) |
| Controls voluntary movements (skeletal muscles). | Somatic |
| Controls involuntary functions (smooth muscle/organs). | Autonomic |
| "Fight or flight" response. | Sympathetic |
| "Rest and rumination" state. | Parasympathetic |
| Astrocytes (CNS) | Form the blood-brain barrier and regulate the chemical environment. |
| Oligodendrocytes (CNS) / Schwann Cells (PNS) | Create the myelin sheath. |
| Microglia: | Scavenges dead cells and protect against microorganisms. |
| Ependymal Cells | Line ventricles and produce CSF. |
| Threshold | A voltage change opens voltage-gated Na+ channels |
| Depolarization | Na+ rushes in, making the cell positive. |
| Repolarization | Voltage-gated K+ channels open later to return the potential to rest. |
| Chemical Synapse | Neurotransmitters cross the synaptic cleft to bind to receptors. |
| Excitatory | Makes an action potential more likely. |
| Inhibitory | Makes the membrane more negative (less likely to fire). |
| Electrical Synapse | Gap junctions physically connect cells, allowing current to pass directly |