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BYU PdBio 305 Rhees Nervous System

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show central nervous systerm, peripheral nervous systerm  
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show brain and spinal cord  
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show nervous outside the brain and spinal cord  
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CNS composed of…   show
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Gray matter   show
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White matter   show
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Nerve tract   show
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show cluster of nerve cell bodies within the CNS  
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show group of nerve fibers in the PNS with a common origin and common destination- afferent (sensory) and efferent (motor)  
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show cluster of nerve cell bodies in the PNS  
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Structural components of nervous system   show
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show Autonomic Nervous systerm (ANS), Somatic nervous system  
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show 1. Orientation of body to internal and external environments. 2. Coordination and control of body activities. 3. Assimilation of experiences requisite to memory. 4. Programming of instinctual behavior (more important in vertebrates other than humans).  
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show pathology of the brain causing paralysis, lack of coordination, and other dysfunctions of motor and sensory mechanisms.  
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Coma   show
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show mental assessment following trauma to the CNS. 5 categories: 1. Mental status and speech 2. cranial nerves 3. motor system 4. sensory system 5. reflexes  
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Paraplegia   show
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show permanent paralysis of arms and legs due to spinal cord injury or certain diseases.  
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show nerve cell; structural and functional unit of the nervous system  
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3 components of neuron   show
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cell body   show
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dendrites   show
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Axons   show
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Length of axons   show
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show long axons are generally myelinated with schwann cells in the pns  
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show long axons are generally nyelinated with oligodendrocytes in the CNS  
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show segments in the myelin sheath  
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show where axon terminates  
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show direction of impulse conduction, the number of cytoplasmic processes, and the are of innervation  
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show afferent (sensory), efferent (motor), interneurons  
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Afferent   show
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Interneurons (internuncial or association neurons   show
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Efferent   show
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show multipolar, bipolar, unipolar  
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Multipolar neurons   show
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Bipolar neurons   show
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Unipolar neurons   show
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show somatic afferent, somatic efferent, visceral afferent, visceral efferent  
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Somatic afferent neurons   show
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Somatic efferent neurons   show
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show convey impulses to the CNS from the internal organs  
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show convey impulses from the CNS to internal organs (cardiac muscle, glands, and smooth muscle within visceral organs)  
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Resting membrane potential   show
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show more positive ions outside the membrane and more negative ions on the inside  
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3 mechanisms responsible for the imbalance in particles across the membrane   show
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3 action potential synonyms   show
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show no  
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What constitutes the code as well as the destination of the impulse?   show
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show yes  
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Membrane potential   show
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show -60 to -80 mV (inside cells)  
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show oscilloscope  
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show 2 msec (1000 per sec)  
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5 Characteristics of action potential   show
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show 1.Adequate stimulation 2.open sodium channels 3. Sodium ions move inward 4. Threshold level (all or none) 5. Depolarization of membrane  
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show 6. Reverse polarization 7. Acts as a stimulus 8. Decreased sodium permeability and increased potassium perm 9. K+ moves out (repolarization) 10.prep for next impulse  
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show adequate stimulation of membrane-physical, chemical, temperature-different neurons/different stimuli  
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Action potential 2   show
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show sodium ions move inward- inside of the membrane becomes less negative  
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Action potential 4   show
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show if the action potential is triggered the transmembrane potential reaches zero (depolarization of membrane)  
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Action potential 6   show
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Action potential 7   show
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show decreased permeability of sodium channels and increased (continued) permeability of potassium channels – voltage-gated potassium channels are opened  
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Action potential 9   show
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Action potential 10   show
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All or none   show
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show during the interval from the onset of an action potential until repolarization is about 1/3 completed, a second stimulus cannot elicit another response because the channels are already open  
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show following the absolute refractory period is an interval during which the neuron will not respond to a normal threshold stimulus, but a very strong stimulus can depolarize the membrane and produce a second action potential  
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show a single, long polypeptide  
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How many domains are on the sodium channel structure?   show
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show 6 transmembrane alpha helices  
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Tetrodotoxin (TTX)   show
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Saxitoxin   show
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Batrachotoxin   show
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show movement of K+ during repolarization occurs about the same time the Na+ channels close (one msec later)  
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orthodromic conduction   show
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antidromic conduction   show
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show 10m/sec (vary from .5m/sec to 100m/sec  
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show mylinated is much faster  
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Nodes of ranvier   show
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Salutatory conduction   show
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Schwann cells   show
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show form the myelin sheath in the cns  
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Multiple sclerosis (MS)   show
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Symptoms of MS   show
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Treatment of MS   show
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Tay-Sachs disease   show
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Local anesthesia   show
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show S6 alpha helix of domain IV  
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Synapse   show
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Parts of a synapse   show
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show small rounded or oval knobs which are referred to as synaptic knobs, boutons, and end feet, or presynaptic terminals. Present within axon terminals are synaptic vesicles containing a neurotransmitter: Ach, Norepi  
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show microscopic space between the 2 neurons  
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Postsynaptic membrane   show
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Synapse sequence of events (first 3)   show
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Synapse sequence of events (#4 and #5)   show
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show 1. Synaptic delay 2. Synaptic fatigue 3. One-way conduction  
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show synthesis of the neurotransmitter, release of the neurotransmitter, binding of the neurotransmitter with the receptor, destruction of the neurotransmitter  
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Deseases which affect synaptic transmission   show
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show an single neuron can be, and often is, simultaneously stimulated by excitatory and inhibitory transmissions from different presynaptic neurons.  
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Excitatory/inhibitory neurotransmitters   show
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Synaptic excitation   show
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show excitatory postsynaptic potential- altered membrane potential said to be hypopolarized-two ways in which EPSP’s may combine to reach threshold and initiate an action potential: spatial summation, temporal summation  
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show several p presynaptic neurons simultaneously release neurotransmitters to a single postsynaptic neuron; these EPSP’s produced at different synapses may summate in the postsynaptic dendrites and cell body  
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show the EPSP’s may summate as the result of the rapid successive discharge of neurotransmitter from the same presynaptic terminal  
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Synaptic inhibition   show
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show amino acid that is a neurotransmitter known to be involved in the production of IPSP’s. It’s action is messed up by strychnine and tetanus toxin which produce convulsions and muscular hyperactivity.  
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show Grand postsynaptic potential-composite potential on the postsynaptic membrane due to the sum of all EPSP’s and IPSP’s occurring at the same time  
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6 classes of neurotransmitters   show
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show glutamate, GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)-inhibitory, Glycine-mainly inhibitory  
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Amine neurotransmitters   show
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Polypeptide neurotransmitters   show
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Gas neurotransmitters   show
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Cerebrum   show
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Grooves or valleys, called fissures or sulci in brain   show
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Gyri   show
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Corpus callosum   show
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Right hemisphere   show
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Left hemisphere   show
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Lobes of cerebrum   show
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Frontal lobe   show
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Parietal lobe   show
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Temporal lobe   show
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Occipital lobe   show
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show outer portion of cerebrum-3/16”-gray matter (six layers of neurons)  
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show all conscious fxns, interpretations of sensations, understanding of language, intelligence, memory, emotional feelings  
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Functions of the thalamus   show
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show controls the pituitary (hormones; thyroid, growth, reproduction, adrenal), water balance (ADH), appetite and food intake (glucostats-receptors for glucose), body temp., direct and indirect inputs to the autonomic nervous system  
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show not very well developed  
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Cerebellum functions   show
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Medulla Oblongata functions   show
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Pons function   show
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show center for the 3rd and 4th cranial nerves  
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show medulla, pons, and midbrain  
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show widespread network of interconnected neurons running throughout the entire brain stem and thalamus.  
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Function of reticular activating center   show
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12 cranial nerves   show
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show head and neck (with exception of the vagus nerve- X)  
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spinal cord # and locations   show
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Cauda equina   show
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show olfactory-smell  
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show optic-sight  
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show oculomotor-movement of eyeball, focusing, and change in pupil size  
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Cranial nerve IV   show
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show Trigeminal-Sensations from face, teeth, and tongue; movement of jaw, chewing muscles  
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show Abducens-movement of eyeball  
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Cranail nerve VII   show
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show vestibulocochlear-hearing, balance, and posture  
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Cranial nerve IX   show
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show Vagus-visceral sensations; visceral muscle movement (80% parasympathetic)  
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show accessory-swallowing and head and neck movements  
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Cranial nerve XII   show
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Gray matter in spinal cord   show
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show cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)  
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White matter in spinal cord   show
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Anterior, posterior, and lateral columns of gray matter   show
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Funiculi   show
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show anterior spinothalamic, lateral spinothalamic  
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show ascending funiculi tract that conducts sensory impulses for crude touch and pressure  
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lateral spinothalamic   show
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show anterior corticospinal, lateral corticospinal  
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show descending funiculi tract that conducts motor impulses from the cerebrum to spinal nerves and outward through anterior horns for coordinated movements  
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lateral corticospinal   show
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show simplest type of sensory-to-motor nerve pathway  
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Reflex arc consists of   show
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Refex arc receptor and function   show
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show dendrite, cell body, and axon; transmits impulse from receptor to the CNS  
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Reflex arc interneurons description and function   show
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show dendrite, cell body, and axon; transmits impulse from CNS out to an effector  
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Reflex arc effector description and function   show
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show tight jxn between endothelial cells lining the capillaries; cells surrounded by foot processes by the astrocytes  
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Electroencephalogram   show
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4 EEG’s   show
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Alpha waves   show
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show 13-25 waves/sec; frontal lobes; visually orientating or thinking  
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Theta waves   show
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Delta waves   show
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Neurological assessment   show
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show unresponsive, absence of non-spontaneous unassisted respiration for three minutes, absence of CNS reflexes and fixed dilated pupils, a flat EEG for at least 10 minutes  
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Description of CSF   show
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Formation of CSF   show
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show 10 mm Hg  
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Pathway of flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)   show
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show Cushions the brain, allows for exchange of nutrients and wastes within nervous tissue, buoys the brain up  
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show abnormal accumulation of CSF in the ventricles and subarachnoid or subdural space. It may be caused by excessive production of or blocked flow of CSF. Hydrocephalus frequently cuases the cranial bones to thin and the cerebral cortex to atrophy.  
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show withdrawal of CSF from the subarachnoid space in the region of the lumbar vertebrae  
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Hydrocephalus   show
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Acute hydrocephalus   show
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show can occur where the CSF volume increases, but the pressure may or may not incease  
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Types of hydrocephalus   show
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show obstruction of CSF flow between ventricles; caused by congenital abnormality, aqueduct stenosis, compression by tumor  
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show impaired absorption of CSF (caused by infection with adhesions, high venous pressure in sagittal sinus, head injury) or increased CSF secretion (caused by secreting tumor (choroid plexus)  
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Pathophysiology of hydrocephalus   show
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Clinical manifestations of hydrocephalus   show
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show relaxation-alpha, non-REM, and REM  
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show Slow sleep, S state, quiet sleep  
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show active sleep, fast sleep, D state  
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Autonomic nervous system effector organs   show
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Divisions of the autonomic nervous system   show
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Sympathetic division   show
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Parasympathetic division   show
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Neurotransmitters of sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions   show
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show thoracic and lumbar regions (T1 to T12 and L1 to L2 or 3)  
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show cranial and sacral regions (cranial nerves 3,7,9,10 (80% comes from 10)  
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Three effector organs in sympathetic division that norepinephrine is not used as the neurotransmitter   show
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show 1. Preganglionic neurons are myelinated; postganglionic are non-myelinated 2. Efferent outlow divided into pre and post ganglionic neurons 3. Pre ganglionic neurotransmitter is actylcholine  
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show sympathetic-short preganglionic neuron, long postganglionic neuron; parasympathetic- long preganglionic neuron and short postganglionic neuron  
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Cholingeric receptors   show
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show located at the ganglia in both sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions  
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show located on all effector organs innervated by ostganglionic neurons of the parasympathetic division  
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show all preganglionic autonomic neurons and all postganglionic parasympathetic neurons are cholinergic- they use actetylcholine as a neurotransmitter  
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show tobacco  
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Muscarinie derived from   show
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show atropine  
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show acetylcholine, carbachol, methacholine, and bethanechol  
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show membrane receptor proteins located on autonomic effector organs that are regulated by catecholamines (epi or norepi). Two types: alpha and beta  
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show smooth muscles  
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show stimulation of smooth muscle: vasoconstriction, uterine contraction, dilation of pupil, intestinal sphincter contraction, and pilomotor contraction  
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show cardiac  
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Beta 1 effect   show
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show smooth muscle  
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Beta 2 effect   show
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Alpha 1 stimulants and degree   show
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Beta 1 stimulants and degree   show
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Beta 2 stimulants and degree   show
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Isoproterenol   show
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show all adrenergic receptors act via G-proteins  
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show vasoconstriction and are used as decongestants  
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Alpha receptor blockers are used to   show
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Beta receptor stimulators are used to   show
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Beta blockers are used to   show
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Mechanoreceptors   show
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show detect changes in temperature, some detecting cold and others detecting warmth. These receptors may be stimulated by changes in metabolic rate.  
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Nociceptors   show
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Electromagnetic or photoreceptors   show
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Chemoreceptors   show
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show adapt either partially or completely to their stimuli after a period of time  
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show do not adapt at all or adapt slowly (muscle stretch receptors)  
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show adapt rapidly-usually no longer responding to a maintained stimulus, but when the stimulus is removed, the receptor typically responds with a slight depolarization called the off response (watch, rings, clothing)  
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Pain threshold in people   show
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show protective mechanism that brings to conscious an awareness that tissue damage is occurring or is about to occur  
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Three types of pain   show
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Cutaneous pain   show
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Deep pain   show
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Visceral pain   show
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Damage cells   show
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Prostaglandins   show
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show activated by enzymes released from damaged cells  
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Substance P   show
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show pain neurotransmitter  
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show CNS contains a neuronal system that suppresses pain.  
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show chemicals the body releases in resonse to outside stimuli like exercise or stress  
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2 locations where pain may be blocked   show
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Chronic pain   show
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show diminish pain by inhibiting prostaglandin production and release  
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show act directly on pain centers in the brain  
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referred pain   show
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show 1)Embryonic origin of the organ 2)Cross over of first order neurons with second order neurons in the spinal cord  
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show a chronic disorder resulting from sudden, uncontrolled discharge of activity by neurons in the brain (seizure)  
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manifestations of seizure activity   show
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clonic muscle contraction   show
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show hyperglycemia, febrile disorders, head injury, drugs, birth trauma, brain tumors, stroke, metabolic disorders  
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show phenytoin, phenobarbital, and valproate  
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alzheimer's disease symptoms   show
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neural structural changes from alzheimer's disease   show
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