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Fundamentals of Neurobiology

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plasticity   change as a consequence of prior experience and nature of experience describes nature of change  
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neurons   -basis of brain function - creates and process info - number decrease with age  
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glia   - there are a variety - the micro-environment conditions to facilitate neuron function  
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afferent   receiving  
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efferent   sending  
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amitotic   no mitosis. neurons are always in G0 except when dying which serves as memory function  
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emergence   multiple neuron connection that work together as one unit  
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central nervous system   brain and spinal cord. structures that reside within bone structure  
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peripheral nervous system   nerves  
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myelin sheath   insulates axons to prevent loss of capacitance to external environment  
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oligodendrocytes   cells that make myelin sheath in central nervous system. same type of cell as schwann  
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schwann cells   cells that make myelin sheath in peripheral nervous system. same type of cell as oligodendrocytes  
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saltatory conductance   "hopping" of action potential  
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nodes of ranvier   places without myelin sheath that create new action potential and invades next segment of myelin  
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neurotransmitters   chemicals that modulate the capacity of the circuit they are part of  
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electrical synpase   transfer of current from one neuron to another via gap junctions-connexons  
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enzymatic degradation of neurotransmitters   neurotransmitters are disassembled and cannot be reassembled as a form of inactivation  
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reuptake   protein pumps pump neurotransmitters back into the neuron as a form of inactivation  
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biotransformation of neurotransmitters   neurotransmitters are transformed into inactive form which can be reactivated as a form of inactivation  
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diffusion of neurotransmitters as a form of inactivation   neurotransmitters diffuse into specific space of extracellular fluid so that they can find receptors specifically within that specific region of extracellular space  
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what is the function and location of cholinergic receptor neurotransmitters   Function: PNS- somatic and autonomic. Location: organs, muscles, pons, and basal forebrain  
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what is the function and location of catalcholenergic recepter neurotransmitters   Function: dopamine- behavior, neuroepinephrine- arousal, sleep, wakefulness. Location: dopamine- basal ganglia, mesolembic dopamine syptea VTA, midbrain, neuroepinephrine- locus colruleus  
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what is the function and location of serotinergic receptor neurotransmitters   function: mood and affect which is chronic. location: dorsal naphe  
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what is the function of NMDA and AMPA   EPSP  
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what is the function of GABAa and GABAc   IPSP  
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what is the function and location of the diffuse neuromodulating system   functions: controls everything. location: midbrain with axons extending throughout nervous system  
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anterior vs posterior   front vs back  
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dorsal vs ventral   top vs bottom  
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medial vs lateral   close to middle vs. far from middle  
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proximal vs. distal   close vs. far away  
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ipsaletal vs. contralateral   same side vs. different side  
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coronal plane   vertical plan dividing structure into anterior and posterior parts  
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sagital plan   vertical plane dividing structure into right and left halves  
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rostral vs. caudal   front vs. back  
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superior vs. inferior   top vs. bottom  
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tansverse plane   horizontal plane that divides structure into superior and inferior  
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ectoderm vs. endoderm vs. mesoderm   1 layer vs. 2 layers vs 3 layers. single layer of cells to blastulation to gastulation  
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tripartate   spinal cord, brain, and brain stem  
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cortex   laminar organization of cells that has 6 layers. cell bodies of neurons are on surface while axons are inside. most evolved structure of the brain  
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sulcus   folding of cortex  
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gyrus   raised region of folding of cortex  
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fissure   deep folding of cortex  
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3 different regions of the brain   cerebellum, cerebral, brain stem  
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gray matter   no myelin, mostly cell bodies,  
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nuclei of gray matter   collection of cell bodies with exact boundaries  
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substantia of gray matter   collection of cell bodies with no exact boundaries  
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locus of gray matter   highly defined boundaries that are small in number  
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ganglion of gray matter   collection of cell bodies outside of central nervous system in peripheral nervous system  
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cortex of gray matter   laminar layer of cell bodies  
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white matter   axons  
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fiber of white matter   one axon  
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bundle of white matter   collection of axons that start and end in different places but all go through a one specific region  
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tract of white matter   collection of axons that start and end at the same place and follow same pathway  
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nerves   bundles of axons in peripheral nervous system  
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commisure of white matter   bundle of axons that crosses one side of brain to other (corpus collusum)  
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frontal lobe   movement and higher thinking  
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parietal lobe   somatic sensation, integration, 3D visualization, processing  
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occiptal lobe   vision  
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temporal lobe   auditory, speech recognition, memory  
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subcortical structures   diencyphalon, basal ganglia, limbic system, reticular activate system  
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diencyphalon   most ancient part of cerebellum. includes thalamus, hypothalmus, epithalamus  
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thalamus   relays processes and segregates signals, sleep  
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hypothalamus,   visceral function, internal maintenance, endocrine system control, primitive emotions, behavior, hunger/thirst, circadian rhythm, BP, body temperature  
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epithalamus   pineal secretes melatonin and choroid plexin secretes cerebral spinal fluid  
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brain stem   include midbrain, pons, and medulla and functions in autonomic behavior  
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midbrain   lies in brain stem between pons and higher brain structures and has all the cell bodies of brain stem and connects cerebrum with inferior structures  
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pons   relays between brain structures and spinal cord and is between midbrain and medulla  
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medulla   in brain stem and is between pons and spinal cord. controls visceral motor function: cardiovasculrar- BP, heart rate, respiratory- breathing, reflexes: protective mechanisms, vomiting, yawning, hiccuping, sneezing  
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spinal cord   pathway for connections between body systems and brain and for axons (main highway)  
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cervical part of spinal cord   C1-C8 back of neck to fingertips  
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thoracical part of spinal cord   T1-T12 from calvicals to umbillicus  
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lumbar part of spinal cord   umbillicus to back of legs  
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sacral part of spinal cord   S1-S5 back of leg  
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dermatome   surface area of a specific body area that has spinal nerve integration  
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dorsal horn (posterior)   cell bodies of sensory neuron whose axons project to cord via dorsal root to brain  
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ventral horn (anterior)   cell bodies of somatic motor neurons send axons via ventral root  
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lateral horn   cell bodies for autonomic motor neurons for sympathetic nervous system that leave via ventral root (interneurons)  
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great bridge   allows crossover of brain region. left side of brain control right and right side of brain controls left  
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plexis   each region of muscle control  
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