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*Nerve Tissue

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Nerve tissue   Controls and integrates all body activities within limits that maintain life  
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3 Basic Functions 1)   Sensing changes with sensory receptors; internally and externally  
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3 Basic Functions 2)   Integration (interpreting, remembering) of those changes in the internal & external environment  
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3 Basic Functions 3)   Respond (reacting) to those changes/problem with effectors: by muscular contractions (smooth, cardiac & skeletal) and glandular secretions  
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Major Structures of the Nervous System   Brain, cranial nerves, spinal cord, spinal nerves, ganglia, enteric plexuses, sensory receptors  
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Nervous System Divisions   CNS, PNS  
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CNS consists of   Brain & Spinal Cord  
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PNS consists of   Cranial & spinal nerves that contain both sensory and motor fibers; connects CNS to muscle, glands, and all sensory receptors  
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Subdivisions of the Peripheral Nervous System   Somatic,Autonomic, Enteric  
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Somatic NS   Voluntary NS, SNS: Neurons from cutaneous and special sensory receptors to the CNS and motor neurons to skeletal muscle tissues  
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Autonomic NS   Involuntary Nervous System, sensory neurons from visceral/gut organs to CNS: Motor neurons to smooth and cardiac muscles and glands (starts an action potential)Sympathetic and Parasympathic  
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Divisions of the Autonomic NS   Sympathetic and Parasympathic  
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Enteric NS   Involuntary sensory and motor neurons control GI tract: Neurons function independently of ANS & CNS  
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Nerve Tissue/2 cell types   1. Neurons - propogate action potential2. Neuroglial cells - provide structural and chemical/nutriant support for neurons  
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Neuron Structure   neurons composed of 3 cell parts; 1) cell body with 2 cellular extentions called processes 2) axon process 3) dendrite process  
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Neurons propagate action potentials =   Nerve Impulses  
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Nerve Impulses =   Flow of Ions (sodium and potassium)  
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Action Potention Flows....   from the dendrite to the cell body to the axon and then to a 1) muscle 2)gland or 3) another neuron (dendrite)  
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Synapse   Space between axon and effector  
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Neuron facts   1) Functional unit of nervous system2) Most do not divide/limited number/Die from Disease or Injury3) Have capacity to produce action potential  
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Neurons are made up of these two things   cell body & cell processes (dendrites and axons)  
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Nerve fiber   axon or dendrite(cellular process)  
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Tract   bundle of nerve fibers in central nervous system  
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Peripheral Nerve   bundle of nerve fibers in peripheral nervous system covered with connective tissue (myelin sheath)  
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Myelin Sheath   is a lipid(fat) forms the white matter of the brain and spinal cord  
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Functional Classification of Neurons   1)Sensory/Afferent Neurons2) Motor/Efferent Neurons3) Interneurons/Association Neurons  
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Sensory/Afferent Neurons   ASCENDING! transport sensory information from skin, muscles, joints, sense organs & viscera to CNS  
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Motor/Efferent Neurons   DESCENDING!! send motor nerve impulses to muslces & Glands & other neurons  
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Interneurons/Association Neurons   MORE THAN ANY OTHER!! Connect sensory to motor neurons - 90% of neurons in the body  
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Neuroglial Cells 6 facts   1) Do not produce action potentials2) half of the volume of the CNS3) Smaller cells than neurons4) 50 times more numerous5) Cells can divide6) rapid mitosis (division) in tumor formation (called gliomas)  
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Gray matter   nerve cell bodies, dendrites, axon terminals, bundles of un-myelinated axons and neuroglia (gray color)  
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White matter   myelinated processes (white in color) inside or under the gray matter  
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cortex =   outer covering  
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2 places gray matter found   1) in the spinal cord: gray matter forms an H shaped inner core surrounded by white matter2) in the brain: a thin outer shell of gray matter covers the surface & is found in clusters called nuclei inside the CNS  
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Propagation of Action Potential   An action potential spreads (propagates) over the surface of the axon membrane  
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2 phases of Action Potential   1) Depolarizatin (influx) - Na(sodium) flows into the neuron2)Repolarization (removal)- K+(potassium) leaves the neuron  
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What happens when the action potential reaches the end of the neuron?   A neurotransmitter is released (from axon bulb)  
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The traveling Action Potential is called   Nerve Impulse/AP  
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Pre-synaptic Neuron   the neuron delivering the neurotransmitter to the next neuron: Action potential reaches the end bulb and Ca channels open. Ca(Calcium) flows inward triggering the release of neurotransmitter.  
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Post-synaptic Neuron   Neurotransmitter crosses synaptic cleft & binding to receptors on another neuron (more neurotransmitter released = greater effect)One way information transfer!  
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