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Nervous System I: Histology

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Central Nervous System   Brain and spinal cord  
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peripheral nervous system   somatic (voluntary) and autonomic (involuntary)  
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neurons   receive and transmit info  
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sensory neurons   afferent - deliver info to CNS  
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motor neurons   efferent - carry info to PNS  
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associative   interneuron - between sensory and motor... modify response  
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Multipolar neuron - L   throughout brain and spinal cord  
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bipolar neuron - L   found in retina and inner ear *special senses  
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Unipolar neuron - L   In clusters (ganglia) from base of skull to sacrum  
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cell body   has organelles, no centrioles  
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nissl bodies   chromatophillic bodies. Free ribosomes that produce protein (neurotransmitters) and RER  
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neurofibrils   cyctoskeleton, maintains shape of cell body  
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dendrites   more than one per neuron. Transmit info to cell body  
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axon   nerve fiber. One per neuron. transmit info from cell body  
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myelin sheath - Function   conducts electrical impulse  
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Amount of myelin affects...   function and speed of impulse  
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oligodendrocytes   produce myelin in CNS  
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schwann cells   produce myelin in PNS. "neurolemmocyte"  
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Composition of myelin sheath   lipid (fat)  
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neuroglia   "neural glue" ... supporting cells of nervous system  
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microglia   CNS. phagocytic. ingest dead/damaged tissue  
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astrocyte   CNS. Contact neuron and capillary. Aid in nourishment of neurons  
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Blood-Brain barrier   Astrocytes. Basement Membrane. Endothelial wall of capillary  
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Edendymal cells   CNS. Line cavities (ventricles) of the brain. Keep fluid away from neurons.  
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Satellite cell   PNS. Regulates nourishment (like an astrocyte)  
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Nuclei   CNS. Cluster of neurons  
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Ganglia   PNS. Cluster of neurons  
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Nerve   PNS. Bundle of axons  
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Tract   CNS. Bundle of axons  
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Neurilemma   cell wall of oligodendrocyte or schwann cell  
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Nodes of ranvier   area on axon not covered by myelin  
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synaptic vesicles   terminals, end of axon does not touch the next neuron  
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synapse   space between neurons. site of communication  
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pre-synaptic neuron   neuron before synapse  
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synaptic cleft   space between axon of presynaptic neuron and dendrite of post synaptic neuron  
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post-synaptic neuron   neuron after synapse  
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continuous conduction   continuous flow of the impulse down the axon. Usually in unmyelinated  
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Saltatory conduction   impulse transmitted from one node of ranvier to the next. In myelinated neurons.  
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consequence of electrical impulse   change in permeability. Na+ come in, K+ leave. Synaptic vesicles explode and release neurotransmitter into synapse. target receptor on next dendrite  
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"A" fiber   heavily myelinated. Sharp pain  
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"B" fiber   intermediate myelination  
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"C" fiber   least myelin. Dull pain, cannot localize.  
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Excitatory neurotransmitters   depolarize postsynaptic neuron. acetylcholine, norepinephrine, serotonin, dopamine  
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Inhibitory Neurotransmitters   prevent transmission of impulse to next neuron. Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA). Enkephalins, endorphins, dopamine  
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Neurotransmitters associated with and cause of drug addiction   Heroine and morphine mimic neurotransmitters. Body stops producing Enkephalins and endorphins and you have to continue to take the drug.  
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neuromuscular junction   gap between axon and muscle. "myoneural junction". terminal part of axon, receptor site on muscle fiber.  
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neuromuscular junction neurotransmitter   acetylcholine  
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