Chapter 12 HW A&P - Mills

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Nuclei

collections of nerve cell bodies in the CNS

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Ganglia

collection of nerve cell bodies outside of the CNS

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Cardiac Muscle

effector of the autonomic nervous system

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effector neurons

from CNS to the effectors

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CNS myelin sheath

oligodendrocytes

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astrocytes

between capillaries and neurons

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somatic NS

voluntary regulation

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monitoring of GI tract contractions

enteric nervous system

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nissl bodies

rough ER at the nerve cell body

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synaptic vesicles

storage of neurotransmitters

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one

number of axons leaving nerve cell body

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trigger zone

location for initiating an axonal impulse

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schwann cells

myelin sheath in the PNS

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nodes of raniver

gaps in the myelin sheath

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axon

conducts impulse away from nerve cell body

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afferent nerves

sensory neurons

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absolute refractory period

a second impulse cannot be initiated

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depolarization

sodium ions float into cell

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rapid impulse conduction

function of myelin sheath

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repolarization

potassium ions flow from cell

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neurotransmitter

bind to receptors on post-synaptic cell

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hyperpolarization

membrane potential (-70mV ā€”> -80mV)

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excitory neurotransmitter

membrane potential (-70mV ā€”> -60mV)

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agonist

enhances ation of neurotransmitter

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glutamate

excitatory CNS neurotransmitter

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parkinsonā€™s disease

degeneration of dopamine axons/cells

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Wallerian degeneration

loss of distal end of severed neuron

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chemically activated ion channels

neurotransmitters

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Na+, K+, ATPase

ion balance inside and outside of cell

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membrane threshold at synapse

activates voltage gated channels (Na+&K+etc)

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Membrane polarity maintenance

K+& Na+ leak channels

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Agonist

Binds to receptor and turns it on

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Antagonist

Turns off the receptor

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