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chapter 48
neurons and such
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/25/2009

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cns
Definition
brain and spinal cord
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pns
Definition

neurons outside cns

bring info in and out of cns

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sensory neurons
Definition
transmit info from sensors that detect external and internal conditions
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interneurons
Definition

local connectors in brain and ganglia integrate sensory info, 99% of all neurons

 

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motor neurons
Definition

collection is a nerve

trigger activity in muscle or glands, transmit output from cns and pns

 

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process
Definition
sensor-input-brain integration(cns)-motor output(pns)-effector
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neuron structure
Definition

cell body

dendrites

axon hilock

axon

 

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presynaptic cell
Definition
releases the signal
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gilial cells
Definition
help nurish neurons, support cells, insulate neurons, regulate extracellular fluid, outnumber neurons 10/54
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astrocytes
Definition

cns- structural support

reg. extracellular fluid

help form blood brain barrier

controls concentration of ions and neurotransmitters

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oligodendrocyte
Definition
cns- mylen sheath
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schwann cell
Definition
pns- insulate axon myelin sheath, increase efficiency of signal transmission
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membrane potential
Definition
voltage across membrane due to ion gradients
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plasma memebrane
Definition

selectively premeable, highly to potassium, not as much  sodium and chlorine

 

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charges of cells
Definition

negative inside na-2 k-3

no anions

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gates and channels
Definition

open k channels

gated na+ channels

 

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hyperpolarization
Definition

decrease in magnitude of membrane potential

inflow of (-) ions or outflow of (+) ions

opening of k channels to create more negative inside

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depolarization
Definition

increase in magnitude of membrane potential

involve gated Na channels

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action potential
Definition

open k channels, gated are shut

depolarization, some gated are open till reaches the threshhold

voltage gated open and influx of Na, k gated closes

falling phase of active potential- gated k open and na flows out

undershoot, hyperpolarizes

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where is it generated?
Definition
axon hillock
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conduction speed
Definition
speen of an AP, increases with the diameter of an axon, myelin increases the speed of the signal, AP in myelinated jumps btw the nodes of ranvier (saltatory conduction)
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chemical signals
Definition
cross synap and react with ligand gates channels on postsynaptic neuron
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removal of extra
Definition
hydrolysis, diffusion, active transport
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excitatory postsynaptic potential
Definition
depolarization
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inhibitory
Definition
hyperpolarization
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temporal
Definition
time, two AP's hitting close together
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space
Definition
2 ap's get added together
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