Term
Pre-ganglionic neurons of sympathetic division
1. Length
2. Neurotransmitter
3. End point
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Definition
1. Short
2. Acetylcholine
3. Sympathetic chain ganglia |
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Post-ganglionic neurons of sympathetic division
1. Length
2. Neurotransmitter
3. Start point |
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Definition
1. Long
2. Norepinephrine
3. Sympathetic chain ganglia
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Pre-ganglionic neurons of parasympathetic division
1. Length
2. Neurotransmitter
3. End point |
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Definition
1. Long
2. Acetylcholine
3. More distant ganglia
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Term
Post-ganglionic neurons of parasympathetic division
1. Length
2. Neurotransmitter
3. Start point |
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Definition
1. Short
2. Acetylcholine
3. More distant ganglia
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Term
| Sensory Synapse for Central Control of Autonomic Function |
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Definition
| Nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) |
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Term
Four componenets of the medial temporal lobe |
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Definition
1. Hippocampus
2. Entorhinal cortex
3. Perirhinal cortex
4. Parahippocampal cortex
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Term
2 hypotheses of hippocampal function |
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Definition
1. Spatial mapping
2. Relational processing
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Term
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Definition
Alcohol inhibits Vit. B1 (thiamine) absorption |
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Term
| Transcription factor activated by PKA |
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Definition
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Term
| Enzyme that breaks down regulatory subunit of PKA, which causes a persistent increase in the amount of free catalytic subunit |
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Definition
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Term
| Transcription factor that leads to production of other proteins that direct the building of additional synapses between siphon sensory neuron and motor neuron |
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Definition
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Term
3 “regions” of hippocampus |
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Definition
1. Dentate Gyrus (DG)
2. CA3
3. CA1 |
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Term
| Hippocampal pathway from EC to DG |
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Definition
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Term
| Hippocampal pathway from DG to CA3 |
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Definition
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Term
| Hippocampal pathway from CA3 to CA1 |
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Definition
| Schaffer collateral pathway |
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Term
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Definition
| Post-synaptic membrane of NMJ |
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Term
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Definition
| Impaired muscle contraction |
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Term
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Definition
| Excessive muscle contraction |
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Term
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Definition
| one motor neuron and all the muscle cells it controls |
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Term
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Definition
All motor neurons involved in the control
of a whole skeletal muscle |
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Term
3 important elements of
§LATERAL CORTICOSPINAL TRACT AND end point
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Definition
1. Internal capsule
2. Medullary Pyramid
3. Pyramidal decussation
End point: Lateral intermediate zone and lateral motor nuclei |
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Term
| Cranial Nerves of corticobulbar tract |
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Definition
| Trigeminal (5) and Facial (7) |
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Term
| 1 Important element of anterior corticospinal tract and end point |
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Definition
Ventral column
End point: Medial intermediate zone and medial motor nuclei |
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Term
| Origin of rubrospinal tract |
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Definition
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Term
| 2 important elements and function of vestibulospinal tract |
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Definition
1. Lateral vestibular nucleus
2. Medial vestibular nucleus
Medial: Maintain head stability
Lateral: Keep us upright |
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Term
| Origin and function of tectospinal tract |
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Definition
Superior colliculus
§Mediates turning of head and eyes to relevant stimuli
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Term
2 elements and function of
RETICULOSPINAL TRACTS
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Definition
1. Pontine reticular formation
2. Medullary reticular formation
§Postural adjustments and maintenance of standing posture
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Term
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Definition
–Average the activity of a group of cells that each have their own directional preference
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Term
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Definition
1. PMA/SMA
2. Caudate nucleus
3. Putamen
3. Globus Pallidus
4. Subthalamic nucleus
5. VL of thalamus
6. Substantia nigra |
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Term
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Definition
1. Granule cells
2. Purkinje cells
3. Deep cerebellar nuclei |
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