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first step- organization

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this is a bit of review and basics

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The central nervous system consists of?

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the brain and spinal cord

….. wanted to start this off niiiiiiiice and easy

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The peripheral nervous system consists of?

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Cranial nerves, spinal nerves and their receptors

somatic and autonomic

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Two primary cell types for the CNS?

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neurons and glial (neuroglial)

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Neurons are classified as (4)

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Unipolar, bipolar, psudounipolar, and multipolar

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Where are unipolar neurons found?

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Only in lower invertebrates

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Where are bipolar neurons found?

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retina, ear, and olfactory mucosa

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Where are psudounipolar neurons found?

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dorsal root ganglia and cranial ganglion cells

enables sensory impulses to travel from the dendrite directly o the axon without passion through the cell body

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What about Multipolar neurons?

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constitute the majority of the CNS neurons.

they have multiple dendritic processes but only ONE axon.

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What is the gray matter of the CNS composed of?

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neuron cell bodis

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What is the white matter of the CNS composed of?

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myelinated axons

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Neurons are classified into their specific functions. Name them (3)

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motor, sensory, and interneurons.

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Motor neurons are what type, and do what?

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multipolar and innervate and control effector tissues like the muscles and glands

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Sensory neurons are what type and do what?

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Psuedounipolar and receive exteroceptive, interoceptive, or proprioceptive input

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Interneurons are what type and do what?

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psuedounipolar and connect adjacent neurons.

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Neuron membranes….. what is it made from? and is it hydrophilic or phobic?

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bilaminar lipoprotein made from phospholipids

inner hydrophobic membrane and the membrane in contact with the ECF is polar hydrophilic

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glial cells…. what are the four types?

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astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglial and ependymal

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how are glial cells different?

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smaller, outnumber the neuron cells, and lack both the dendritic and axonal processes

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As a whole what is the role of the glial cell?

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maintenance of proper ionic environment, modulation of nerve cell electrical conduction, control of reuptake of neurotransmitters, and repair after neuronal injury

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Astrocytes- what are they responsible for?

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Predominant cell
Provide structural neuronal support, group and pair neurons and nerve terminals, regulate the metabolic environment, and are active in repair after injury.

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2 types of astrocytes….

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fibrous found in white matter

protoplasmic found in gray matter.

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What important barrier is the astrocyte responsible for?

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The contact of the cerebral endothelium by astrocytes is believed to be essential to the development of the blood brain barrier.

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Oligodendrocytes

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form the myelin sheath of axons in brain and spinal cord, and are capable of myelenating more that one axon.

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down side to the oligodendrocyte?

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cannot regenerate after injury :(

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Why is myelin so important?

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myelin increases velocity without increases size of an axon. without it we would be just giant axons….

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Schwann cells… don’t forget about them….

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modified glial cells that myelin ate the PNS. Can only myelin ate ONE axon.

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What is a node of Ranvier?

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site of electrical impulse propagation

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What is Saltatory conduction?

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how impulses travel from one node of ranvier to another.

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What is Wallerian degeneration?

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distal degeneration of axon after peripheral nerve injury

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What do schwann cells do in the case of peripheral nerve injury?

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Within one week of initial injury, schwann cells proliferate to for a tube (like scaffolding) to direct axon regeneration.

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What are microglial cells responsible for?

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they proliferate and become large macrophages to phagocytize neuronal debris.

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What are ependymal cells responsible for?

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line the roof of the 3rd and 4th ventricles of the brain and the central spinal canal. the for the cuboidal epithelium (the choroid plexus) which secretes our CSF.