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TBL 3
Neurons and Nerves, Skeletal and Smooth Muscle
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Medical
Graduate
11/11/2011

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Centrally Growing DRG neurons
Definition
End in the dorsal horn or higher brain centers
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Peripherally Growing DRG neurons
Definition
Terminate in the sensory receptor organs
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Ventral roots of the spinal nerves
Definition
Originate from basal plates of the spinal cords
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Segmental Dermomyotomes
Definition
Retain innervation from origin, no matter the migration
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Bipolar sensory neurons
Definition
Two processes, an axon and a dendrite.
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Pseudounipolar sensory neurons
Definition
One short process, which bifurcates into an axon and a dendrite.
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Multipolar neurons
Definition
Motor neurons --> Sympathetic ganglia and anterior horns of the spinal cord
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Skeletal Muscle Fibers
Definition
Sliding filament model
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Satellite cells
Definition
Activate after muscle injury to proliferate.
Term
Poland Anomaly
Definition
Absence of the pectoralis minor, partial loss of the pectoralis major.
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Prune Belly Syndrome
Definition
Partial or complete absence of abdominal musculature.
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Multiple Sclerosis
Definition
Loss of oligodendroctes affecting both afferent and efferent fibers of the CNS.
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Duschenne Muscular Dystrophy
Definition
Muscular wasting and weakness, and heart involvement. Dystrophin deficiency.
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Myasthenia Gravis
Definition
Reduced muscle action potential in response to nerve impulse.
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Asthma
Definition
Sustained contraction of bronchia Smooth muscle - hyperplasia and hypertrophy
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Hypertension
Definition
sustained contraction of vascular smooth muscle - hyperplasia and hypertrophy
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