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Nervous tissue
nervous tissue and homeostasis
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
01/09/2011

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How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?
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twelve
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Nerve
Definition
a bundle of hundreds to thousands of axons plus connective tissue and blood vessels that lie outside the brain and spinal cord
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Spinal nerves
Definition
31 pairs emerge from the spinal cord serving specific regions of the body
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Ganglia
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small masses of nervous tissue containing the neuron cell body located outside of the brain or spinal cord Ex: dorsal root ganglia
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sensory receptors
Definition
the dendrites of sensory neurons that monitor changes in the internal or external environment
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effectors
Definition
muscles and glands that are activated through spinal and cranial nerves.
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central nervous system
Definition
brain and spinal cord
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peripherial nervous system
Definition
nervous tissue outside of the cns
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action potential
Definition
an electrical signal that travels along the surface of the membrane of a neuron due to the movement of ions (sodium and potassium) between interstitial fluid and the inside of a neuron through channels.
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Parts of a neuron
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1. cell body
2. dendrites
3. axon
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cell body
Definition
contains a nucleus currounded by cytoplasm containing organelles lysosomes, mitochondria, and golgi complex
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dendrites
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the receiving or input portion of a neuron
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axon
Definition
propegates nerve impulses toward another neuron, muscle fiber, or gland cell
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axon hillock
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where the axon and the cell body join.
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initial segment
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the part of the axon closes to the axon hillock
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trigger zone
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the junction of the axon hilllock and the initial segment where nerve impulses arise from
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synapse
Definition
the site of communication between a neuron and an effector cell
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synaptic end bulbs
Definition
bulb shapped structures at the axon terminals that contain tiny membran-enclosed sacs
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synaptic vesicles
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membrane enclosed sacs in synaptic bulbs
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neurotransmitter
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a chemical that has different effects on postsynaptic cells depending on its type
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multipolar neurons
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contain several dendrites and one axon. CNS nerves are multipolar
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Bipolar neurons
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contain one dendrite and one axon. Found in the eye, inner ear, and olfactory area of brain
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Unipolar neurons
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contain dendrites and one axon fused together to for a continuous process that emerges from the cell body. emerge from bipolar neurons in the embryo. typically sensory receptors to detect touch, pressure, pain, or thermal stimuli.
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Purkinje cells
Definition
in the cerebellum
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Pyramidal cells
Definition
found in the cerebral cortex of the brain
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Functional classification of neurons
Definition
referes to direction in which the nerve impulse is conveyed with respect to the CNS. Ex: sensory or afferent neurons
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Afferent neurons
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