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peripheral nervous system |
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structures that regulate involuntary functions |
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2 cells of the nervous system |
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dendrites, cell body, axon |
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conduct impulses to cell body of neuron |
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conducts impulses away from cell body of neuron |
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conduct impulses to the spinal cord and brain |
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conduct impulses away from brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands |
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conduct impulses from sensory neurons to motor neurons |
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astrocytes, microglia, oligodendroglia |
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star shaped cells that anchor small blood vessels to neurons |
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small cells that move in inflamed brain tissue carrying on phagocytosis |
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form myelin sheaths on axons in the CNS |
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characterized by myelin loss in central nerve fibers and resulting conduction impairments |
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name for nervous system tumors |
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multiple neurofibromatosis |
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characterized by numerous benign tumors that can progress to disfiguring, crippling soft tissue tumors |
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bundle of peripheral axons |
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tissue composed primarily of myelinated axons |
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tissue composed primarily of cell bodies and unmyelinated fibers |
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fibrous connective tissue |
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surrounds individual fibers within a nerve |
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surrounds a group (fascicle) of nerve fibers |
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surrounds the entire nerve |
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nerve impulses are conducted from receptors to effectors over neuron pathways also known as... |
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conduction by a reflex arc results in a reflex such as... |
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contraction of a muscle or secretion by a gland |
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self propagating wave of electrical disturbance that travels along the surface of a neuron membrane |
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a stimulus triggers the opening of Na+ channels in the plasma membrane of the neuron, inward mov't of Na+ leaves a slight excess of neg. ions outside at a stimulated point<-marks beginning of the impulse |
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chemical compounds released from axon terminals into a synaptic cleft |
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neurotransmitters bind to specific receptor molecules in the membrane of a postsynaptic neuron, opening ion channels and thereby... |
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stimulating impulse conduction by the membrane |
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names of neurotransmitters (2) |
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acetylcholine and catecholamines (dopamine, serotonin) |
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characterized by abnormally low levels of dopamine in motor control areas of the brain, patients usually exhibit involuntary trembling and muscle rigidity |
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