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| These channels are slower than the other channels in a neuron. |
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| Potassium (Ania) channels |
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| This man believed in the reticular theory of the brain. |
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| This was the brain theory proposed by Camillo Golgi. |
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| This was Santiago Ramon y Cajal's theory of the brain. |
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| This man proposed the neuron theory of the brain. |
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| This man searched for the brain's "engram," and then concluded that all function was delocalized. |
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| A group of cell bodies outside of the CNS. |
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| A group of cell bodies outside the CNS is called a..... |
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| a group of cell bodies inside the CNS. |
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| A group of cell bodies inside the CNS is called a.... |
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| a bundle of axons/dendrites outside the CNS. |
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| A bundle of axons/dendrites outside the CNS is a.... |
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| a bundle of axons/dendrites inside the CNS. |
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| A bundle of axons/dendrites inside the CNS is called a..... |
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| These nerves carry infromation to the CNS (also called sensory nerves). |
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| These nerves carry information out of the CNS (also called motor nerves). |
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| Afferent nerves carry information ____ the CNS. |
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| Efferent nerves carry information ____ the CNS. |
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| These are the three meningial layers protecting the brain. |
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| These are the three vesicles formed in the neural tube. |
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| Prosencephalon (forebrain), mesencephalon (midbrain), and rhombencephalon (hindbrain). |
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| The prosencephalon (forebrain) later differentiates into the... |
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| telencephalon and diencephalon |
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| The rhombencephalon (hindbrain) later differentiates into the.... |
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| metencephalon and mylencephalon |
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| In the spinal chord, the dorsal horn areas deal with _______ information while the ventral areas deal with _______ information. |
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| Each spinal segment deals with the sensory information in an area of skin called the...... |
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| The vesicles in the brain later serve as storage for..... |
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| Cerebralspinal fluid is produced in this area in the brain's vesicles. |
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| a condition that results from buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain. |
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| The main structures of the telencephalon are the..... |
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cerebral cortex
corpus callosum
hippocampus
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| Ridges in the cerebral cortex are called ____. |
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| Valleys in the cerebral cortex are called _____. |
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| numbered areas in the brain defined by changes in cerebral cortex thickness/cell-type (cytoarchitecture) |
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| Postcentral gyrus/primary somatosensory cortex (taste, touch) |
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| Broca's area (speech production) |
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| Wernicke's area (speech comprehension) |
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| The band of fibers that connects Broca's and Wernicke's areas is called the..... |
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| The cerebral cortex is..... |
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| the outer covering of the brain, involved in almost all higher-order learning, memory, and reasoning skills. |
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| The corpus callosum is.... |
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| the large band of fibers connecting the two hemispheres of the brain. |
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| The hippocampus is primarily involved in.... |
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| The amygdala is involved in.... |
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| emotional response and emotional judgement |
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| The basal ganglia are involved in..... |
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| Pineal gland (epithalamus) |
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| The thamamus is involved in..... |
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| relaying signals and information to the cortex. |
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| The hypothalamus is involved in..... |
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| homeostasis, hormone regulation, eating/drinking, and temperature regulation. |
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| The main structures in the mesencephalon are the.... |
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| The tectum is composed of the _____ and the _____. |
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| Superior colliculus and inferior colliculus |
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| The tectum is involved in processing..... |
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| audio and visual information |
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| The tegmentum contains the _______, which is important in producing _______. |
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| Substantia nigra, dopamine |
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| The metencephalon contains the ______ and _____. |
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| The mylencephalon contains the...... |
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| The pons and medulla are important in...... |
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| regulating involuntary activities (heartrate, breathing, swallowing, blinking, etc.) |
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| The cerebellum is involved in...... |
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| These neurons have no axon, only dendrites. |
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| unipolar/anaxonal neurons |
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| This neuron has a dendrite and axon on opposite sides of the cell body (soma). |
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| This neuron has one axon and a many dendrites. |
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| This membrane channel is opened when it sense a voltage change. |
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| This membrane channel is opened when it undergoes chemical binding. |
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| This membrane channel is opened when it undergoes mechanical pressure. |
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| stretch-sensitive channel |
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| This type of receptor is attached to, or is part of, an ion channel. |
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| This type of receptor uses G-proteins or second messagers to send signals. |
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| Asymmetrical chemical synapses tend to be.... |
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| Which is more plentiful - neurons or glia? |
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| Astrocytes/astroglia are involved in...... |
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| supplying nutriets, physical support, maintaining K+ concentrations, synthesizing glutamate, forming the blood-brain barrier, and maintaining osmotic balance. |
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| Microglia are involved in.... |
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| scavenging and debris removal. |
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| Oligodendrocytes/oligodendroglia are responsible for...... |
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| wrapping neuronal axons with myelin in the CNS. |
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| Schwann cells are responsible for..... |
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| wrapping neuronal axons with myelin in the PNS. |
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| Name the two major differences between Oligodendrocytes (oligodendroglia) and Schwann cells. |
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Oligodendrocytes = CNS
Schwann cells = PNS
Oligodendrocytes = non-plastic - unable to make myelin in adulthood
Schwann cells = plastic - able to make myelin in adulthood |
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| What is the difference between white and grey matter? |
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White matter = myelinated
Grey matter = unmyelinated |
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| Multiple sclerosis and acrylamide poisoning lead to problems with..... |
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| How do tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin work? |
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| They block voltage-gated Na+ channels. |
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| What are the mechanisms of scorpions' alpha and beta toxins? Poison dart frogs' batrachotoxins combine these effects. |
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Alpha = slows inactivation of sodium channels (leave them open longer).
Beta = lowers required charge for voltage-gated sodium channels, opening them more. |
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