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exam 3

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  • Divisions of the nervous system

    CNS: brain and spinal cord; integrates and coordinates. PNS: nerves and ganglia outside CNS; connects CNS to receptors, muscles, glands. PNS has sensory (afferent) and motor (efferent) divisions.

  • Functional divisions of the PNS

    Sensory (afferent): carries info toward CNS from somatic, visceral, and special senses. Motor (efferent): carries commands from CNS to effectors; includes somatic (skeletal muscle) and autonomic (cardiac, smooth muscle, glands).

  • Parts of a neuron and their functions

    Dendrites: receive signals; cell body: integrates inputs; axon hillock: trigger zone; axon: conducts action potentials; axon terminals: release neurotransmitters; myelin sheath: insulates axons.

  • Types of neurons

    Sensory neurons: carry signals to CNS; often pseudounipolar. Interneurons: within CNS, process info. Motor neurons: carry commands from CNS to effectors.

  • Functions of glial cells

    Astrocytes: regulate K+, neurotransmitters, BBB. Oligodendrocytes: myelinate CNS axons. Microglia: immune defense. Ependymal cells: line ventricles, move CSF. Schwann cells: myelinate PNS axons. Satellite cells: support PNS neuron bodies.

  • Difference between white and gray matter

    White matter: myelinated axons, appears pale, transmits signals. Gray matter: neuron bodies, dendrites, synapses; site of processing and integration.

  • Wallerian degeneration

    Degeneration of axon and myelin distal to injury. Macrophages and Schwann cells clear debris. Proximal stump may sprout to regenerate if pathway intact. CNS regeneration limited by inhibitory factors.

  • Membrane potential

    Electrical potential difference across membrane; inside relative to outside. Typical resting potential ~ -70 mV (inside negative).

  • Ion movement of Na+ and K+ at rest

    Na+ higher outside, tends to enter cell; K+ higher inside, tends to leave. Electrical forces attract both inward. Net K+ movement outward; net Na+ movement inward.

  • Role of Na+/K+ pump

    Uses ATP to move 3 Na+ out and 2 K+ in, maintaining concentration gradients and resting potential. Also contributes small negative charge inside.

  • How resting potential arises

    High K+ permeability allows K+ to leave cell, making inside negative. Negative proteins inside attract K+ back. Small Na+ leak reduces negativity. Result is stable resting voltage dominated by K+.

  • Difference between gated and leak channels

    Leak channels: always open, provide background permeability. Gated channels: open in response to stimuli (ligand, mechanical, voltage).

  • Graded potentials

    Local changes in membrane voltage due to ion channel opening. Can be depolarizing or hyperpolarizing, vary in size, and decrease with distance.

  • Why graded potentials weaken with distance

    Current leaks across membrane and cytoplasmic resistance limits spread, causing decremental decrease in voltage.

  • Sequence of an action potential

    Resting state; threshold reached; rapid Na+ channel opening and depolarization; Na+ channel inactivation; K+ channel opening and repolarization; after-hyperpolarization; return to rest.

  • Threshold potential

    Membrane voltage where enough Na+ channels open to trigger self-sustaining action potential; typically around -55 mV.

  • How action potentials propagate

    Na+ influx depolarizes adjacent membrane, triggering new action potentials sequentially along axon; signal amplitude remains constant.

  • Why action potentials do not propagate backward

    Recently activated membrane is refractory due to Na+ channel inactivation, preventing backward propagation.

  • Factors increasing conduction speed

    Larger axon diameter reduces internal resistance; myelination increases membrane resistance and enables saltatory conduction at nodes of Ranvier.

  • Electrical synapse characteristics

    Cells connected by gap junctions allowing direct ionic current flow; very fast and often bidirectional transmission.

  • Steps of neurotransmitter release at chemical synapse

    Action potential arrives; voltage-gated Ca2+ channels open; Ca2+ influx triggers vesicle fusion; neurotransmitter released; binds postsynaptic receptors; action terminated by reuptake, enzymatic breakdown, or diffusion.

  • Three ways neurotransmitter action ends

    Reuptake into presynaptic terminal or glia; enzymatic breakdown (e.g., acetylcholinesterase for ACh); diffusion away from synapse.

  • How ACh depolarizes postsynaptic membrane

    At nicotinic receptors, ACh opens cation channels allowing Na+ influx, causing depolarization. Muscarinic receptors have variable effects depending on subtype.

  • Difference between ionotropic and metabotropic receptors

    Ionotropic: ligand-gated ion channels, fast and brief effects. Metabotropic: G-protein coupled, slower onset, longer-lasting, and varied effects via second messengers.

  • EPSPs and IPSPs

    EPSP: depolarizes membrane, increases action potential likelihood, often via Na+ channels. IPSP: hyperpolarizes or shunts membrane, decreases likelihood, often via K+ or Cl- channels.

  • Temporal and spatial summation

    Temporal: repeated inputs from one synapse sum over time. Spatial: inputs from multiple synapses sum at once. Both integrate to influence action potential generation.

  • Meninges layers

    From superficial to deep: dura mater (tough), arachnoid mater (web-like), pia mater (delicate, vascular, adheres to CNS).

  • CSF circulation pathway

    Lateral ventricles → interventricular foramina → third ventricle → cerebral aqueduct → fourth ventricle → subarachnoid space → arachnoid villi → dural venous sinuses → venous blood.

  • Blood-brain barrier structure

    Tight junctions between CNS capillary endothelial cells, supported by basement membrane, pericytes, and astrocyte end-feet; selectively restricts substance passage.

  • Sympathetic vs parasympathetic division

    Sympathetic: thoracolumbar origin, short preganglionic, long postganglionic, NE postganglionic transmitter. Parasympathetic: craniosacral origin, long preganglionic, short postganglionic, ACh postganglionic transmitter.

  • Autonomic motor circuit basic plan

    CNS preganglionic neuron → autonomic ganglion (nicotinic receptor) → postganglionic neuron → effector (adrenergic or muscarinic receptor).

  • Adrenergic receptor subtypes and effects

    Alpha-1: excitatory, contracts vascular smooth muscle. Alpha-2: inhibitory, reduces NE release. Beta-1: excitatory, increases heart rate. Beta-2: inhibitory, relaxes smooth muscle. Beta-3: metabolic activation and smooth muscle relaxation.

  • Adrenal medulla role in sympathetic division

    Modified ganglion; preganglionic ACh activates nicotinic receptors on chromaffin cells, which release epinephrine and norepinephrine into blood for widespread effects.

  • Reflex arc components

    Receptor → sensory neuron → integration center (CNS) → motor neuron → effector; enables rapid automatic responses.

  • Stretch reflex

    Muscle spindle senses stretch → sensory neuron excites alpha motor neuron → same muscle contracts; reciprocal inhibition inhibits antagonist muscle.

  • Flexor (withdrawal) reflex

    Pain activates nociceptors → sensory neuron excites ipsilateral flexor motor neurons and inhibits extensors → limb withdraws from stimulus.

  • Crossed-extensor reflex

    During withdrawal reflex, contralateral side excites extensors and inhibits flexors to support body weight; involves interneurons crossing spinal cord.