Slide 1
... Diverse molecular families control the growth and guidance of developing axons. A. A large family of classical cadherins promote cell and axonal adhesion, primarily through homophilic interactions between cadherin molecules on adjacent neurons. Adhesive interactions are mediated through interactions ...
... Diverse molecular families control the growth and guidance of developing axons. A. A large family of classical cadherins promote cell and axonal adhesion, primarily through homophilic interactions between cadherin molecules on adjacent neurons. Adhesive interactions are mediated through interactions ...
Slide ()
... Long-range horizontal connections in each layer of the visual cortex integrate information from different parts of the visual field. A. The axons of pyramidal cells extend for many millimeters parallel to the cortical surface. Axon collaterals form connections with other pyramidal cells as well as w ...
... Long-range horizontal connections in each layer of the visual cortex integrate information from different parts of the visual field. A. The axons of pyramidal cells extend for many millimeters parallel to the cortical surface. Axon collaterals form connections with other pyramidal cells as well as w ...
Auditory (Cochlear) System
... (receptor) potential in the hair cells and transmitter to be released onto the peripheral terminals of cochlear nerve fibers (cell bodies in the spiral ganglion). Summation of synaptic potentials generates an action potential in ...
... (receptor) potential in the hair cells and transmitter to be released onto the peripheral terminals of cochlear nerve fibers (cell bodies in the spiral ganglion). Summation of synaptic potentials generates an action potential in ...
The Nervous System - Centennial Christian School
... Spinal Cord • The “super highway” of the nervous system • Contains central canal filled with cerebrospinal fluid ...
... Spinal Cord • The “super highway” of the nervous system • Contains central canal filled with cerebrospinal fluid ...
Neurons & the Nervous System
... • Neurons: nerve cells • Dendrites: branch-like end of neuron which receives messages • Cell body (soma): contains nucleus • Axon: long tail-like end of neuron which transmits (sends) messages ...
... • Neurons: nerve cells • Dendrites: branch-like end of neuron which receives messages • Cell body (soma): contains nucleus • Axon: long tail-like end of neuron which transmits (sends) messages ...
The Nervous System
... – Small samples of brain tissue from a person and a monkey are basically indistinguishable ...
... – Small samples of brain tissue from a person and a monkey are basically indistinguishable ...
Nervous System Lecture- Part II
... Two in the PNS Satellite cells Schwann cells Provide supportive functions for neurons Cover non-synaptic regions of the neurons ...
... Two in the PNS Satellite cells Schwann cells Provide supportive functions for neurons Cover non-synaptic regions of the neurons ...
Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses
... Figure 2.11 (a) Shapes of some glia cells. Oligodendrocytes produce myelin sheaths that insulate certain vertebrate axons in the central nervous system; Schwann cells have a similar function in the periphery. The oligodendrocyte is shown here forming a segment of myelin sheath for two axons; in fac ...
... Figure 2.11 (a) Shapes of some glia cells. Oligodendrocytes produce myelin sheaths that insulate certain vertebrate axons in the central nervous system; Schwann cells have a similar function in the periphery. The oligodendrocyte is shown here forming a segment of myelin sheath for two axons; in fac ...
Endocrine System PowerPoint
... The following slides can be used as a resource to explain the content after the class has done the second hand data activity or while discussing the answers. If you go over this before hand there will be less thinking for the students when they do the activity. ...
... The following slides can be used as a resource to explain the content after the class has done the second hand data activity or while discussing the answers. If you go over this before hand there will be less thinking for the students when they do the activity. ...
File
... know is that it's the organ that makes us human, giving people the capacity for art, language, judgments, and rational thought. It's also responsible for each individual's personality, memories, movements, and how we sense the world. • All this comes from a jellylike mass of fat and protein weighing ...
... know is that it's the organ that makes us human, giving people the capacity for art, language, judgments, and rational thought. It's also responsible for each individual's personality, memories, movements, and how we sense the world. • All this comes from a jellylike mass of fat and protein weighing ...
A five minute back examination with neurological assessment
... With the patient lying supine 1. Rule out other joint involvement: check the hip joints for range of movement and pain. Perform stress test on sacro-iliac joints (e.g. FABER test), especially in young patients. 2. Test the nerve roots: Straight leg raise test. This stretches nerve roots L4, L5 a ...
... With the patient lying supine 1. Rule out other joint involvement: check the hip joints for range of movement and pain. Perform stress test on sacro-iliac joints (e.g. FABER test), especially in young patients. 2. Test the nerve roots: Straight leg raise test. This stretches nerve roots L4, L5 a ...
sample_exam_questions_2_0
... benefit on the outcome after spinal cord injury when given within 8 h of the injury. Naloxone hydrochloride and other agents, such as GM1 ganglioside, have not been shown to be of benefit. The role of surgical decompression, removal of hemorrhage, and correction of bone displacement is controversial ...
... benefit on the outcome after spinal cord injury when given within 8 h of the injury. Naloxone hydrochloride and other agents, such as GM1 ganglioside, have not been shown to be of benefit. The role of surgical decompression, removal of hemorrhage, and correction of bone displacement is controversial ...
neuron - Cloudfront.net
... 13. Your autonomic nervous system is divided into two parts. Name them and describe what they do. ...
... 13. Your autonomic nervous system is divided into two parts. Name them and describe what they do. ...
Questions on Muscular System
... - supporting cells in CNS are called----------- the nerve cell that carry impulses is called------------ the cell body of neuron contains the usual organelles except----------------- neuron processes that convey messages toward thje cell body are called-------------while that conduct it away from c ...
... - supporting cells in CNS are called----------- the nerve cell that carry impulses is called------------ the cell body of neuron contains the usual organelles except----------------- neuron processes that convey messages toward thje cell body are called-------------while that conduct it away from c ...
Ch 3 lec 1
... The neural groove then fuses to form the neural tube… Walls of the neural tube become the CNS Neural crest becomes the PNS Figure 3.7 ...
... The neural groove then fuses to form the neural tube… Walls of the neural tube become the CNS Neural crest becomes the PNS Figure 3.7 ...
Deep Fibular Nerve Entrapment
... Audible snap during a forceful push off (plantarflexion with the knee extended) followed immediately by sudden calf pain and sudden dorsiflexion of the plantarflexed foot. In a completely ruptured tendon, a gap palpable, 1-5 cm proximal to ...
... Audible snap during a forceful push off (plantarflexion with the knee extended) followed immediately by sudden calf pain and sudden dorsiflexion of the plantarflexed foot. In a completely ruptured tendon, a gap palpable, 1-5 cm proximal to ...
Ramon y Cajal deduced basic functioning of neuron
... Interfering with myelin can aid axon repair and restore some function in rodents with spinal cord injuries. - a vaccine against myelin prompted axons regrowth and treated animals regained some movement in their hind legs ...
... Interfering with myelin can aid axon repair and restore some function in rodents with spinal cord injuries. - a vaccine against myelin prompted axons regrowth and treated animals regained some movement in their hind legs ...
Neuroanatomy Handout #1: The Motor Neuron
... regenerated by a chain of positively charged ions pushed along by the previous segment. ...
... regenerated by a chain of positively charged ions pushed along by the previous segment. ...
Sensory Receptors
... • Mature neurons are amitotic but if soma of damaged nerve is intact, peripheral axon may regenerate • If peripheral axon damaged – Axon fragments (Wallerian degeneration); spreads distally from injury – Macrophages clean dead axon; myelin sheath intact – Axon filaments grow through regeneration tub ...
... • Mature neurons are amitotic but if soma of damaged nerve is intact, peripheral axon may regenerate • If peripheral axon damaged – Axon fragments (Wallerian degeneration); spreads distally from injury – Macrophages clean dead axon; myelin sheath intact – Axon filaments grow through regeneration tub ...
Document
... • Mixed nerves – carry somatic and autonomic (visceral) impulses • The four types of mixed nerves are: – Somatic afferent and somatic efferent – Visceral afferent and visceral efferent ...
... • Mixed nerves – carry somatic and autonomic (visceral) impulses • The four types of mixed nerves are: – Somatic afferent and somatic efferent – Visceral afferent and visceral efferent ...
The Nervous System
... and much of the cytoplasm Dendrites branched extensions that spread out from the cell body receive impulses from other neurons and carry impulses to the cell body Axon the long fiber that carries impulses away from the cell body ends in a series of small swellings called axon terminals As an impul ...
... and much of the cytoplasm Dendrites branched extensions that spread out from the cell body receive impulses from other neurons and carry impulses to the cell body Axon the long fiber that carries impulses away from the cell body ends in a series of small swellings called axon terminals As an impul ...
The Nervous System
... about the causative event. – Such neurons are sensory neurons and they provide info about both the internal and external environments. – Sensory neurons (a.k.a. afferent neurons) will send info to neurons in the brain and spinal cord. There, association neurons (a.k.a. interneurons) will integrate t ...
... about the causative event. – Such neurons are sensory neurons and they provide info about both the internal and external environments. – Sensory neurons (a.k.a. afferent neurons) will send info to neurons in the brain and spinal cord. There, association neurons (a.k.a. interneurons) will integrate t ...
Antipyretic-analgesic and antiinflammatory drugs
... temporary loss of sensation without a loss of consciousness. (2) Unlike general anesthetics, they normally do not cause central nervous system (CNS) depression. ...
... temporary loss of sensation without a loss of consciousness. (2) Unlike general anesthetics, they normally do not cause central nervous system (CNS) depression. ...