CHAPTER NINE: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
... b. Release neurotransmitters to excite or inhibit other cells 4. Conducting region of the neuron, generates and transmits nerve impulses ___________ from the cell body 5. Unmyelinated axons are thin nerve fibers and one Schwann cell can incompletely enclose 15 or more unmyelinated axons ...
... b. Release neurotransmitters to excite or inhibit other cells 4. Conducting region of the neuron, generates and transmits nerve impulses ___________ from the cell body 5. Unmyelinated axons are thin nerve fibers and one Schwann cell can incompletely enclose 15 or more unmyelinated axons ...
axon
... • Neurilamma - external layer containing bulk of cytoplasm with nucleus and organelles Schwann cell ...
... • Neurilamma - external layer containing bulk of cytoplasm with nucleus and organelles Schwann cell ...
Biol 203 Lab Week 10 Nervous System Histology
... • Neurilamma - external layer containing bulk of cytoplasm with nucleus and organelles Schwann cell ...
... • Neurilamma - external layer containing bulk of cytoplasm with nucleus and organelles Schwann cell ...
Essentials of Anatony and Physiology, 5e (Martini
... What is the refractory period? What does the sodium-potassium pump do (which ions are pumped in/out?)? Depolarization during an action potential is caused by the … What is the difference between saltatory and continuous action potential propagation? How does myelin affect the speed of an action pote ...
... What is the refractory period? What does the sodium-potassium pump do (which ions are pumped in/out?)? Depolarization during an action potential is caused by the … What is the difference between saltatory and continuous action potential propagation? How does myelin affect the speed of an action pote ...
Nervous System
... The inward rush of sodium ions changes the polarity of the neuron’s membrane. The inside becomes more positive than the outside. ...
... The inward rush of sodium ions changes the polarity of the neuron’s membrane. The inside becomes more positive than the outside. ...
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... Neurons are classified as unipolar, bipolar, or multipolar according to the number of processes that originate from the cell body. A. Unipolar cells have a single process emanating from the cell. Different segments serve as receptive surfaces or releasing terminals. Unipolar cells are characteristic ...
... Neurons are classified as unipolar, bipolar, or multipolar according to the number of processes that originate from the cell body. A. Unipolar cells have a single process emanating from the cell. Different segments serve as receptive surfaces or releasing terminals. Unipolar cells are characteristic ...
chapt12-nervous system
... the right side of the body and vice versa. The spinal cord also has a central canal. Functions of the Spinal Cord The spinal cord carries out reflex actions and sends sensory information to the brain and receives motor output from the brain. When the spinal cord is severed, a loss of sensation and m ...
... the right side of the body and vice versa. The spinal cord also has a central canal. Functions of the Spinal Cord The spinal cord carries out reflex actions and sends sensory information to the brain and receives motor output from the brain. When the spinal cord is severed, a loss of sensation and m ...
The Nervous System
... neurotransmitter binds to highly specific receptors on the postsynaptic membrane (specific to the type of neurotransmitter) – binding begins depolarization and impulse continues enzymes in cleft decompose neurotransmitter to free up receptor sites for next impulse or the ...
... neurotransmitter binds to highly specific receptors on the postsynaptic membrane (specific to the type of neurotransmitter) – binding begins depolarization and impulse continues enzymes in cleft decompose neurotransmitter to free up receptor sites for next impulse or the ...
Introduction to the Nervous System Guided Notes are masses of
... Introduction to the Nervous System Guided Notes 1. _________________ are masses of nerve cells that transmit information. All neurons contain three main ...
... Introduction to the Nervous System Guided Notes 1. _________________ are masses of nerve cells that transmit information. All neurons contain three main ...
Differential Permeability of the Membrane
... Central nervous system consists of the brain and the spinal cord Peripheral nervous system is composed of bundles of axons between the spinal cord and the rest of the body. ...
... Central nervous system consists of the brain and the spinal cord Peripheral nervous system is composed of bundles of axons between the spinal cord and the rest of the body. ...
File - Biology with Radjewski
... for potassium ions from the outside of the cell • Remember this exchange is uneven. The sodium potassium pump is constantly pumping Na+ out and K+, but the concentration of Na+ is higher outside than inside and the concentration of K+ is higher ...
... for potassium ions from the outside of the cell • Remember this exchange is uneven. The sodium potassium pump is constantly pumping Na+ out and K+, but the concentration of Na+ is higher outside than inside and the concentration of K+ is higher ...
Nervous System
... A bundle of fibers that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs Neurons: Specialized to carry messages through an electrochemical process, in the human brain it has more than 100 billion neurons. ...
... A bundle of fibers that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs Neurons: Specialized to carry messages through an electrochemical process, in the human brain it has more than 100 billion neurons. ...
File - Mr. Downing Biology 30
... Caption: Wearable computing. Male researcher using the prototype fingernail touch sensor he has developed. This affective computer detects each touch of the finger by the change it causes in the colour of the blood capillaries below the nail. Such a system could be used for buttonless controls, for ...
... Caption: Wearable computing. Male researcher using the prototype fingernail touch sensor he has developed. This affective computer detects each touch of the finger by the change it causes in the colour of the blood capillaries below the nail. Such a system could be used for buttonless controls, for ...
Genetics
... with the dendrite of the postsynaptic neuron only briefly. ‐ The chemical is almost immediately destroyed or reabsorbed ...
... with the dendrite of the postsynaptic neuron only briefly. ‐ The chemical is almost immediately destroyed or reabsorbed ...
301 Definitions – Revised Shannon Benson
... This means that the magnitude of a neuron’s response to a stimulus is independent of the strength of that stimulus. When a single stimulus is strong enough to exceed a certain threshold potential, the neuron will fire. A stimulus that substantially exceeds the threshold potential does not generate a ...
... This means that the magnitude of a neuron’s response to a stimulus is independent of the strength of that stimulus. When a single stimulus is strong enough to exceed a certain threshold potential, the neuron will fire. A stimulus that substantially exceeds the threshold potential does not generate a ...
Technical Definitions
... This means that the magnitude of a neuron’s response to a stimulus is independent of the strength of that stimulus. When a single stimulus is strong enough to exceed a certain threshold potential, the neuron will fire. A stimulus that substantially exceeds the threshold potential does not generate a ...
... This means that the magnitude of a neuron’s response to a stimulus is independent of the strength of that stimulus. When a single stimulus is strong enough to exceed a certain threshold potential, the neuron will fire. A stimulus that substantially exceeds the threshold potential does not generate a ...
Synaptogenesis
... bursts of action potentials that are synchronized between neighboring cells. The synchrony is not perfect, as shown by the colored spikes at an expanded time scale. This is because the activity propagates across the retina, during which some ganglion cells are activated before others. A wave of acti ...
... bursts of action potentials that are synchronized between neighboring cells. The synchrony is not perfect, as shown by the colored spikes at an expanded time scale. This is because the activity propagates across the retina, during which some ganglion cells are activated before others. A wave of acti ...
Ch. 19 Sec. 1 Notes
... -Carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another 3. Motor neurons -Sends an impulse to a muscle or gland, which react in response How a Nerve Impulse Travels *Every day, billions of nerve impulses travel through your nervous system *They all begin in dendrites; move rapidly toward the neuron's cel ...
... -Carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another 3. Motor neurons -Sends an impulse to a muscle or gland, which react in response How a Nerve Impulse Travels *Every day, billions of nerve impulses travel through your nervous system *They all begin in dendrites; move rapidly toward the neuron's cel ...
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... __________ Neurons- Nerve cells transmits information about the internal and external environment changes to the CNS ...
... __________ Neurons- Nerve cells transmits information about the internal and external environment changes to the CNS ...
The Brain
... Medulla = helps control the body's autonomic functions like respiration, digestion and heart rate Cerebellum = deals with movement through regulation and coordination of bodily movements, posture and balance Pons = monitors the level of stimulation or consciousness and sleep (while asleep) R ...
... Medulla = helps control the body's autonomic functions like respiration, digestion and heart rate Cerebellum = deals with movement through regulation and coordination of bodily movements, posture and balance Pons = monitors the level of stimulation or consciousness and sleep (while asleep) R ...
Electrochemical Impulses
... 3. A reversal of charge occurs, called depolarization (this is the ‘firing’ of the neuron) 4. Once the inside of the neuron becomes positive, the Na+ gates close. 5. A Na+ - K+ pump in the cell membrane moves sodium out and potassium in, restoring the resting potential (called re-polarization) ...
... 3. A reversal of charge occurs, called depolarization (this is the ‘firing’ of the neuron) 4. Once the inside of the neuron becomes positive, the Na+ gates close. 5. A Na+ - K+ pump in the cell membrane moves sodium out and potassium in, restoring the resting potential (called re-polarization) ...
Axon
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An axon (from Greek ἄξων áxōn, axis), also known as a nerve fibre, is a long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body. The function of the axon is to transmit information to different neurons, muscles and glands. In certain sensory neurons (pseudounipolar neurons), such as those for touch and warmth, the electrical impulse travels along an axon from the periphery to the cell body, and from the cell body to the spinal cord along another branch of the same axon. Axon dysfunction causes many inherited and acquired neurological disorders which can affect both the peripheral and central neurons.An axon is one of two types of protoplasmic protrusions that extrude from the cell body of a neuron, the other type being dendrites. Axons are distinguished from dendrites by several features, including shape (dendrites often taper while axons usually maintain a constant radius), length (dendrites are restricted to a small region around the cell body while axons can be much longer), and function (dendrites usually receive signals while axons usually transmit them). All of these rules have exceptions, however.Some types of neurons have no axon and transmit signals from their dendrites. No neuron ever has more than one axon; however in invertebrates such as insects or leeches the axon sometimes consists of several regions that function more or less independently of each other. Most axons branch, in some cases very profusely.Axons make contact with other cells—usually other neurons but sometimes muscle or gland cells—at junctions called synapses. At a synapse, the membrane of the axon closely adjoins the membrane of the target cell, and special molecular structures serve to transmit electrical or electrochemical signals across the gap. Some synaptic junctions appear partway along an axon as it extends—these are called en passant (""in passing"") synapses. Other synapses appear as terminals at the ends of axonal branches. A single axon, with all its branches taken together, can innervate multiple parts of the brain and generate thousands of synaptic terminals.