Study Guide 1
... 2. Describe the basic flow of information in most sensory systems starting with an external stimulus and ending in the cerebral cortex. 3. What are the chemical senses? Why are they important? 4. Where are the receptor cells for taste located, and what are they called? 5. How does transduction occur ...
... 2. Describe the basic flow of information in most sensory systems starting with an external stimulus and ending in the cerebral cortex. 3. What are the chemical senses? Why are they important? 4. Where are the receptor cells for taste located, and what are they called? 5. How does transduction occur ...
Nervous Tissue NOTES
... the cell as K+ rushes out of the cell to try to repolarize the membrane This action requires ATP and the impulse travels faster when axon is covered by myelin sheath ...
... the cell as K+ rushes out of the cell to try to repolarize the membrane This action requires ATP and the impulse travels faster when axon is covered by myelin sheath ...
chapter42_part1 - Lower Cape May Regional School District
... and release short-range signals that cause nearby cells to move about, either singly or as a cohesive group • By the process of embryonic induction, cells of one embryonic tissue alter the behavior of cells in an adjacent tissue • Example: Cells of a salamander gastrula’s dorsal lip induce adjacent ...
... and release short-range signals that cause nearby cells to move about, either singly or as a cohesive group • By the process of embryonic induction, cells of one embryonic tissue alter the behavior of cells in an adjacent tissue • Example: Cells of a salamander gastrula’s dorsal lip induce adjacent ...
An Herbalist`s View of the Nervous System
... 1. Satellite cells – support neurons in ganglia of PNS 2. Schwann cells (neurolemmocytes) – wrap themselves as a myelin sheath around axons and help with rapidity of nerve impulse and regeneration of injured axon Other Terminology Adrenergic Agonist Antagonist Anticholinergic Brain Cerebrospinal flu ...
... 1. Satellite cells – support neurons in ganglia of PNS 2. Schwann cells (neurolemmocytes) – wrap themselves as a myelin sheath around axons and help with rapidity of nerve impulse and regeneration of injured axon Other Terminology Adrenergic Agonist Antagonist Anticholinergic Brain Cerebrospinal flu ...
4Central Nervous System (CNS)
... Second largest part of the human brain _____________________________________________ to produce coordinated movements so that we can maintain _____________________ ___________________________________________________________ Recent evidence shows the coordinating effects of the cerebellum may b ...
... Second largest part of the human brain _____________________________________________ to produce coordinated movements so that we can maintain _____________________ ___________________________________________________________ Recent evidence shows the coordinating effects of the cerebellum may b ...
The Great Brain Drain Review - Reeths
... from a black widow spider is an agonist. Acetylcholine must also be involved in memory because decreased amounts of it in the brain are associated with the disease, Alzheimer’s. Neurotransmitters can be excitatory or inhibitory. GABA is an example of an inhibitory neurotransmitter. The neural impuls ...
... from a black widow spider is an agonist. Acetylcholine must also be involved in memory because decreased amounts of it in the brain are associated with the disease, Alzheimer’s. Neurotransmitters can be excitatory or inhibitory. GABA is an example of an inhibitory neurotransmitter. The neural impuls ...
The Great Brain Drain Review - Reeths
... from a black widow spider is an agonist. Acetylcholine must also be involved in memory because decreased amounts of it in the brain are associated with the disease, Alzheimer’s. Neurotransmitters can be excitatory or inhibitory. GABA is an example of an inhibitory neurotransmitter. The neural impuls ...
... from a black widow spider is an agonist. Acetylcholine must also be involved in memory because decreased amounts of it in the brain are associated with the disease, Alzheimer’s. Neurotransmitters can be excitatory or inhibitory. GABA is an example of an inhibitory neurotransmitter. The neural impuls ...
107B exam 1 test yourself
... Response field – defined by area that, when exposed to stimulus, causes neuron to respond (either by depolarization, in other words e________________ or hyperpolarization_________________). Somatosensory response fields can be direction sensitive. (example: surround inhibition gives information abou ...
... Response field – defined by area that, when exposed to stimulus, causes neuron to respond (either by depolarization, in other words e________________ or hyperpolarization_________________). Somatosensory response fields can be direction sensitive. (example: surround inhibition gives information abou ...
Glands
... 0 Dopamine: neurotransmitter involved in the control of bodily movements 0 Endorphins: neurotransmitter that relieve pain and increase our sense of well-being. 0 Serotonin: a neurotransmitter that affects hunger, sleep, arousal, and mood. ...
... 0 Dopamine: neurotransmitter involved in the control of bodily movements 0 Endorphins: neurotransmitter that relieve pain and increase our sense of well-being. 0 Serotonin: a neurotransmitter that affects hunger, sleep, arousal, and mood. ...
Chapter 47
... (a) Early organogenesis. The archenteron forms when lateral folds pinch the embryo away from the yolk. The embryo remains open to the yolk, attached by the yolk stalk, about midway along its length, as shown in this cross section. The notochord, neural tube, and somites subsequently form much as the ...
... (a) Early organogenesis. The archenteron forms when lateral folds pinch the embryo away from the yolk. The embryo remains open to the yolk, attached by the yolk stalk, about midway along its length, as shown in this cross section. The notochord, neural tube, and somites subsequently form much as the ...
Chapter 40
... 3. Specialized function into peripheral afferent and efferent nerves, connecting to the CNS 4. An increased number of association neurons and other synaptic connections 5. Cephalization, with a concentration of nervous (including sensory) tissue at the head end D. Flatworms have cerebral ganglia tha ...
... 3. Specialized function into peripheral afferent and efferent nerves, connecting to the CNS 4. An increased number of association neurons and other synaptic connections 5. Cephalization, with a concentration of nervous (including sensory) tissue at the head end D. Flatworms have cerebral ganglia tha ...
Peripheral Nervous System
... oligodendrocytes or astrocytes cells, but more distributed throughout gray and white matter, have dense elongated nuclei which contrast with the spherical nuclei of other glial cells. Microglia are phagocytic cells, originate from blood monocytes and belongs to the same family as macrophages and ant ...
... oligodendrocytes or astrocytes cells, but more distributed throughout gray and white matter, have dense elongated nuclei which contrast with the spherical nuclei of other glial cells. Microglia are phagocytic cells, originate from blood monocytes and belongs to the same family as macrophages and ant ...
Neurotoxins and the Neuromuscular Junction
... In class: Label the parts of the neuron: dendrites, cell body and axon. Circle the part of the neuron that sends a signal to a muscle cell. Label this part. ...
... In class: Label the parts of the neuron: dendrites, cell body and axon. Circle the part of the neuron that sends a signal to a muscle cell. Label this part. ...
Introductory Psychology
... Case 3: An intelligent businessman comes to you and explains rather agitatedly that he awakened yesterday morning to find, much to his dismay, that he could no longer read. Your tests determine the following: a) He is totally blind in the right visual field. b) He speaks fluently and comprehends spe ...
... Case 3: An intelligent businessman comes to you and explains rather agitatedly that he awakened yesterday morning to find, much to his dismay, that he could no longer read. Your tests determine the following: a) He is totally blind in the right visual field. b) He speaks fluently and comprehends spe ...
The Nervous System
... coordination. BRAIN STEM – Controls some important automatic body functions such as heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure and digestion. NERVE – A bundle of neurons that act like an electrical cord moving signals through the nervous system. NUERONS – Specialized cells that send quick messages through ...
... coordination. BRAIN STEM – Controls some important automatic body functions such as heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure and digestion. NERVE – A bundle of neurons that act like an electrical cord moving signals through the nervous system. NUERONS – Specialized cells that send quick messages through ...
