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What are the basic components of a neuron?

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apical dendrites, cell body (nucleus and perikaryon), basal dendrites, axon hillock (primary node of ranvier), myelin sheath, nodes of ranvier, axon, terminal button, synaptic cleft

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What are the different kinds of neurons? example of location?

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bipolar, pseudounipolar, pyramidal, projection, neurosecretory, purkinje cell and granule cell, inter neuron, alpha and gamma motor neuron, pre-gang and post-gang motor

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How are dendrites specialized?

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for receiving stimuli, apical from apex of body away from axon, basal emerge at base of soma, dendritic spines increase SA for additional synapses

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What are the characteristics of a neuronal cell body?

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contains nucleus with a prominent nucleolus and perikaryon with abundant RER (aka Nissl body)-cresyl violet and thionin used to stain these

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What myelinates axons? How does this differ throughout the nervous system?

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Schwann in the PNS, oligodendrocytes in the CNS

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What cellular changes are associated with Alzheimer’s?

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neurofibrillary tangles of tau protein, beta amyloid plaques outside neurons; roll of involvement of both in disease hotly debated

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What is a pseudounipolar neurons? Examples

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single process connected to cell body, begins as bipolar; Dorsal root ganglion and trigeminal ganglia

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What is a bipolar neurons? Examples

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two processes connected to a cell body, found in the vestibular ganglion, olfactory epithelium and the retina

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What is a multipolar neurons? Examples

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more than two processes connected to the cell body; almost all neurons in CNS just in different shapes; Purkinje in cerebellum, Pyramidal in Cerebral Cortex,

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What are projection neurons? examples

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have long axons that extend beyond the cell group their bodies are found in; most of what we will study

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What are interneurons? examples

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neurons with short axons, transmit locally within same cell group in which their bodies are found; most neurons in CNS are interneurons

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How are pathways named?

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from a to b, so spinal cord to thalamus is the spinothalamic tract

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What types of signals in synapses are there?

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chemical- use a NT (NE, Dopa, Serotonin, ACh, GABA, and Glutamate), or electrical- pass current through gap junctions

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What are the components of a chemical synapse?

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Presynaptic terminal with synaptic vesicles containing NT and neuropeptides close to presynaptic membrane, synaptic cleft, and post synaptic membrane with NT receptors

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What types of synapses are there?

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axodendritic (axon term to dendrite, most common), axosomatic (axon terminal to cell body), dendrodendritic (dendrite on dendrite, most rare)

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What mechanisms of axonal transport are there?

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anterograde- synaptic vesicles to axon terminal vie microtubules and molecular motor kinesin or retrograde- signaling molecules back to cell body and nucleus via microtubules and molecular dynein

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What are microglia and where are they found? What role do they potentially play in Alzheimers?

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mesodermally derived, invade during development, phagocytotic cell; stimulated by B amyloid plaques and possibly contribute to neuronal loss

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What are ependymal cells and where are they found?

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along ventricle walls, this zone gives rise to new neurons in embryos and may be source of quiescent stem cells in adults, their cilia beat and appear to move CSF; modified versions make up choroid plexus

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What are astrocytes derived from? What causes their differentiation?

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neural tube multipotential stem cells will differentiate into astrocyte precursors after exposure to CNTF (ciliary neurotrophic growth factor)

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What is the function of astrocytes?

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maintain extracellular milieu, work as a buffer for potassium by taking it in (during APs), also take up excess NT

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What are the two types of astrocytes and where are they found?

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protoplasmic found primarily in gray matter but some in white, and fibrous astrocytes found in the white matter

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What are radial and bergmann glia? Where are they found?

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radial are transitory and aid in neuronal migration in cortex and other areas of the brain; Bergmann aid in migration of granule cells in the cerebellum

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What are oligodendrocytes derived from and what do they do?

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derived from neural tube, found in white matter, responsible for myelination of CNS, multiple processes myelinating multiple axons (50)

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What are the glia in the PNS? What are they derived from?

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Schwann cells and satellite cells, neural crest

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What do the Schwann cells do?

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myelinate PNS axons (500 per axon), important in axonal regeneration, release nerve growth factor and produce the basal lamina

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What is a neurofibromatosis type I?

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often contains tumors of schwann cells along with other types, these cells are also often found in acoustic neuromas

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What is the composition of myelin?

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cytoplasmic membranes of either Schwann cells (PNS) or oligodendrocytes (CNS) wrapped around axons, it makes the white matter, unmyelinated nerves are gray, when stained myelin is black

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What happens during myelination?

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cytoplasm is squeezed out co the cytoplasmic surfaces of the membrane become closely opposed, myelin basic protein and proteolytic protein play a role in this process

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What is MS?

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chronic demyelinating disease of CNS, common in temperate regions, symptoms include visual defects and ataxia, immune system attacks myelin specific proteins (possibly MBP)

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What is Guillian-Barre syndrome?

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acute demyelinating disease of PNS, schwann affected, symptoms include sudden weakness which can be severe, also thought to be autoimmune

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What is the makeup of a peripheral nerve?

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axons, schwann cells (neuralemma cells), and connective tissue (endoneurium, perineurium, and epineurium)

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Where is the endoneurium?

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adjacent to each shcwann cell

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Where is the perineurium?

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surrounds groups of axons (fascicles), exterior portions continuous with the dura mater

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Where is the epineurium?

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surrounds the fascicles within a peripheral nerve, continuous with the dura mater