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Neuroscience

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Decks in this class (20)

Introduction
Major components of nervous syste...,
Terms of direction rostral caudal...,
Terms of direction median plane s...
15  cards
Glial Cell Biology
Glial cell general characteristics 1,
Astrocyte characteristics 2,
Astrocyte derivation 3
21  cards
Neuronal Biology
Brain sizes 1,
Neurons general information 2,
Neuron cytoskeleton 3
25  cards
Neuronal Migration and Axon Guidance
Requirements of development and o...,
Developmental defects in axon gui...,
Growth cone structure 3
13  cards
Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitter characteristics 1,
Nt life cycle mechanism 2,
Nt classification 3
18  cards
Neurotransmitter Receptors
Postsynaptic nt receptor categori...,
General principles of nt receptors 2,
Ionotropic receptors 3
15  cards
Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials
Lipid membranes 1,
Active vs passive transport 2,
Measuring ionic flux 3
18  cards
Synapses
Synapse characteristics 1,
Electrical synapses 2,
Chemical synapses 3
16  cards
Long-term Potentiation, Long-term Depression, & Synaptic Plasticity
Short term vs long term memory im...,
Fragile x syndrome 2,
Alzheimers parkinson s disease 3
14  cards
Neuropeptides
Peptide hormones vs neuropeptides 1,
Major differences in synthesis of...,
Fast amino acid neurotransmitter ...
24  cards
Autophagy and Apoptosis
Neurodegeneration main cause 1,
Possible quality control processe...,
Ubiqutin proteasome system 3
15  cards
Neuroimmunology and Neurovirology
Inflammation and pro inflammatroy...,
Sickness behavior 2,
Brain regulates the immune respon...
22  cards
Cortex
Forebrain 1,
Three types of cortex 2,
Neocortex 3
30  cards
Somatosensory
Somatosensory system 1,
3 anatomical group of afferent se...,
Touch and proprioception 3
20  cards
Vision
Of cortex associated with vision ...,
Eye anatomy 2,
Basic ambiguity 3
34  cards
Audition
Congenital vs conduction deafness 1,
Inferior colliculi 2,
External ear 3
27  cards
Vestibular System
Vestibular system 5 components 1,
Vestibular organization 2,
Hair cell characteristics and inn...
16  cards
Chemical Senses
Chemoreceptive senses 1,
Gustation characteristics 2,
Gustation transduction 3
12  cards
Autonomic Nervous System
Enteric nervous system 1,
Sympathetic nervous system 2,
Preganglionic sympathetic neurons 3
18  cards
Motor Cortex
Motor cortex 1,
Brainstem 2,
Spinal cord 3
24  cards

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