What are the different parts of a neuron? Dendrites Cell body Axon Axon terminal Myelin sheath
What is a neurotransmitter? Substance released at axon terminals Stimulates muscle contraction Stimulates nerve impulse
What is your central nervous system? Brain Spinal Cord
What is the function of your Autonomic Nervous System? Inovluntary Response Emotional (Fight/Flight): –Increased adrenaline –Increase sweat –Pupil dilation –Increased heart and respiratory rate Natural –Digestion –Excretion
What is a neuron like at resting potential? Inside less positive Less K+ ions Outside more positive More Na+ ions
What is the spinal cord? Middle man between body and brain Contains motor pathways Contains sensory pathways
What are unipolar neurons? Cell body away from dendrites Sends sensory / afferent messages to CNS
What are multipolar neurons? Cell body directly off of dendrites Sends motor/efferent messages from CNS to body
What do you use Broca’s Area for? Speech production Complicated speech
What does your occipital lobe do? Vision Combines images to form complete picture
What does your temporal lobe do? Visual + Auditory Memory
What is your cerebellum for? Coordinates muscle movement Makes movement smooth
What are your thalamus and hypothalamus used for? Maintaining fluid-ion levels Maintaining salt levels
Describe the pathway for an involuntary, natural response: Sensory CNS Motor Autonomic Parasympathetic
Describe the pathway for an involuntary, emotional response: Sensory CNS Motor Autonomic Sympathetic
Describe the pathway for a voluntary response: Sensory CNS Motor Somatic
What are the events in a nerve impulse? Neurotransmitter Opening of Na+ channels Na+ flows into neuron Opening of K+ channels K+ flows out of neuron
What are junctions? Space between… 2 neurons 1 neuron + 1 muscle (effector organ)
What are different ways to describe a nerve impulse? Electrical current Flow of charged particles Movement of ions Movement of sodium in, and potassium out
What are neurons? Nerve cells The dendrites receive incoming messages The cell body integrates incoming messages The axon sends messages out The axon terminal is the end of outgoing messages
What happens with your iris when you go from a dark bright room? Iris contracts Decreases amount of light entering eye
What happens to your iris when you go from a bright dark room? Iris relaxes Increases amount of light entering eye
What is myopia? Nearsightedness Bulging or Enlarged Cornea Light overfocused
How do you fix myopia? Lens which is thinner in the middle Spreads out light rays
What is hyperopia? Farsightedness Flattened cornea Light underfocused
How can you fix hyperopia? Lens that is thicker in the middle Will condense light rays
What is the sclera? Outermost, white tissue of eye
What is the choroid? Made of dark pigments Keeps light inside eye
What is the pupil? Hole in the iris Lets light into the eye
What is the iris? Colored ring around pupil Contracts + Relaxes to control amount of light entering eye
What is the optic nerve? Connected between Retina + Brain Relays visual impulses
What’s another word for afferent? sensory
What’s another word for efferent? motor
What are some involuntary organs? Intestines Stomach Heart Glands Kidneys
What are some voluntary organs? Skeletal muscle
List out the tissues of the eye: Outermost = Sclera Choroid Innermost = Retina
What could cause sound waves to not get to your cochlea? Damage to hammer, anvil and stirrup Damage to ear drum (tympanic membrane)
What does the basilar membrane respond to? Changes in pitch
What does your otolithic membrane respond to? Changes in static equilibrium Head upright or not
What does your endolymph fluid + cap respond to? Changes in dynamic equilibrium Head twisting and turning?
What is conduction deafness? Temporary Damage to tympanic membrane, hammer- anvil-stirrup
What is sensorineural deafness? Permanent damage Damage to receptor hairs Damage to cochlea Caused by disease, virus, genetics
Describe the process of smelling: Smell = organic molecules Organic molecules dissolve in nose mucus Molecules bind to olfactory receptor hairs
Where do you taste something sweet? Very front tip of tongue Taste monosaccharides (sugars)
Where do you taste something sour? Back Sides of tongue Taste acidic, hydrogen ions in food
Where do you taste something salty? Front sides of tongue Taste metallic ions in food
Where do you taste something bitter? Very back of tongue Taste alkaline or nitrogenous compounds in food
Which receptors pick up on changes in temperature? thermoreceptors
Which receptors pick up on pain? nociceptors
Which receptors pick up on deep vibrations? paccinian
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