Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach (3rd Edition)

Chapter 12

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The function of receptors is to detect any changes... more

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The nervous system is divided into two primary ... more

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The three successive connective tissue wrappings ... more

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Excitability is the generation of an electrical ... more

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Dendrites transmit electrical signals along the ... more

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Fast axonal transport Cellular structures such as ... more

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Neurons are morphologically classified (based on ... more

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Interneurons, also defined as association neurons ... more

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An area between two neurons, where one neuron that... more

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The brain tumor or any tumor related to the CNS (... more

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During meningitis, microglial cells replicate in ... more

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Neurolemmocytes or Schwann cells perform the ... more

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Myelin sheath insulates the axons of the nerve ... more

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The effectiveness of axon regeneration is based on... more

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The process of axon regeneration in the PNS (... more

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The three states of voltage-gated Na+ (sodium) ... more

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The functional segment of a neuron that contains ... more

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The movement of ions across the membrane is called... more

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The RMP (resting membrane potential) is the ... more

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The RMP (resting membrane potential) is created ... more

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It is less likely that the generation of an ... more

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The EPSP (excitatory postsynaptic potential) is ... more

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The threshold membrane potential is the minimum ... more

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The depolarization of a neuron is initiated when ... more

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In unmyelinated neurons, there is continuous ... more

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From the time of arrival of a nerve signal till ... more

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The graded potential is generated within the ... more

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The group A nerve fibers are myelinated and have a... more

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The frequency of the action potential corresponds ... more

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Neurotransmitters are classified into four ... more

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The acetylcholine (ACh) neurotransmitter binds ... more

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Nitric oxide is a short-lived gas that functions ... more

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A drug that inhibits the action of the enzyme ... more

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A converging circuit is a circuit in which  nerve ... more

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A reverberating circuit is one in which there is a... more

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The synaptic vesicles that are located within the ... more

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Unipolar neurons have a single, short process ... more

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The afferent neurons are arriving or incoming ... more

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The resting membrane potential (RMP) is maintained... more

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Satellite cells are the glial cells of the ... more

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Microglia are a type of glial cells found within ... more

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The repolarization of the membrane is caused by ... more

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Converging circuit is the circuit in which ... more

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Neurofibril nodes are the gaps present along the ... more

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Myelination allows faster and protective ... more

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The neurons are classified structurally on the ... more

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Glial cells are the supporting cells found within ... more

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In the CNS (central nervous system), the ... more

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The damaged PNS (peripheral nervous system) axons ... more

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The electrochemical gradient of K+ ions and its ... more

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The graded potential is established in the ... more

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When various excitatory postsynaptic potentials (... more

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; At the resting state, the membrane potential is... more

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The sequence of steps involved in the release of  ... more

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The structural subcategories of neurotransmitters ... more

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Anterograde transport involves the movement of ... more

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Ependymal cells are small supporting ciliated ... more

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The IPSPs (inhibitory postsynaptic potential) and ... more

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The initial segment (axon hillock) of neuron ... more

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The reverberating circuits involves cyclical ... more

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The destruction of myelin producing cells (... more

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The innervation or development of nerve supply ... more

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The neurotoxins that interrupts the depolarization... more

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