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4 neuron functional zones ANS - input zone - dendrites



integration zone - axon hillock



conduction zone - axon



output zone - axon terminals



What kind of neurons make up most of the CNS? ANS - interneurons



astrocytoma ANS - tumor in brain or spinal cord - cancerous - astrocytes rapidly multiplying



Alexander disease ANS - genetic mutation causes astrocytes unable to get rid of GFAP (something they
produce) --> they fill up and die



Multiple sclerosis ANS - oligodendrocyte injury from autoimmune attack



Sympathetic nervous system ANS - fight or flight



parasympathetic nervous system ANS - rest and digest



white matter ANS - axon bundles - no neurons/cell bodies



gray matter ANS - clusters of neuron cell bodies



corpus callosum ANS - white matter

,basal ganglia ANS - Center of the brain - a bunch of neurons for movement



Parkinson's disease ANS - basal ganglia dies



limbic system ANS - emotional memory, regulation



cortex area ANS - consciousness, decision-making



Midbrain function ANS - Reticular formation - sleep, arousal, body temperature



If you go into a coma, what has failed? ANS - The midbrain



pons function ANS - connection of nerves to the eyes and face.



medulla function ANS - heart rate, breathing



cerebellum function ANS - motor coordination, learning



what part of your brain can you live without? ANS - cerebellum



meningococcal meningitis ANS - bacteria enters subarachnoid fluid



tumor of the dura name ANS - meningioma tumor



subdural hematoma ANS - blood under dura mater



what do cerebral ventricles do? ANS - make CSF

, how much CSF is produced per day? ANS - 16oz



hydrocephalus ANS - CSF circulation failure - entire 16oz doesn't leave brain each day



how is hydrocephalus treated? ANS - CSF drainage tube



CT scan ANS - X-ray

Shows tissue density



MRI ANS - magnetic fields and radio waves cause protons in brain tissue to line up



PET scan ANS - Show brain activity

Radioactive chemicals to map destination



best neural imaging for brain tumors ANS - PET scan



Functional MRI ANS - Show brain activity

Detects changes in metabolic activity (ex. oxygen use)

Show how networks in brain collaborate



Diffusion tensor imaging ANS - shows brain connections (images axons of neurons)



soma ANS - cell body



intrinsic proteins ANS - proteins on surface of cell membrane (receptors, channels, etc)



Kinesin transport type/direction ANS - anterograde transport (soma --> terminals)



Dynesin transport type/direction ANS - retrograde transport (terminals --> soma)

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